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3 Simple Things To Consider To Improve When Stripping for Bonefish
There’s an art to making a bonefish eat—and it starts the moment your fly hits the water. The cast might get you in the game, but the strip seals the...

3 Stripping Techniques Every Bonefish Angler Should Try
Change it up. Bonefishing is about rhythm, cadence, and stealth. It’s about finding that perfect balance between urgency and restraint, speed and finesse. Yet even longtime bonefish anglers often strip...

Deneki Chronicles: Accelerate Your Strip
Subtle acceleration. Photo: Hollis Bennett. When stripping flies for bonefish, it's crucial to stay in contact with your fly at all times. Doing so allows you...

Pro Tip: Stripping Flies – Force the Rod Tip Down
Rod tip under control. Photos: Lucas Young. Whether you’re stripping flies for salmon, trout, or bonefish, when fishing streamers the name of the game is action....

Strip to Your Pocket
Just like that. Photo: Kyle Shea. Today's post comes from the questions-we-get-asked-a-lot category. Today's question being: How long should I strip my fly for bonefish? There...

Second Chance? Retrieve Slower!
Second time's the charm. Photo: Bill Kalm. If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.. Advice that is as pertinent to bonefishing as it is...

Accelerate Your Strip
Subtle acceleration. Photo: Hollis Bennett. When stripping flies for bonefish, its crucial to stay in contact with your fly at all times. Doing so allows you...

Stripping for Bonefish – ‘Letting it Drift’
"Okay.. Now just let it drift." Photo: Kyle Shea. When retrieving a fly for bonefish, most of the time you want your fly to bump along...