Secrets of Alaska’s Best Guides

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What does it take to be a bad ass Alaska fly fishing guide? Let’s dig around in Whitney Gould’s pocket and find out! Looks like some twenty pound mono, misc tying materials, candy wrappers, a Thing-a-mabobber, a cool heart shaped rock, an empty Pepto pack and a week old Twix. Whitney has the right stuff. In addition to guiding for trout and salmon at Alaska West she is a champion spey caster and the only person I have ever seen kill a salmon with a single boot to the head. She’s a bad ass. She will be hosting Lady’s Week at Andros South this year. Louis Cahill Gink & Gasoline www.ginkandgasoline.com hookups@ginkandgasoline.com

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Simms New “Catch and Release” System. Pretty Cool!

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If there is one word in fly fishing that means quality, it’s Simms.  I was impressed by all the Simms gear I saw at the IFTD show.  It’s impossible to show on the web what your hand feels when you touch a piece of Simms gear but you can feel the quality.  One thing I saw and thought was pretty cool is the new catch and release magnetic pack system.  It’s very well designed and the first magnetic system I’ve seen that I trust not to pop loose at the worst possible time.  Rich Hohne shows you how it works in this video. Rich, I apologize for the crappy frame in the preview.  I tried to change it but no luck. Louis Cahill Gink & Gasoline www.ginkandgasoline.com hookups@ginkandgasoline.com  

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The Envelope Please…

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The results are in on the IFTD best new product awards courtesy of Angling Trade. Here are some highlights. Simms took best of show for their pro dry jacket bib and pants as well as best wader and best outer ware. Sage swept both best salt and fresh water rod with the new One Rod Redington showed they love the ladies winning best women’s specific product for their Women’s Sonic Pro Waders Nautilus Reels Monster was voted best salt water reel. The Hardy Ultralite took best fresh water reel. Korkers Metal Head Boot with Svelte sole were the best Eco-friendly product. There is so much cool gear at the show this year. It’s been awesome and exhausting trying it all out. The complete list of winners is below. Best of Show – Simms Pro Dry GORE-TEX jacket, bib and pants Best Outerwear – Simms Pro Dry GORE-TEX jacket, bib and pants Fly Rods, Freshwater – Sage “ONE” Fly Rods, Saltwater – Sage “ONE” Fly Reel, Freshwater – Hardy Ultralight fly reel Fly Reel, Saltwater – Nautilus NV Monster Fly Lines, Freshwater – Scientific Anglers Mastery Textured Trout Stalker Fly Lines, Saltwater – Airflo Ridge Floating Clear Tip Tropical line Eyewear – Smith Chief with Techlight TLT lenses Wading Gear – Simms Freestone stockingfoot waders Women’s-Specific Product – Redington Women’s Sonic-Pro Waders Youth-Specific Product – CasTarget by The School of Fly Fishing Eco-Friendly Product – Korkers Metalhead Wading Boot with Svelte 2 soles\ General Apparel – Buff Bug Slinger Series UV Fly Pattern, Freshwater – Jay Zimmerman’s Texas Ringworm Fly Pattern, Saltwater – Fish Skull Crafty Deciever Fly Tying Material – Fish Skull Sculpin Helmet Fly Box/Storage System – Montana Fly Company MFC Waterproof Boat Box Book – Fifty More Places to Fly Fish Before You Die, by Chris Santella (Angler’s … Continue reading

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Art Gone Wild

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Paul Puckett is one of our very favorite artists. I’ve loved his painting for years. I’m really stoked that this year he’s putting his work on tee shirts, hats, and stickers under the name Flood Tide Co. They are way cool! Please support this down earth talented artist and fly fisherman. Louis Cahill Gink & Gasoline www.ginkandgasoline.com hookups@ginkandgasoline.com

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Finally!

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Kast Extreme Fishing Gear It’s about time someone made a high performance water PROOF glove . Kast has done it. We love to fish when it really shitty out. This glove is just the ticket. Take a minute to visit their website and check out their other extreme fishing gear product lines. Louis Cahill Gink & Gasoline www.ginkandgasoline.com hookups@ginkandgasoline.com

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Keep Your Eye on These Guys

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The tight line shoulder pack From Vedavoo is all about fung shway. With this pack you go light simple and efficient. It’s not a station wagon but it carries everything you need to target a great hike in stream. I’m really impressed with the design and ease of use. I look for great things from this cool young company.

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Sweet And Simple

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Don’t judge this product by it’s size. This is the only thing I’ve seen at the show that made me say, “why didn’t I think of that”. I tie a lot of articulated streamers and the new articulated shank from Fish Skull is going to change the way I tie and save me hours at the vice. Louis Cahill Gink & Gasoline www.ginkandgasoline.com hookups@ginkandgasoline.com

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Who’s Cooler, Hickman or Kirk?

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We can’t decide so you tell us what you think. James Kirk has banged every alien from here to Alpha Centauri. On the other hand Jeff Hickman could only look cooler in this steelhead hat if he stole it right off the head of Nick Colosardo of Korkers. Oh wait, he did! Louis Cahill Gink & Gasoline www.ginkandgasoline.com hookups@ginkandgasoline.com

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Stick Envy

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2011 IFTD Fly Rod Review OK, so I spoke too soon about the hangover, but we’re up and at it. We’ve had the chance to cast a lot of rods and Kent has narrowed the field down to the four that that made an impression. Some of these are great all around rods and some are special purpose rods but they all impressed us. So I’ll turn it over to Kent for the low down. Redington Predator Saltwater Rod Are you salt curious? Are you a fresh water guy looking to go to sea? We’ve got the rod for you. The Redington Predator flys off the shelf at $249.95. This is a great, versatile salt water rod that will put you on fish in a wide variety of situations. It has a smooth and powerful action that will deliver a fly at 90 feet but still make a great “Oh Shit” presentation at 20. Super fast salt water rods can be tough to get a feel for, and intimidate most folks new to the salt. This rod has a great feel that makes you feel in control at less than half the price of the competition. Thomas & Thomas NS (No Sanctuary) An old friend is back in town. Thomas and Thomas (under new management) is back at IFTD with some truly inspired new offerings. First, let me say that every T&T rod we cast impressed us, and we would love to talk about all of them. Especially the salt water prototype that they won’t let us talk about, oops. But our recommendation is the 9 foot 5wt No Sanctuary. Capt. Joel Dickey explains the name, “there’s no place a trout can hide”. The first time this rod loaded I thought “WOW”. This 4 piece rod feels and casts like … Continue reading

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The Sizzle and the Shizzle

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G&G are sweltering in the Big Easy for the International Fly Tackle Dealer Show. The hangover is starting to fade and tomorrow we are going to try something new. We will be posting live from the show floor and sharing some of the cool stuff we find. To pull this off we will be shooting and posting entirely from the IPhone so bare with us on the photo quality and typos. Stay tuned. It should be fun. Louis Cahill Gink & Gasoline www.ginkandgasoline.com hookups@ginkandgasoline.com  

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