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Rusty Flybox: Burnin’ a Hole..

Did you get cash for Christmas? How about a gift card to Cabela’s or Bass Pro? Or, perhaps you were the lucky recipient of store credit to a local fly shop. Do you feel like you have to spend it ASAP? At least go into it with a little bit of a plan. Even if …

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Interview: Rethinking Waders

Outside of a rod, reel, and line, the most important (and expensive) gear for the fly fisher is waders and boots. Along with keeping you dry, waders and boots ensure that you stay comfortable and safe. For those good reasons, these items also end up costing more than everything aside from rods and reels. In …

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Give the Gift of Fly Fishing

If you look back at previous years’ gift guides, you’ll find some common themes. I always recommend small businesses, American made items, and some of my favorite gear. As much as possible, I attempt to source items that span the price spectrum. Often, I try to showcase things that I have used over a prolonged …

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Go Big this Holiday Season: Shop Small

You don’t have to buy anything to have a Merry Christmas. You certainly don’t have to devote copious amounts of time and extravagant sums of money to celebrate the season, your family, and the incarnation. But if you do decide to go that traditional and joyous route? And if you so happen to be a …

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The Dog-Eared Pages of Outdoor Christmas Catalogs

With Halloween candy wrappers still blowing down the sidewalk, another sign of the season appear within mailboxes all over the country. Even in a digital age, where millions of products are just a hey Siri away, Christmas catalogs still hold a place in the cultural consumer calendar. For the outdoorsman, one wish book is a …

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Podcast Ep. 133: Fly Fishing Gifts

Giving gifts to a fly fisher isn’t always the easiest thing to do. Admittedly, we’re a pretty particular bunch. I mean, we have preferences on which kind of nippers we use to cut millimeters of tippet. In this week’s podcast, I do give some specific ideas. However, I also talk about a few kinds of …

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See Fish Like a Pro

For years I’ve advocated spending money on the gear that matters. In fly fishing, rods get all the love. But even in the hands of a skilled caster, a fly rod will only be as good as the line being cast. Whether you’re catching  a lot of fish or not, you’re definitely going to be …

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You Can Never Go Wrong With Flies

Gift-giving season is upon us. When done right, it is a very special opportunity. Strip away the stress and the commercialism and the price tags. What are you left with? A chance to find something that will make  somebody smile. If that person is a fly fisher, flies may very well do the trick. Flies …

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Holiday Fly Fishing Gift Guide

Every year I enjoy putting together a gift guide at the end of the season. I get to look back on the products and brands that impressed me. Then, I share them with everyone who reads Casting Across. There are a lot of great gift ideas this year; everything from jackets to syrup to art …

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