When I opened the box for the Scientific Anglers Amplitude Big Water Taper #12 (BWT) line I got a fright. I figured the line would be thick but this was really thick. But with a 100lb core, you can understand. My next thought was that I was going to have loose some backing. The line [...]
"Nestled in Eastern Central African Republic (CAR) in a war-torn region plagued by instability and deadly ethnic violence, lies a wildlife refuge called Chinko. Despite decades of civil war, intense poaching, illegal grazing and heavily armed herdsmen, remnant populations of key wildlife species have persisted, and vast swaths of wooded savanna and rainforest have remained [...]
I've been using the Nautilus X in size XL since 2015 as my light saltwater reel. It balances out my #8 perfectly for that finesse work in skinny water. I haven't actually given the reel much love in terms of a proper service in the last two years; quietly (and lazily) hoping that the sealed [...]
A few of my flies hanging in OceanSouldiers bar waiting for Chad to take them for a swim! Getting ready for Fiji forced me to clamp some big hooks into the vice. It's been a while since I tied GT flies and I'd forgotten how much I enjoy tying big flies. As always, [...]
The legendary rod builder and president of Scott Fly Rods gives us some personal insight on the new Sector fly rod. I'm a self-admitted Scott fanboy. Ever since I was handed an SAS #8 (a rod that I'm currently rebuilding) in 2001, I've had a love affair with their glass and carbon wands. I've been [...]
Mind surfing, a term that describes the process of imaging a surfer (normally yourself) on a wave. It could be a real wave, a picture, video. Skaters often mind skate too; curbs, rails, gaps - Andre van Wyk is currently doing a lot of this... Andre, mind posing at the CPS conclave thingy (?) [...]
In a small dam in the Limpopo Province of South Africa, a rather unique and unexpected hunt occurs. The Schroda Dam is nothing special; a small storage reservoir in a the Mapungubwe National Park. Build in 1993, it was stocked with Hydrocynus vittatus, the Southern African Tigerfish, in 2003. The stocking was part of a drive [...]
In Oman I finally pinned a Two Bar Seabream. They'd been frustrating me here in Qatar; I'd seen them but hadn't been able to convert the few chances I had had. They're a fickle bunch; Ray Montoya said to me that they had considered them impossible on fly until a few years ago. Turns out, [...]
40 kgs to fit everything needed for a 5 week tropical holiday... Indonesia and Fiji. 8 islands. Lots of fishing. Lots of surfing. Lots of time in the sun... Packing becomes a head scratch, a logistical artwork and endless compromise! Getting ready for our Indo come Fiji trip has been super exciting. Figuring out potential [...]
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