Today we’ve got a little preview of one of the cooler pieces of gear that we saw at IFTD in New Orleans a couple of weeks ago. It’s a softshell hoody by Sage, and its full legal name is the “QUEST Softshell Insulated Hoody”. What makes it cool? Well, it’s a softshell hoody to start,…
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Bonefishing Gear Roundup
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 TCX Switch Rod Review
Last year at IFTD we told you about Sage’s new line of TCX switch rods. We’ve finally gotten enough time in fishing one that we feel competent to write up a review. The past few weeks we fished the 8119-4 TCX a whole bunch at Alaska West, and guess what – we’re in love. About…
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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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Sage DXL Typhoon Backpack Review
We’ve written reviews in the past of a couple of items from Sage’s DXL Typhoon bag and pack series – the Boat Bag and the Large Waist Pack. Last month we got a chance last month to travel and fish with the Sage DXL Typhoon Backpack, and we liked it a lot. Today we’re here…
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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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Pull Hard.
We’ve told you in the past about one of the biggest mistakes we see anglers make when fighting big fish – simply not exerting enough pressure on the fish, either by bending the tip of the rod or by not pulling hard enough. We stumbled across a little video that illustrates just how hard you…
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Top Steelhead Fishing Posts of 2010
It’s part 3 today in our series of ‘most popular posts of 2010’ articles. We wanted to make sure that you’re not missing out on any of the good stuff! Having already seen which trout fishing posts were deemed cool, and which bonefishing posts went viral, today you get to see which 10 posts about…
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10 Great Fly Fishing Gifts
Ho ho ho! Today’s topic is simple – 10 fly fishing gift ideas from $20 to $120. Have at it! Abel Nippers Yes, $50 nippers. They’re really nice and make a fantastic gift. Simms Patch Fly Box. It’s a little fly box that velcroes on to the fly patch on your jacket. Cool idea. The Little…
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Switch Rods and Heads – Sage TCX and Rio Steelhead Scandi
Last weekend at IFTD we told you a little bit about two new products in the world of spey – TCX switch rods from Sage, and Steelhead Scandi heads from Rio. We thought they were both pretty interesting, so we asked George Cook, Pacific Northwest angling stalwart, to make a few casts at the spey…
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