Most Skagit-style spey setups these days involve a separate running line – the thinner diameter line behind the head that isn’t involved in casting, but allows mending and line control and a ‘handle’ for you to pinch when you’re swinging your fly. We’ve written quite a bit about running lines here on the Deneki blog….
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What’s Your Favorite Place to Go Fishing?
Being ‘in the industry’ we get asked this question all the time, and it’s a tough one! “You get to fish in a lot of amazing places – what’s your favorite?” We typically stammer around and come up with some sort of cop-out response like “it depends on the time of year” or “it’s all…
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What Should We Write About?
The audience on our humble little blog continues to grow (thanks for reading!), and we really like to stay in touch with what you want to read about. Every once in a while we just ask, and today is one of those days. What Do You Want Us to Write About? What in the world of…
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What’s Your Favorite Steelhead Reel?
A couple of weeks ago we asked you about your favorite steelhead flies, and we got a bunch of great input. Steelheaders are an opinionated bunch, and there might be no wider range of opinions than those about reels. “It’s just a line holder.” “They’re super powerful so I need to most modern drag I…
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What’s Your Favorite Steelhead Fly?
It’s poll time here on the Deneki blog! We always love hearing from you folks, and your fellow readers love hearing from you too. Today’s topic is steelhead flies – what’s your favorite? Which river, which season, which size, wet or dry…all totally up to you. We just want to know… Which steelhead fly do…
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Fighting Fish – Rod Tip High vs. Rod Tip Low
A good friend and longtime reader of our blog got in touch this week with a question. We’re paraphrasing, but it was basically… “I keep reading on your blog that you should keep your rod tip low when you fight fish. I’ve always been told to keep my rod tip high when I fight fish….
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50 Things We Love About Fishing
50 Things We Love About Fishing Morning light Line cuts High fives Beers on tailgates Screaming reels Solitude Inventing the perfect fly Packing for a trip Hitting the perfect cast Stepping into a run Fishing a friend’s fly Sweet slow rods Virgin cork The white rabbit Slashing strikes Laughter Turning the cell phone off Putting…
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Biggest Surprise Bonefishing
One of our favorite questions to ask guests after a trip is “What surprised you the most?” We find we get some really insightful answers, and, frankly, we learn a lot about what we may be missing when we describe what our trips are all about. So today, we fire that question your way! Those…
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Fishing Limerick Contest Winner
Congratulations to Sam Bennett, the author of the winning entry in our fishing limerick contest! Sam penned the dandy below which was written very much in the spirit of the limerick, and for his efforts there’s a pair of Abel nippers headed his way. There once was a man from St. Charles, Whose line was…
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Fishing Limerick Contest
It’s contest time again on the Deneki blog! Here’s how you can claim fame, and a pair of Abel nippers. Think up a limerick about fishing. Type it into a comment below (if you’re reading this in a newsletter click here to enter a comment on our web site). On Saturday, September 21st we’ll pick…
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