Gear

Have Multiple Rods Ready from RIO Products on Vimeo. In this week’s RIO Fly Fishing Tip, RIO ambassador Sabrina Barnes shows the value of having more than one outfit rigged up on the boat when on a saltwater fly fishing trip. In locations such as Cuba, Mexico, Belize and the Keys you never know which […]

If you’ve ever wondered how fly rod designers get the itch to create a new rod design, here’s a nifty post from rod guru C. Barclay detailing the inspiration for a Redeye Special bass rod after a sojourn down to Alabama recently. A good quick read.

The Microspey – Two Hand Trout Fishing from R.L. Winston Rod Co. on Vimeo.

From the unsolicited, hey this looks pretty nifty file, check out Epic’s Backcountry Tying Kit… Details here, and attaboy guys.

For you fly fishers out there who feel you might have a tiny flaw in your casting stroke that perhaps needs some polish, the good folks at Winston Rods have posted a 10 vid series featuring Joan Wulff on casting. Nifty stuff, and always useful. Attaboy.

Jess (Jess McGlothlin Media) has had another piece drop on the Men’s Journal portal talking about twelve great options for UPF apparel as you longingly look ahead to the upcoming summer season; women’s and men’s gear included. Image per the linked article.

Jess just had another piece drop on the Men’s Journal portal talking new jackets, rods, and reels – read it here.

The good folks at the Swift Fly Fishing company, crafters of Epic rods, have penned a damned nifty essay on fly rods, detailing some things you probably don’t know, but should, in the fly rod world. Read Fly Fishing: Fly Rod Ratings, Fly Line Weights and the Arms Race here. Well done. (This post was […]

In case Santa left something off your list this year, take a gander at Epic’s new Backcountry travel vice – this happened to pop up this week the same day a few of my compadres and I were chatting about travel vices at the Orvis store in Plano…