Tag Archives: tarpon
Sunday Classic / The Masters of Hyperbole
"ARE THERE JUST A BUNCH OF LIARS AMONG US?" Hyperbole (hahy-pur-buh-lee) noun - An obvious or intentional exaggeration. An extravagant statement or figure of speech not meant to be taken literally, as in "to wait an eternity." Christmas or Thanksgiving, when I was a child, were about...
Flood Tide Reds Part 2, Flies and Leaders
By Owen Plair "What kind of flies and leaders do you use for these flood tide redfish?" "Doesn't the grass foul your fly constantly?" "Don't the oyster shells cut your leader?" "How do you even fish a fly in that thick grass?" I get questions like these...
Sunday Classic / New Treatment for Casters Elbow
Ok, it tennis elbow but it might as easily be casters elbow. If you've spent much time on the cork end of a fly rod you've felt that burning in the elbow. Probably while you were fighting a big fish. That's when it usually gets...
Saturday Shoutout / A Special Year
IT'S BEEN A SPECIAL YEAR FOR MY BUDDY PAUL PUCKETT. You may remember the article he wrote for G&G a while back, "Half Way Through A Bad Decision." Paul took on the idea of spending a whole year fishing a single fly. In this case the...
Sunday Classic / Better Bonefish Retrieve
So you've found yourself a bonefish and you've made that big cast into the wind, now what? The propped retrieve is key to success. There are several things keep in mind. The speed and length of the strip, keeping slack out of the system. And what...