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ICAST – New Hobie Kayak and more

July 13th, 2011 · No Comments

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Last night was the new product showcase. Here are a couple of the goods. Much more to report through the week, stay tuned! Click through to see more, including the first video on YouTube of the Hobie Revo 11

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Fiberglass Fly Rod Build

July 6th, 2011 · No Comments

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Starting on my first full rod build. I’ve been wanting to build a rod for awhile, and I figured, after doing a few repairs in the past, I can pull it off. Last time I was up at Cabelas, I found a “kit” in the bargin bins. For $10, a handle, seat, guides, thread, epoxy, [...]

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Fish Itch: Save Scratch. Raise Cash

May 1st, 2011 · No Comments

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You’re familiar with Woot.com right?  The site with a single daily item, super-cheap, and when they sell out, they’re out, until the next item the next day.  Now, imagine that for fishing gear.  This time items stay up for a whole week, and there’s an extra-special gift in the end. Created by the stewardship group [...]

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Kayak Fishing the Oregon Coast, part 1

January 8th, 2011 · 5 Comments

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Let me introduce you to the Oregon Coast. This had begun as a tutorial on a specific fishing area, but has quickly expanded. This first part is focusing on the gear that we use here in the PacNW when bottom fishing on the coast. We’re going to be targeting Rockfish, Lingcod, Cabezon and Greenling. Bottom [...]

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Maruto Semi-Barbless Hooks

December 11th, 2010 · 1 Comment

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For months now Oregon Dept of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW), and Washington Dept of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) have been having a hard time deciding whether or not they should prohibit barbed hooks on Columbia River. WDFW banned them initially, but just changed their mind the other week. ODFW is still talking about it. I’ve [...]

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