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Your rod balances well in your hand, but you feel your casts lack power because the line is too light. The tip isn’t flexing and … Read more

We all know that sinking feeling when your rod tip goes limp and you’re left dangling a heavy length of line helplessly over surface as … Read more

The rear taper is the back end of the fly line head. It affects your cast by either allowing the line to pass freely over … Read more

Once off the rod tip, a fly line ceases to be gear; it is a physics issue now. How do you get a heavy-core line … Read more

You throw your dry fly which is supposed to float down on a feather and it lands like a hammer. Before your line hits the … Read more

The shooting line gets overlooked when people think about fly selection and rod action, but realy it is the line that brings the whole package … Read more

TIP: Sink rates aren’t always what they seem The tag that says “sinks three inches per second” is not always true. You have to consider … Read more

A dry dropper rig is something most anglers tie up, tie some extra tippet to and hope for the best. Take some leader material, knot … Read more

An angler’s nightmare is using heavy fly that refuses to sink. Instead of diving down to fishing depth, the fly hang high above where fish … Read more

Drag is what’s important to river. It is not about your rating for sink tips. A sinking line will drop fast on dead water but … Read more

It is mid-November. You’re standing on a slick rock in your waders shaking. You’ve fished this seam for 10 minutes and not one tug. The … Read more