Keep Your Hands on the Cork

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Like so many others out there, I've broken my fair share of fly rods over the years. I've slammed them in tailgates, stuck them in ceiling fans and I've squashed quite a few trying to get in and out of my cataraft to quickly. It took...

The Bigger the Tail the Bigger the Bonefish

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I know, you’re probably thinking, “it’s Monday, and there should be a long detailed post written on Gink & Gasoline, right”? That’s usually the case, but today’s post only requires a short paragraph of words to get the point across, and pay close attention everyone, because...

Saturday Shoutout / Sipping Emergers – Invasive Control

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This week’s Saturday shout out goes to the Sipping Emergers Blog with Steve Zakur’s tip on limiting the spread of invasive species by making sure your gear is completely dried out in between fishing trips. Sipping Emergers – Dry Gear Sipping Emergers, points out that...

New Gear From Redington

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In the past two years Redington has proven to be a real trail blazer. They have turned much of their focus to developing great new products for folks new to fly fishing and for women. Redington’s mission seems to be one of accessibility. Their new...

Has Distance Casting Hijacked Rod Design?

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EVERY TIME I VISIT A FLY FISHING TRADE SHOW AND WALK BY ONE OF THOSE 100' CASTING PONDS FILLED SHOULDER TO SHOULDER WITH ANGLERS ALL TRYING THEIR BEST TO LAND THEIR FLY ON THE FAR END OF THE CASTING POND, I ASK MYSELF, "IS THAT...