Category Archives: The Hot Ticket
New Women’s Waders From Patagonia: Video
There new women's waders from Patagonia are packed with serious features. I always shake my head when I hear that someone in introducing a new rod or reel focused on women anglers. There's certainly been some silly products which were more sales pitch than substance. I...
Gink and Gasoline Holiday Gift Guide 2019
By Justin Pickett and Alice Tesar The holidays are upon us and, if you are anything like me, you are scrambling for some great gift ideas for the fly-fishing enthusiast in your life. Here are some suggestions that may help. We get to play with a lot...
New Rio Freshwater Fly Lines: Video
RIO has a couple great new technical fly lines for freshwater anglers. This year's freshwater offerings from RIO are all about the technical anglers. The new Technical Trout line is designed for fishing long leaders to picky fish. There's some very cool stuff for stillwater anglers too,...
The Scott Sector Saltwater Fly Rod: Video
Why discontinue one of the best selling fly rods ever made? If you're Jim Bartschi, the answer is, because you can make it better. A lot of anglers were stunned when they learned that the Scott Meridian was being discontinued, myself among them. The Meridian was...
Eye Surgery Update, Good News!
I’m two months past my last surgery and I have a lot to be thankful for. First, I should tell you that I have lost what little sense of time I had to begin with. It feels like way more than two months, but Sept 26...