Get the Right Line for Your Spey Rod!
Horatio loves this line. You might not. Photo: Cameron Miller At Alaska West and BC West, we spend a lot of time chasing anadromous fish with two-handed rods. We see this situation all the time: Angler...
View ArticleMichael White’s Bonefish Rig
Whitey, bonefishin'. Michael White fishes lots of different places around the world as a manufacturer’s rep for Simms, Ross and Idylwilde. One of the places he visits every year happens to be Andros...
View ArticleField Modifications
Photo: Bill Lenehan Loyal readers of our blog might remember the name Bill Lenehan. He’s chimed in with some great comments in the past, and these days he’s sending in all kinds of super-useful guest...
View ArticleMichael White’s Chile Trout Rig
Whitey works a Chilean dropoff. Today we’ve got another in our long line of ‘Expert Rig’ posts – giving you a detailed look at how various career anglers set up their stuff when they go fishing....
View ArticleBelly – More on Mending Line
If Whitey doesn't take action, his belly will get bigger and bigger. It’s time for part 2 in our series about mending your fly line. Today it’s all about ‘belly’! Fly Line ‘Belly’ and Mending We have...
View ArticleMending – Lift and Lay
Don't be shy when you mend! Photo: Chris Price Today we’ve got part 3 in our mini-series about mending your fly line, and we’re covering some of the finer points of mending. Is this the glamorous...
View ArticleRio Bonefish QuickShooter Line
Thrilling product shot. The most interesting new fly line that we cast at IFTD in Reno last month was Rio’s new Bonefish QuickShooter. We think it’s going to be a great line for chasing bonefish...
View ArticleSpey Line Recommendations
This part only happens if you started with the right line. It’s really, really important to figure out the right line for your spey rod. Much more so than with single-handed rods, two-handed rods (spey...
View ArticleBruce Chard SA Grand Slam Line
Good enough for Bruce – good enough for you. Photo: Louis Cahill If you read our blog much, you’ve heard a lot about Bruce Chard. Bruce is one of the premier guides in the Florida Keys. He teaches...
View Article3 Ways to Save Money on Fishing Gear
Neatly coiled…but what the heck are they? Don’t do it. Although it may seem like we’re always trying to talk you out of your money, that’s really not our (only) goal in life. To prove it, today we...
View ArticleBruce Chard Grand Slam Line – Congrats on Best in Show
Victory! Congratulations to our good friend Bruce Chard – his Grand Slam fly line by Scientific Anglers just won the Best in Show award at IFTD in the saltwater line category! We love Bruce’s line at...
View ArticleIntermediate Heads on the Dean River
An excellent place for an intermediate head. Over the past couple of years the major spey line manufacturers have come out with partly-intermediate and/or full intermediate Skagit heads – the Airflo...
View ArticleRIO Skagit Max Review
Shorter, easier, more forgiving. RIO has just started shipping the Skagit Max, their newest Skagit-style shooting head. The Skagit Max replaces the Skagit Flight as RIO’s go-to floating head for most...
View ArticleBonefishing Tip: Make Sure Your Rod Loads Easily
Be ready for the short shot! Photo: Adam Kryder When anglers ask us about what gear they should bring to South Andros, we first cover the basics of what should be in their quiver. Then we get to an...
View ArticleCleaning Fly Lines
Keep ‘em clean, folks. Photo: Cameron Miller Jordan Sly is part of the Deneki team that splits time between Alaska and Andros – helping to provide quality and consistency between our operations, and a...
View ArticleRIO Fly Line Cleaning Towelette
Dealt with. Last week we ran a post about the thorough, effective way to clean your fly lines. Today we present you with the ‘quick and dirty’ method. If you’re a ‘throw all the gear in a bag the...
View ArticleRIO Skagit iShort Heads
Short head, slow swing. If you follow the progression of Skagit-style spey lines on our blog at all, you know that we’ve been pretty excited lately about two trends – the development of better shorter...
View ArticleTop Posts on Fly Lines
Fly line, departing. Photo: Louis Cahill You probably know the drill by now – every so often we give you a list of our top posts on a particular topic. Today it’s all about fly lines. In compiling...
View ArticleDouble Up Your Loop to Loop Connections
Finished product. Backing used as leader for visibility. All photos by Kyle Shea. Earlier this month we had the pleasure of fishing the flats with Andros South guest Harrison Perrin. While rigging up,...
View ArticleUntwisting Your Fly Line
Fly line twist is the worst! Photo: Kyle Shea There’s nothing more disheartening than attempting to make your shot at a tailing bonefish or permit only to find the tangled coils of a twisted fly line...
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