When purchasing fly rods, conventional wisdom says if you have a 5 weight, your next rod should be a 7 weight, then a 9 weight for really big fish. Or if you have a six weight, you should get a 4 weight and an 8 weight. You know, skip a number, because if you have…
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Gear: Don’t go “Cheap” on these things.
Let’s be honest. Fly Fishing is not an inexpensive outdoor activity. The barrier to entry is high regardless of what price point fly gear you purchase because there is so much gear to get just to get started. Unless you got handed down a treasure trove of fly fishing gear, obtaining fly fishing gear can…
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The Argument for Expensive Fly Rods
The current trend in fly fishing is for less expensive equipment. There are pop up rod companies sporting fly rods, that are “just as good if not better” than some of the more well known fly rod brands. With that, we’re here today to go against the grain and make an argument for expensive fly…
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Guide Tip: Don’t Be A Watcher
Today’s post comes from our Head Guide at Rapids Camp Lodge Chad Bryson. Thank you for your contribution Chad! Countless times during my career I have witnessed fly rods break. Occasionally, it is due truly to a manufacturing defect. Occasionally. Most of the time it is complete operator error in some capacity. No matter if…
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Don Leydon’s “Fisherman’s Friend” Tool
Over the years Alaska West has had many memorable guests who have become woven into the fabric of our lodge. Don Leydon is surely one of them. For years his gifts to Alaska West have hung in our lounge and dining tents as reminders of our past. One of the pictures shows “Salmon Camp” in…
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A Great Traveling Pair
Destination angling is where we hang our hat here at Deneki Outdoors, we are incredibly fortunate to have the opportunity to operate in two very different fisheries in the Northern Hemisphere. With such a large variety of species to target, it’s important to have rods that will hold up to the task and perform under…
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