Judging by the number of folks we’re hearing from recently, an awful lot of you are in the middle of planning your bonefishing trips for the upcoming season. One very important part of trip planning is getting your gear ready to go, so we figured it was a good time for a roundup of some…
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Sage VXP Review
Last month we spent some time fishing a Sage 790-4 VXP at Andros South. Guess what – we liked it! We generally don’t publish reviews of products we don’t like – you can read more about how we review products in our Product Review Policy and FTC Disclosure. Background – Rods for South Andros Our…
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More Bonefishing Mythbusting
Michael Gracie is back today, passing on more wisdom gained about his bonefishing trips to Andros South. Thanks Michael! More Bonefishing Mythbusting Last year I conveyed some myths about bonefishing in The Bahamas, and how those tall tales were nothing but. This time around I’m adding to the list, with more myth busting on guides, gear,…
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Bonefish Rods for Different Conditions
Tom Larimer’s back today with some commentary on bonefish rods based on his trip to Andros South last month. We think Tom’s dead on – have a read. Bonefish Rods As conditions change during a day of flats fishing for bonefish, you need to change your tackle to be successful. In the early morning or on…
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Fly Rods for Alaska
Lots of folks are in the middle of planning summer fishing trips to Alaska right now, and therefore lots of folks are asking lots of questions about which rods they should buy/pack/borrow to take with them on their trip to Alaska. We’ve written quite a lot on the topic of which fly rods you should…
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Gear Review Roundup
We like fishing gear. We even like trying out new fishing gear and then writing what we think about it. Right now there are 229 posts about gear on our web site, and we often hear from folks that they’d like to see more. Not to worry – we’ve got a bunch in the works…
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Scott King Rod
Today we present to you a review of the Scott T2H 12510/4 – a spey rod designed specifically for anglers chasing king salmon. Introduction It’s hard to make spey rods designed to catch big fish! Setting aside more ‘secondary’ factors like taper and grips, the two fundamental variables in rod design are length and weight….
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Michael White’s Chile Trout Rig
Today we’ve got another in our long line of ‘Expert Rig’ posts – giving you a detailed look at how various career anglers set up their stuff when they go fishing. Michael White – Simms/Ross/Idylwilde rep, former Alaska guide, music trivia boy genius – likes fishing with us at Chile West. Here’s his rig for…
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Michael White’s Bonefish Rig
Michael White fishes lots of different places around the world as a manufacturer’s rep for Simms, Ross and Idylwilde. One of the places he visits every year happens to be Andros South. On any given day at Andros South, here’s the rig that you’re likely to find Whitey using to chase bonefish. The Summary Ross…
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Sage 790-4 Xi3 – Light with Fight
Michael Gracie got to spend some time at Andros South a couple of weeks ago fishing the Sage 790-4 Xi3. Michael was one of the cast of characters at our first Deneki FIBFest – a casual gathering of folks who write about fly fishing online. He writes a great blog about fly fishing, finance and…
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