You may have noticed that over the past year there’s been one rod in particular making waves (pun intended) in the saltwater world – Scott Fly Rod’s new Meridian series of salt specific fly rods. We’ve heard a lot of good things about the Meridian series over the past year which is why we were…
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Scott King Rod Re-Review
Welcome to the fourth out of four reviews of spey rods designed for king salmon fishing. During the first week of our season at BC West this year, we built ourselves up a little quiver of big boy rods and fished them, just so we can tell you all about them. Well, actually we had…
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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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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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Scott Fiberhammer Review
Just prior to last fall’s Fly Fishing Retailer show in Denver, we heard about a new switch rod that sounded pretty unusual and awfully interesting – the Scott Fiberhammer. The Fiberhammer is not like most rods being made today. It’s a 10′ 6″ switch rod for a 7 weight line, but it’s made of fiberglass….
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