For years, I never knew that fly reels needed backing. I grew up on my dad’s old St. Croix rods and Martin click-and-pawl reels. Not once did I stop to think how much fly line backing should I use? Shoot, I don’t think I ever changed the fly line on those reels, either (sorry about […]
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Anglers have a lot of stuff. Ask your wife, she’ll tell you. Well, all that stuff (we like to call it “gear”) requires care. Our gear must perform at peak levels if we are to be successful in our aquatic pursuits. Waders can’t leak, hooks must be sharp, our ferrules must be properly waxed, and
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The overhead cast has been the quintessential way to cast a fly rod for decades, and really, why wouldn’t it be? It’s incredibly effective and gives the angler the ability to cast short, medium, or even long distances. Not only that, but man does it look pretty when done properly. An issue lies when you
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Maybe you were lucky enough to recently be invited on a fly fishing trip with some of your friends. Or maybe, you’ve just always been intrigued by the sport. But to get started, you don’t need top shelf gear, and the cheapest fly fishing gear will do just fine to get you into the sport.
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You’ve had your line for a couple of years now and never had an issue with it. It sailed through the guides without hesitation, and floated on the water like a timber rattler swimming across a stream. But as the years have waged your line has been exposed to sun light, algae, abrasion from debris
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As a fly fishing novice, one of the best things you can do to learn more about fly fishing is to simply spend more time around people who love to fly fish. And fly fishermen or women aren’t difficult to find. Just head to your local brewery, and look for the group of sun burned,
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