Fly fishing gadgets

All about fly rods- building fly rods, the latest fly rod shootout

by Wayne Mumford April 3, 2012

Tomorrow night (Wed. April 6), Ask About Fly Fishing- Fly Fishing internet radio; Designing and Building a Great Fly Rod Jim Blood a lifelong fly fisher talks about what it takes to design and build a commercial fly rod. He’ll dispell the myths and sweep away the smoke and mirrors of advertising to get down [...]

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Earth Day Condoms | Ready-Heat Blankets | Montana snow pack- March 30, 2012

by Wayne Mumford March 30, 2012

Earth Day Condoms “Wrap with care…save the Polar bear”. The Center for Biological Diversity is celebrating Earth Day this year by giving away 100,000 free endangered species condoms. The idea of course is to help put a “cap” on the ever expanding human population on the planet. I’m surprised they didn’t go for the tactile, [...]

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Bug Net | Simms sells direct | Definition of Life

by Wayne Mumford February 16, 2012

Thrifty bug seine from Gink and Gasoline. Who says we can’t have all our toys in a crappy economy? Simms has informed it’s dealers that it will start selling direct in August. Kirk Deeter at Angling Trade interviews K.C. Walsh, Simms CEO on the lowdown. And, if you are up for some philosophy while trying [...]

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Make your own zonker strips

by Wayne Mumford January 26, 2012

From the Acme department at willfishforwork.com. This whole episode started last spring on the tip that a large woolly bugger tied with a crosscut muskrat collar was a killer for smallies on [name redacted] reservoir in Montana. I had other projects going and let this one stew till I accidentally bumped into a source of [...]

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Fly Tying Bench on the cheap

by Wayne Mumford January 10, 2012

I hate bi-fold closet doors. I’ve spent more time putting the damn things back on their runners than I care to admit. We replaced some a couple years back because the new ones were more stylish. In hindsight the old ones were fine and they stayed on track and looked ok to me. Anyway, I [...]

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The Nikon Coolpix AW 100, another fishing camera option

by Wayne Mumford December 8, 2011

The Nikon Coolpix AW 100 has been out for a few months now and I finally ran into one while out doing some shopping the other day and I had to stop and check it out. The Nikon Coolpix AW 100 is Nikon’s first foray into the “outdoor” rugged compact digital camera market and of [...]

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No-Tech Flats Boots | Emerger and Winter Midge Patterns | GreenFish CPR Mount

by Wayne Mumford December 6, 2011

What happened to La Nina, is she lulling us into a false sense of security? Weather around these parts is really nice. I should probably clarify that; it’s been sunny in northwest Montana for an inordinate amount of time (better part of two weeks) which is kind of unusual. It is of course cold, probably [...]

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Buff teams up with Bugslinger

by Wayne Mumford August 17, 2011

I admit I’m a newbie to the Buff Headgear crowd. I got my kid one for his birthday this spring and was so impressed with it that I bought one at Float’ n Fish in New Mexico this spring (I couldn’t find a design locally that I liked). I’m probably pretty typical of most fisherman, [...]

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