Saturday Shoutout / Vise Grip

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The words and wisdom of John Gierach brought to you by the folks at F3T I never grow tired of John Gierach's voice in my head. His writing is so earnest that, when I read it, I can see him across the table, a cup of...

The Nautilus Silver King, An Apex Predator

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We put the Nautilus Silver King fly reel in a head-to-head comparison with the Hatch Finatic. The results were dramatic. I was lucky enough to catch the palolo worm hatch in the Florida Keys this year. If you've never witnessed 10,000 adult tarpon in a full-blown...

Sunday Classic / How Not To Learn Bonefishing

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FLOAT TO THE BAHAMAS ON A 55 GALLON DRUM AND SAVE THE AIR FARE BUT HIRE A GOOD GUIDE EVERY DAY! My buddy Brad went to the Bahamas for bonefish recently. I loaned him a rod, reel some leaders and a box of my favorite bonefish...

Saturday Shoutout / Carpocalypse

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By Dan Frasier ON THE 13TH OF JUNE 2015, ALSO KNOWN AS TODAY, COSTA, SCIENTIFIC ANGLER, CARPPRO AND THE ORVIS PORTLAND STORE HAVE TEAMED UP TO HOST A THE WORLD'S LARGEST ONLINE CARP ON THE FLY TOURNAMENT. There is an obsession amongst carp on the fly anglers,...

Fly Casting Problems Are Sneaky

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IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH YOUR FLY CAST IT'S PROBABLY HAPPENING BEHIND YOUR BACK. Do you know what your loop is doing when you're not looking? It could very well be mucking up your forward cast. Tailing loops, collapsing lines and fizzling forward casts can...