It appears there’s a new fishing rod and reel waiting at the local post office for me to pick up. It was an impulse buy as I’d long thought that one of the little mini ice fishing rod and reel combos would make a great little rod for fishing from the dinghy or using it …
I rowed past a sailboat the other day with a pair of fishing rods rotting on their pushpit… Bummer really, the reels alone were worth over a thousand bucks! Sadly you get used to seeing dead or dying rods and reels here in the Caribbean because a lot of folks simply don’t fish these days …
The other day a friend asked me if I ever got into meditation and my answer was sorta/kinda. The thing is, it all depends if you consider fly fishing or fly tying a form of meditation. Most folk feel that getting into fly fishing has both a rather steep learning curve, as well as, a …
I’ve never really understood the fixation that a lot of folks have for buying fly reels over a certain price range. Off hand I’d say it was more akin to Leica collectors and suchlike, rather than a need for a better reel. Which is not to say that every once in a while I get …
I’ve been muddling over something of a conundrum about what makes a good starter fishing package for someone just getting into it… and the going has not been easy. The problem with most starter gear or packages is it’s mostly crap but cheap. If you start out with crappy gear your experience will be less …
Several readers have asked about what sort of fly reel to go with an Eagle Claw Trailmaster. As much as I like the new reels from Diesel, the Trailmaster is a cheap (but excellent) rod and as such is much happier with a good but cheapish reel to go with it. As it happens, Eagle …
The 7/8 Diesel fly reel from Red Truck just happens to be top on my list for all-around fly fishing mayhem…
The best fly reel I ever had was a no-name cheapie I bought from a tackle shop in the UK. It was mainly carbon fibre with a bit of allow but it seriously rocked and if memory serves me well if cost all of 12 quid… I’ve nearly given up finding a replacement for the …
The Mitchell 300…