Interpolation April 26, 2005 A few notes about Andros bonefishing. If you’re after the big girls, forget light tippets and #8, weightless flies. Standard gear for big bones here is a 9-weight rigged with 9 foot, 16-20 pound leaders and #2 forged saltwater hooks, double strength preferred. (I straightened two #4 stainless Mustad 34007’s [1] [...]
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Tarpon and… Orvis?
Ok, so here’s another gratuitous, lazy-@$$ video post. It’s time. Tight video. Amazing fish. And no, I do not want to go out and buy an Orvis reel now… not even a little bit. Wonder what kind of rods they were “blowing up”? Just askin’. Mirage Reel from SHALLOW WATER EXPEDITIONS on Vimeo. (Promo for [...]
The Old Tackle Bag…
I’ve been inspired by Bjorn over at BonefishOnTheBrain to post on some of the more practical aspects of my obsession. He’s off to a magical gathering called FIBFest (while us more plebian folk are left to freeze our nethers off–metaphorically speaking). That got me thinking about what I’d carry in my pack–other than like a [...]
