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  1. 2018 European-Style Nymphing Fly Rod Shootout and Fly Rod Review

    2018 European-Style Nymphing Fly Rod Shootout and Fly Rod Review

    Czech nymphing, tight-line nymphing, French nymphing… What does it mean? Simply, it’s just a different way of fishing a nymph. Tight line methods made their way to the US via international fly fishing competitions in the 80’s and 90’s, but it’s taken a really long time for them to become popular amongst mainstream anglers.

  2. Korkers Sole Review and Buyer's Guide

    Korkers Sole Review and Buyer's Guide

    Why would I want to change soles? It’s a question that we get all the time when we talk about Korkers boots with our customers. Sure, you get some benefits like having rubber soles to use in your drift boat, but for those of us who aren’t floating every other weekend, it seems like it might be kind of a hassle. To be honest, that’s how we felt before we got to try them all out. The truth is, the soles allow you to maximize your safety (and therefore your fun) on or off the water.

  3. Fly Line Shootout, Review, & Buyer’s Guide

    Fly Line Shootout, Review, & Buyer’s Guide

    When we first started testing gear, we knew that we had to do things differently to make a difference. It all started with the first ever fly reel shootout way back in 2013. As we continued to scour the web for new ideas, it was pretty clear that the most talked about and least understood part of our equipment was fly lines.

  4. RIO Fly Line Reviews and Recommendations: Fly Line Buyer’s Guide

    RIO Fly Line Reviews and Recommendations: Fly Line Buyer’s Guide

    Rio is a relative newcomer to the fly line game. They made their first fly line in 1997. Since then, they’ve become a market leader due to great products and clever marketing. Rio divides its lines into 4 “series”, which are differentiated by technology and price points: Mainstream, Avid, “Premier”, & InTouch. Mainstream & Avid are Rio’s entry-level lines and they have aggressive front tapers, while the Premier and InTouch series feature a wider array of lines to fit the needs of any angler. Read on to learn more.

  5. Airflo Fly Line Reviews and Recommendations: Fly Line Buyer’s Guide

    Airflo Fly Line Reviews and Recommendations: Fly Line Buyer’s Guide

    Airflo lines have gained a lot of popularity in the last couple of years – and with good reason. They’ve got an incredible pro-staff that includes the likes of Kelly Galloup and Bruce Chard. They’ve also come out with great innovations like low-stretch cores, ridged fly lines, and PVC free lines.

  6. Cortland Fly Line Reviews and Recommendations: Fly Line Buyer’s Guide

    Cortland Fly Line Reviews and Recommendations: Fly Line Buyer’s Guide

    No other company in this test has as rich of a history making fly lines as Cortland. Cortland has been manufacturing fly lines since the 1930’s. After several re-organizations, Cortland is now going strong making fly lines under 3 different labels: Precision, 444, and 333. While most people are familiar with the older (and more value-based) 444 and 333, the Precision line boasts some great new coatings and innovations. Read on to see how they fared against the big boys.

  7. Orvis Fly Line Reviews and Recommendations: Fly Line Buyer’s Guide

    Orvis Fly Line Reviews and Recommendations: Fly Line Buyer’s Guide

    Orvis has been selling its own brand of fly lines since 1971. Today, Orvis lines are made by Scientific Anglers (which is also owned by Orvis). Orvis lines can be broken down into 4 product lines: Clearwater, Access, Hydros, and Hydros HD. Clearwater and Access lines are ‘entry level’ and priced to be accessible to the beginning angler. Hydros is Orvis’ premier line of high-performance fly lines and the HD designation means the line is textured for less friction through the guides.

  8. Royal Wulff Fly Line Reviews and Recommendations: Fly Line Buyer’s Guide

    Royal Wulff Fly Line Reviews and Recommendations: Fly Line Buyer’s Guide

    Royal Wulff was founded in 1982 by America’s most famous fly fishing couple: Joan and Lee Wulff. Soon thereafter, Lee put his engineering skills to work and earned a patent for the first continuously tapered fly line: the Triangle Taper. Whatever he did, it worked. Keep reading to see why.

  9. Scientific Anglers Fly Line Reviews and Recommendations: Fly Line Buyer’s Guide

    Scientific Anglers Fly Line Reviews and Recommendations: Fly Line Buyer’s Guide

    Scientific Anglers needs no introduction. While the company was started in 1945, Scientific Anglers has been a constant source of innovation in fly line technology, including the invention of the modern tapered fly line. SA’s use of micro-balloons and variable tapered coatings was named the most important sport fishing innovation of the 1960’s. As one of the largest fly line manufacturers today, SA produces lines not only under their own label, but under that of Orvis, Royal Wulff, and many others.

  10. 10' 5-weight Mini-Shootout: Is 10’ the new 9’?

    10' 5-weight Mini-Shootout: Is 10’ the new 9’?

    A 10’ 5-weight might just be the most versatile trout rod on the market today. In George Daniel’s excellent book, “Strip-Set”, George says that he now only brings one rod to the river: a 10’ 5wt. That’s a very appealing proposition to me as I own dozens of trout rods and am often tempted to bring 3-5 different rods on every trip. Needless to say, if I could carry one rod that could do it all, that would be a very tempting proposition indeed. Can the 10’ 5wt throw a streamer as well as your 7-weight, nymph as well as an 11’ 3-weight, and throw a dry better than an 8’6” 4-weight?

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