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Sea Trout Gear

Gear advice: This article will try to point you in the right direction when choosing equipment for coastal fishing for sea trout in Denmark and the Baltic.This kind of fishing usually involves a lot of casting. A lot! So the gear has to be easy to cast with - time and time again.
Get the advice here

Tom's reel

DIY: This is a first! Rod building is common, but how about making your own fly reel? Dutch Tom Biesot takes us through the process of making a beautiful home made fly reel, step by step and in meticulous detail with tonnes of pictures.
Follow the process here.

Find "How to act right" here

How to act right

Like a pro: Looking and behaving right on the water matters. Act or look the wrong way, and fellow anglers will spot you as a helpless beginner right away. This is the second chapter of two, and it will teach you what to do in order to get some stream cred.
Learn the right moves here.

Proceed to "How to look good" here

How to look good

Like a pro: Appearance and behavior are two very important aspects of fly fishing. Act or look the wrong way, and fellow anglers will immediately judge you as an amateur. This first chapter of two will teach you what to wear and carry.
Learn all the tricks here.

Go to "Fly Reel Blues"

Fly Reel Blues

Reel world: The article is in essence about fly reels, but diverges into bikes and even cars, GFF partner Martin Joergensen wonders why fly reels have to be so expensive. When manufacturers can make cheap and long lasting bike hubs, why can't fly reels be the same?
Follow his thoughts here

Jump to "Breaking the LAW"

Breaking the LAW

Reel love: Martin had a tremendous fly reel breakdown this past season! Upon returning from a fishing trip he did one one the rare maintenance rinses of his LAW-reel, and noticed that the small rubber tube holding the ratchet had cracked. Disaster!
Read about Martin and his reels here.

Go to "Better fishing pictures: Gear"

Gear pictures

Better pictures: Martin maintains an archive of fly-fishing images together with a bunch of fishing friends. Nowadays it contains almost 12,000 images, and of those about 1,253 or more than 10% are tagged "gear". They take a lot of gear pictures.
See some and learn how to get better equipment pics here.

Skip to "The Lost World of Mr. Hardy"

Mr. Hardy

Not lost: Anybody who's into fly fishing will know Hardy. If you haven't heard about this famous British company, you must have grown up on a different planet - as a fly fisher, that is. This fantastic DVD entitled "The Lost World of Mr. Hardy" makes sure this world and its story is not lost.
Read the review here

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First setup

Reel, backing, line, leader: Most of us know how, but this article is for the ones who never set up a fly reel from scratch. See which knots will work where and what type and amount of backing you most probably want. Start with this simple trout setup, and you can expand to other types.
Learn the trick of the trade here.

Find "Taking care of your fly reel" on this page

Reel care

Equipment: The second part on keeping your fly fishing gear in the best possible condition. This time about reels: how to clean them, how to store them. By fishing guide Roland Henrion, whose expertise results in good and sound advice.
Read all his reel maintenance tips in this article

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· Gotta have! - Hand painted Abel reels. Whoa! Derek DeYoungs work. Whoa! Combined? Double whoa!

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An ATH high tech reel. Martin Joergensen photo © 2000
The fantastic Lawrence Waldron anti reverse reel. Martin Joergensen photo © 2000
Lamson LiteSpeed reel in its smallest size - a real gem. Martin Joergensen photo © 2000
Reel reflex. Martin Joergensen photo. © 2007
Suitable equipment for striper fisning - Sage, Tibor and a Clouser Deep Minnow. Photo: Martin Joergensen © 1999
Translucent trout tail. Martin Joergensen photo. © 2007
A Scierra Traxion reel in the sun. Photo: Martin Joergensen © 2004
The Waterworks ULA reel is characterized by a different design, which really works. Martin Joergensen photo © 2000

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