The Truth About Scientific Anglers

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2016 will go down in history as the year of the tippet wars. It seems that every manufacturer has new tippet and leader material this year, each claiming to be stronger than ever before. That's probably true across the board. Advances in tippet technology happen at...



UMPQUA SWIFTWATER ZS TECH VEST GIVE-AWAY

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Want the new Umpqua Zero Sweep Swiftwater Tech Vest? Well, here's how you get one! First you have to understand the whole idea behind Zero Sweep. Umpqua worked with Navy SEALS to design their awesome new tech pack and vest. If you're a navy SEAL about...



Sage One Elite Review

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Sage takes its award winning ONE, One better. It's an interesting task, to take a fly rod which has been called the best ever made and make it better. Apparently Sage rod designer Jerry Siem felt like a challenge because he's done just that. Before...



New Fishing Packs From Fishpond

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Fishpond fishing packs just keep getting better! The new line-up of packs from Fishpond is pretty impressive. They picked up a couple of awards at IFTD for designs that focus on comfort, function and water proofing. I've been using the new Thunderhead dry pack for a...



New Tippet Leaders and Lines From RIO

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Stronger tippet, trout spey lines and new light line trout tapers from RIO in 2016. The new Power Flex Plus nylon leader and tippet material is the big news from RIO this year. There are a lot of details but the big picture is a much...