Gear

A Little Fiberglass Love

by Jake on May 8, 2012

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In the past year, my quiver of rods has grown quite a bit.  Thank God for deep discounts working in retail.  But one rod really stands out. It’s not anything fancy, far from it.  And you might think that the notable rods would be hundreds and hundreds of dollars.  Not always so.  This one cost [...]

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GoPro: Like a Boss

by Mark on April 9, 2012

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You have to like a company that is changing the face of outdoor and adventure videography one crazy bastard at a time.

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Back a few months ago software company Rivolu offered us a chance to download and test their TideTrac app. Shamefully it went on the to-do list but was buried by a cascade of seemingly urgent tasks and never done. A renewed interest in tides over the past week or so just happened to coincide with [...]

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Cane Rod from Luke Bannister on Vimeo. Nice build, Luke.

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Orvis Fly Fishing Mobile App Reviewed

by Jake on November 10, 2011

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Mobile apps have been a game changing evolution in the communication market.  Five years ago most of us had never even heard of such of thing, much less imagined how large a role they would play in our daily lives.  As fly fisherman, the potential for a great mobile app is bountiful.  Orvis is leading [...]

Orvis App Review Coming Soon

by Jake on October 26, 2011

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Orvis, purveyors of fine fishing gear (and the oldest mail order company in the US) recently contacted us to see if we would be interested in reviewing their fly fishing app.  Of course, we jumped at the chance. There aren’t too many good fly fishing apps available for mobile devices, but Orvis has certainly done [...]

Living the Dream

by Mark on September 21, 2011

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Living the Dream from Samuel Ebersole on Vimeo. Nice short that won a silver at the 2010 Oregon Fly Fishing Film Festival. Produced a couple of years ago but well worth a gander today.

Into Autumn.

by Mark on September 18, 2011

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Into Autumn from Luke Bannister on Vimeo.

Doodling for you techies and artsy types may never be the same again.

Tenkara Masters – Lessons with Dr. Ishigaki and Sakakibara Masami from Tenkara USA on Vimeo. A little different than our usual, though it does bring to mind some stretches on the Upper Gallatin…….

Abel Entertains YC and Travis Lowe

by Mark on April 14, 2011

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From Travis Lowe’s blog, YC visits the Abel gang.  h/t QG at In the Back Eddy.

After you’ve done a thing the same way for two years, look it over carefully. After five years, look at it with suspicion. After ten years, throw it away and start all over. ~ Alfred Edward Perlman, NYT, 3 July 1958 [After pecking out this monstrosity of a post and reading it again - it [...]

Continuing our discussion of nifty gifts to give the fly fisher folk in your neighborhood – here’s a few more. A baker’s dozen of Jean Paul’s Pinkeyes…. Anglo American,  Northern Dynasty and the Pebble Partnership get their assess handed to them on a platter as they close down the Pebble Project. A friggin scale that’s [...]