Darren, I've just bought a flyfishing kit. I've never flyfished before so I don't know much about the set up. But, in this kit is a rod, a reel, 30yds backing, 30yds WF7 fly line, some leader material, a couple of flys and a fly casting video. No written instuctions. I've put all the backing on the reel, as well as all the fly line. From what I gather, you need different length and b.s. leaders for various conditions so I haven't tied the leader on yet. When I eventually get round to trying it out it will be very 'suck it and see' (as they use to say in the olden days) I'll probably start off with 6ft of 4lb b.s. to start with and see where we go from there. Good luck with your new venture, this fluff-chucking sounds fun!