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How to Cast Big Flies

Sep 14. 2021
I see a lot of videos geared toward casting "big" flies, and the examples are....well, not very big.
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Behind the scenes at the Airflo factory

May 20. 2021
I traveled to the UK with a buddy of mine, Tim Rajeff, to create a short film about how Airflo fly fishing lines are created in the U.K.
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Attaching leader to fly line with a handshake

Oct 7. 2020
Handshake connection to attach a leader to fly line. Do it the correct way! Perfection loop - https://youtu.be/idhu1CJ6nDg
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Which Weight Rod is For You?

Jan 22. 2019
Fly Rod Breakdown. AFFTA: https://www.affta.org/member-services/industry-standards/
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Behind The Brand - Simon Gawesworth

Dec 1. 2017
RIO's "Behind The Brand" series is a beautiful collection of short videos exploring the life, work and fly fishing love of some of the key employees at RIO.
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Spey casting River Alness, Scotland

Nov 30. 2017
A tough situation for spey casting Elevated casting spot, fast inside current with an eddy, far side of the middle tail out is the sweet spot.
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Beach Fly Fishing The Puget Sound w/ Commando Heads

Jul 27. 2017
Commando Heads have distinct advantages for beach fishers: they allow for easy distance with minimal false casting, they can be cast in multiple different ways, they allow for fishing up against tr
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Pike Fly fishing: Gear, tips and tricks

May 31. 2017
A video about Pike on the fly. General talk about gear, fishing, pike, flies and much more:
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Microspey rods

Apr 30. 2017
A new trend An article about how spey style casting can be performed with rods rated for single hand, and how to build and line up your own microspey or micro Skagit rod.
Read more here.
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LeaderCalc 2016

May 23. 2016
Leaders Many years ago we launched LeaderCalc, the spreadsheet that helps you dimension your leaders. It was last updated almost 10 years ago. It's time for a new version.
Try the new tool
Article

Cliff's Loop

May 21. 2016
Knot Learn about a novel loop knot for use in making loop-to-loop connections. This knot is simple, strong and streamlined.
Learn how to make it here
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Commando Head Trout Testing in Chile

May 12. 2016
We took our Commando Heads down to Patagonia, one of the world's great trout fishing regions. There we successfully fished streamers, terrestrials and even small dry flies to picky trout.
Article

The Half Haul

Apr 1. 2016
New and old Recent historical research into the first writings on fly fishing has revealed the origins of the double haul, by researches called the Ur-haul or the half haul
Read the fascinating story here
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Maintaining Fly Lines

Jun 17. 2015
As part of the "From Vise to Water" series, in this episode, the discussion revolves around cleaning and maintaining your fly line, perhaps the most important piece of fly fishing equipment that's
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The Legendary Triple Haul

Apr 1. 2015
Technique The single haul is for beginners, double hauls are for the seasoned fly-caster, but the triple haul... now that's for the real hard core fly fisherman.
Learn to master it here

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