Category Archives: Reviews
MEDIA: Catch Magazine
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BOATS: Glade Runner
In many places the great river of grass that flows south from Okeechobee through the Everglades and out to Florida Bay is, depending on time and tide, ankle deep. But it is still navigable. The Seminoles and later the cracker … Continue reading
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VIDEO REVIEW: Tarpon
Growing up in South Florida in the 80s, my friends and I had a certain romanticized idea of what Key West should be, one that never quite met reality when we took the trip down US 1 and hit the bridge … Continue reading
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REVIEW: All The Best
The most famous of fly fishermen are famous for something else. Ted Williams, Ernest Hemingway, Tiger Woods…(probably the most recognizable of all time is a pretend one, Brad Pitt as Paul Maclean)…The lone exception to that would be Lefty Kreh. In … Continue reading
Filed under Fly Fishing, Freshwater, Inshore, Offshore, Reviews
REFERENCE: Fly Fisherman’s Guide To Saltwater Prey
Here’s what I like about Fly Fisherman’s Guide to Saltwater Prey. There’s not a single photo of a gamefish in the book, save for the one the author’s holding in his bio pic on the back cover. Every picture in … Continue reading
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BOOK REVIEW: Fly Fishing For Striped Bass
Holy Fucking Shit. If I had to choose three words to sum up Rich Murphy’s encyclopedic Fly Fishing For Striped Bass, these would serve the purpose. The words hold special relevance to me in relation to this fish, because they … Continue reading
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BOOK REVIEW: Backcast
This is not a fishing book. It is a book in which the author uses a fly fishing trip to Alaska as a vehicle into deep personal introspection. In his writing, the author Lou Ureneck references a quote from Socrates … Continue reading
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Orvis Helios Review
THE CASE STUDY: I fish saltwater in the Northeast. Most of the time when I pick up a rod to cast I have an immediate primary objective: defeat wind. If that goes well and a hookset results, the rod needs the … Continue reading
Filed under Fly Fishing, Inshore, Northeast, Reviews
DVD REVIEW: Trout Bum Diaries Volume II, New Zealand
I received a review copy of the lastest venture from the guys in the Angling Exploration Group, and upon watching the DVD of their New Zealand adventure, I have come to the following conclusion: I hate them. Actually, the better … Continue reading
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