Volume 2, Issue 4 The Drift August 2009
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Product and Service News
What's New in Fly Fishing Gear

Ian Anderson
Fly Tier and Webmaster


New DVDs

First Cast to Double haulFirst 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
Stu Apte's Quest for Giant TarponA 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.


New Tying Materials

Finnish Raccoon Fur
Finnish Raccoon FurFinnish 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 Dubbing WaxIcarus 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
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:
New Books for Young Fly Fishers

Olive The Little Woolly BuggerOlive 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, Olive Goes For A Wild Rideand 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 Olive and The Big Streamtrout 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!



NRS BigBob

NRS GigbobInflatable, 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

ReviveX Spray OnWhether 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 Synthetic Fabric CleanerReviveX 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.

ReviveX Wash-In WaterproofingBut 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.
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