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Month: October 2018

Fly Fishing in One Shot: Pre-Assembled Outfits

There are a lot of stigmas attached to fly fishing gear. People have opinions about rods, the name printed on rods, and even the name printed on hats. For better or worse, these stereotypes  demonstrate how anglers generally feel about products and brands. Overpriced. Unnecessary. Cheap. Showy. For people who don’t know what they’re doing. This …

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Last Cast of the Week, 10/5/2018

Every now and then, Fridays on Casting Across are  devoted to other people’s contributions in the fly fishing community. Articles, pictures, social media accounts, videos, podcasts, products, and more are featured on The Last Cast of the Week. Today, I’m sharing items from: Risen Fly – YouTube Contests Cheeky – 10 Year Retrospective CBS News …

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Just Catch the Fish

You know how fly fishing is all about using a fake bug to trick an animal that  looks at real bugs all day every day? Why not up the difficulty and use a dry fly? I mean, trout primarily eat things that  literally drift right into their mouths. There are times when they exert extra …

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Not Pruning Neoprene

In anticipation of welcoming another baby into the family I was up in the attic. I rummaged through boxes and tubs, looking for stuff that I know I’ve packed, think I’ve seen, but am completely unaware of where any of it might be. Everyone knows that the quickest way between two points looks good on …

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