We’ve run quite a few contests on our web site, and we always get a bunch of quality entries. In our posts announcing who won, we often say something like “it was really hard to pick the winner”. This contest was different. We got a bunch of quality entries – but Doug Jett ran away…
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Best Reader Input
We’re constantly humbled by the fantastic input that we get from you folks, the faithful readers of our blog. Thanks so much for pitching in over the years. Here are five of our favorite ‘Reader Input’ posts – in which you take over and help everybody else out! Our Best Reader Input Best Travel Tips…
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Why Silver Salmon?
We love fishing for silver salmon. We know a lot of you do too, and we want to hear from you! You might even win a free t-shirt… Why fish for silver salmon? Leave a comment on this page letting us know why you like fishing for silver salmon. On Saturday, July 14th we’ll pick…
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Share Your Best Travel Tips
Well, it’s that time of year! Although there are plenty of great winter fishing destinations, the fact is the majority of ‘angling travel’ in the world takes place over the next three or four months. For most of us the ‘angling’ part is a lot more enjoyable than the actual ‘travel’ part. So let’s help…
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What’s Your Favorite King Salmon Rod?
We’ve gotten some really interesting input from all of you when we’ve asked you about your favorite fly rods for steelhead, trout and bonefish. Since we’ll catching king salmon at Alaska West and chinook salmon at BC West (local terminology!) in just a few weeks, we figured it’s a great time to ask you about…
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6 Things Never to Say to Your Fishing Partner
There’s no denying it – when you’re out on the water, you can have a very big impact on your fishing partner’s pysche and/or karma. Here are 6 things that, in our opinion, you should never say to your fishing partner. Never Say This to Your Fishing Partner “I wouldn’t fish that fly, but sure…
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Bonefishing – Why You Love It – Winner
We’re really happy to announce today the winner of our contest about why you love bonefishing. Recently when we’ve run contests like this we’ve been blown away by the depth and quality of your entries. This contest was no exception – we would have been thrilled to crown any one of our 25 entrants the…
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Why Do You Love Bonefishing?
It’s free T-shirt time again! Leave a comment on this page with your 20 word or less answer to this very simple question – Why do you love bonefishing? Only comments on this page count, and entries must be 20 words or less. On April 23rd we’ll pick our favorite answer and send the author…
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Photo Caption Contest Winner
Congratulations to Paul, who submitted the winning entry in our photo caption contest over this past week! It’s a timeless quote, well known to all parents, best imagined being screamed at the top of Elias’s enthusiastic lungs. Paul’s caption: “ARE WE THERE YET?” We declared Paul the winner and sent him a free Alaska Salmon…
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Backing for Bonefish
A recent conversation with a fellow ‘angling professional’ brought to light the fact that there are lots of different opinions out there when it comes to backing and flats fishing. Some overriding backing philosophies that come to mind are Use whatever you can fit more of on the reel Use whatever is simplest Use whatever…
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