Even if you’ve seen it already, make sure you check out our ongoing contest on steelhead rigs. Our readers are submitting their steelhead rigs, and we’re going to pick the best entry and send its author a brand new Hardy Bougle Mk VI 4″ reel. The contest runs through January 6th. Two Big Reasons You…
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Tell Us About Your Steelhead Rig, Win a Hardy Bougle
Some of the most popular posts on our site come from our ‘Expert Rig‘ series – in which we ask a wide range of expert anglers to describe, in detail, how they set up their rigs to fish for various species around the world. There’s a wealth of knowledge in these posts – frankly, your…
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Rick Sisler’s Bonefish Rig
Rick Sisler is our manager at Andros South. He’s a no-nonsense kind of guy. Here’s the rig that you’d find Rick fishing on any given day on South Andros – a no-nonsense kind of rig! The Summary Sage 890-4 Xi3 Tibor Everglades RIO Tropical Clouser WF8F (for the nice days) and WF9F (for the not…
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Michael White’s Flesh Rig
Last week you got to hear about how Michael White chases rainbow trout at Alaska West with a switch rod. Today we bring you the rig he uses to imitate everyone’s favorite food source – nasty, decomposing chunks of salmon flesh! The Summary Sage 691-4 ONE Ross Evolution LT #3 Rio Coldwater Clouser Line, 6…
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Michael White’s Trout Switch Rig
Michael White is one heck of an angler and he’s our buddy too. Here’s the rig that he uses to chase Alaskan rainbow trout his favorite way – with two hands! There’s a heck of a lot of information in this one – read on. The Summary G.Loomis Roaring River GLX 11′ 5 weight switch rod…
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Bruce Chard’s Pollywog Rig for Silvers
Bruce Chard is best known as one of the elite guides in the Florida Keys, and as a fly fishing instructor. He’s actually a really well-rounded angler who fishes all over the world. Bruce loves fishing for silver salmon at Alaska West. In fact, he’s hosting a group this summer and you can drop us…
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Rainbow Trout Rig Roundup
We’ve added quite a few expert rainbow trout rigs to our blog over the past couple of months, so we figured it was time to round ’em up. Our expert rig roundups are some of the most popular pages on our web site. Basically, we give you a handy way to look through the approaches…
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Jeff Hickman’s Steelhead Rig
Jeff Hickman is back again. You know him as a go-to steelhead guide in Oregon. He is also part of the Ross and SA Professional Advisory teams, Guideline Eyegear pro staff and a Signature tier for Idylwilde. Jeff will be returning to host a group at BC West this summer and he is already counting…
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Kevin Price’s Trout Rig
And once again you get to learn about how the experts rig themselves to fish for trout in Alaska! Today’s rig is a little different from your more common “target and land giant rainbows in big water” setup, and it comes courtesy of Kevin Price. Kevin is one of the finer guides in Northern California,…
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Jeff Hickman’s Trout Rig
Jeff Hickman, as you probably know by now, is a long-time veteran of fishing in the Northwest. He’s spent a whole bunch of years guiding at Alaska West, and he knows his way around Oregon pretty good too. Oh yeah, the Ross and Idylwilde Pro Staffs somehow let him in the door. Want to know…
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