Fishing Calculator

When you’re standing on the dock or wading in the surf and casting into a breeze, you might hear that distinct pop when your line … Read more

Maybe you’ve felt the rubber-band slap of line back against itself before entering water. Annoying? Yes. Presentation killer? Yep. That’s spool memory acting up. Spooled … Read more

The fish takes off deep and your drag is screaming, then it’s silent. Your reel just keeps spinning with zero tension and tip of your … Read more

So what’s going on? You pull a leader from water, it’s all coiled up and twisted. Looks like it came through the dryer! This happens … Read more

Then it happens. The tension on the reel handle stop abruptly. Not the gradual resistance as a fish exhausts its energy to fight again; no, … Read more

So there you are with brand-new spool tied on and you think about line strength, of course, the pound test. That’s the only thing you … Read more

When light passes from air to a more dense medium, such as water, it bend and compresses the area visualy between your eyes and the … Read more

Even if you get good casting distance, the line lands softly and it feels like there is something wrong with the rig. It could be … Read more

You have cast a perfect loop, but then it collapses into a heap of spaghetti right before fly lands. A fish spots the commotion and … Read more

Finally, the fly drops into the water with a loud slap. Trout is holding tight in deep runs and the splash flushes them out. After … Read more

So there you are standing on the bank sending a stroke out front with the rod tip low. And what happens? A tight little loop … Read more