Category Archives: Gear Reviews
New Rods And Reels From Redington for 2016
Bold new designs from Redington this year. Paul Richardson, the new industrial designer for Redington, is making his mark with some bold and innovative design strokes on the new rods and reels. The new offerings are sleek and down to business. The new Chromer two hand rods...
Cold Fusion-The Scott Meridian
There's a new breed of fly rod out there. I am a total fly rod geek. I make no apologies for it. Nothing gets me as excited as casting an awesome new fly rod. Especially when that rod represents a change in thinking. Rods like that...
The Tacky Fly Box
By Justin Pickett IT’S BEEN QUITE SOME TIME SINCE THERE HAS BEEN ANY KIND OF ADVANCEMENT IN THE FLY BOX. From the wool patches and Wheatley fly boxes of older times. To the eventual march towards foam lined plastic and other gadgets like Fishpond’s Sushi Roll, and...
New Wet Wading Boots From Simms
The Simms Intruder boot is made just for the wet wader. This is one of the coolest wading boots I've seen in a while. It's kind of a special purpose boot but if you do a lot of fishing without waders, it's worth checking out. Simms...
Under Armour ISO-Chill, Made Right
I'M WARY OF GIMMICKS AND MARKETING SLOGANS. I tend to discount claims made by any company about the magical properties of their products. So when I hear that a piece of clothing will keep me cool when it's a hundred degrees and there's not a breath...