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Ian Anderson
Fly Tier and Webmaster
First
Cast To Double Haul Learn how to be come
an effective and efficient fly fisherman by first being a
good fly caster. Let Cathy Beck’s engaging,
easy-to-understand, teaching style help you with fly
casting. If you’ve never held a fly rod pr if you are ready
to move beyond basics, First Cast to Double haul is for
you.
Learn the mechanics of fly casting, from how to
hold the rod, making your first cast, shooting line, line
control, line speed, and much more. Everything a beginner
needs to know to get started fly casting. For the
intermediate angler, learn to shoot line further, pick up
additional line easily off the water, how to correct tailing
loops and how to effectively make your casts work for you.
Then move on too learning the technique of single and double
haul.
Stu Apte's Quest
For Giant Tarpon
A
1993 classic film featuring explosive tarpon action and
great Stu Apte tips! Covers everything for realizing your
tarpon fishing adventure - see Stu Apte battle some of the
world's biggest tarpon armed with only a 12 pound test
tippet & a fly rod. 88 min.
1993-1994 Winner of the
prestigious "Teddy" award for best fishing film.
Produced in the Homosassa area of Florida, world famous for
some of the biggest tarpon anywhere, this video covers
everything for realizing your tarpon fishing adventure!
Follow all the action while learning techniques never
before presented on video. See Stu Apte battle some of the
world's biggest tarpon armed with only a 12 pound test
tippet and a fly rod.
Finnish Raccoon Fur
Finnish
Raccoon is a premium fur for tube fly enthusiasts. Eumer
offers both Finn Raccoon bodies and Finnish Raccoon
Zonker Strips. The hair is incredibly soft, lively, and
has great length. The guard hairs are perfectly straight
and have lots of body.
Icarus Dubbing Wax
Icarus
tying wax is a highly tacky wax for applying dubbing to
various fly patterns. The tackiness of the wax allows
for easy touch dubbing as well as traditional twist or
roll dubbing applications.
Gary
Krebb's Popper Jigs
Fly
tier Gary Krebs personally designed these innovative new
miter box-like jigs to allow fly tiers to create
incredible custom popper bodies from foam cylinders in
just minutes!
These versatile jigs even allow
you to vary the length of the body or create diver
patterns by reversing the angle of the face. Our testing
on these patterns have proven that they're killers in
both fresh and saltwater. You may never need to buy
another pre-manufactured popper again!
The jigs
are available in two different sets:
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| New Books for Young Fly
Fishers |
Olive
The Little Woolly Bugger Now those
who love the sport of fly-fishing can share it with the
children in their lives through these wonderful
children's books about fly-fishing. An astute angler
knows that presentation is everything,
and
now children will get hooked on fly-fishing with the
help of Olive the Woolly Bugger and a colorful
cast of characters. From earning a coveted spot in
The Fly Box to catching a wild
trout
in The Big Stream, Olive discovers that everyone
has a special purpose in life. Featuring eye-catching
illustrations, delightful dialogue and kid-friendly
facts, Olive the Woolly Bugger will make a big
splash with fly-fishing fans everywhere. These books are
keepers, and are the perfect gifts for the young angler,
or the angler who is young at heart!
Inflatable,
frameless, ingenious describe this great new fishing boat.
The NRS Gigbob can be packed into its' own backpack and
taken anywhere. Simple to inflate and setup it is more than
rugged enough for any fishing situation. This craft is so
stable you can even stand up in it to cast! It comes with
its' own oar lock (also there is a mount on the back for a
trolling motor) or you can use fins and kick it around if
you prefer. Very maneuverable and quick to respond it is a
personal float tube/boat you have to see to believe. One is
waiting on our showroom floor just for you.
| ReviveX for All Your
Waterproof Needs |
Whether
you need to re-waterproof your waders or rain jacket or
maybe clear your water proof gear, ReviveX has something
to meet your needs. You can use the traditional
ReviveX Spray to put a fresh water proof treatment back
on your waders and rain gear. Even though GoreTex
does not need it,
ReviveX
even helps GoreTex shed water better. If your
waders or rain gear has become too dirty use ReviveX
Synthetic Fabric Cleaner to clean it better than any
normal detergents. Special fabrics require special
care and this cleaner works wonders on synthetic
fabrics. between the two of these you can get all
your synthetic waterproof gear in top shape.
But
what about your fleece jacket, or your hat or maybe even
your shirt. if you want to add some water shedding
action to any of your other fishing cloths use ReviveX
Wash-In Waterproofing treatment. Use it in the
washing machine to make your fleece jacket shed water
for those quick rains that catch you by suprise.
Stop by the shop to take a look at any of these products
from Gore. You will be glad you did. |