WHAT MAKES A GOOD BONEFISH LINE (and why this line fits the bill) It floats high. This seems like a simple thing but it’s about the most important consideration for wade fishing, regardless the species. A line that sinks, even a little is much harder to pull off the water for a quick [...]
Posts Tagged ‘tackle’
Worst Trout Set EVER! (Why fly rods don’t hook real fish.)
I hate posting this sort of thing but it’s one of those “it’s soooo bad, it’s good” situations! I mean, seriously. WTF, OMG, LOL and pretty much every-dang-thing-else. This guy’s (?) cast is pretty sweet but A) the amount of slack after each cast—wow, and B) the trout set is spectacular. I’ve seen less aggressive [...]
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 [...]
