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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.
Article

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.
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
Video

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

Why I DIY

Feb 9. 2016
Home made Why would you Do It Yourself? The answer might seem simple, but it wasn't, once Paul Kalbrener started thinking about it.
Read Paul's story here
Article

Merging two fly lines

Feb 24. 2014
Neat usage of shrink tubes Splicing lines together using thread and glue can be replaced by another method if you are using coated lines. See how easy it is to weld lines togeteher using shrink tubes and a heater.
Merge here
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Welding your loops

Feb 19. 2014
Weld loops like the pros A simple 7-step guide will show you how to make small, neat loops on your fly lines. Just like the pros - just neater. Now you can finally say goodbye to big clumsy loops, acetone, glue and sewing processes. Doing it this way will give you, small, smooth and round loops.
Get your welding certificate here
Article

Henning's Setup

Jan 19. 2014
DIY This shooting head setup for coastal fishing is both inexpensive, easy to make yourself and very easy to cast.
Learn how to rig it here
Review

Casting That Fly 1/2 - Basics/Advanced

Dec 17. 2013
The absolute first words from casting instructor Lars Christian Bentsen in this video expresses my feelings about fly casting videos very well: Can you become a better caster by watching this video
Article

Shooting lines

Apr 2. 2010
Wooosh! Shooting lines are used with shooting heads and the setup is very popular with many saltwater and salmon anglers as well as steelheaders. This article tries to cover the different types of shooting or running lines available on the market and talk about their good and bad sides.
Read the article here
Article

Fly Line Blues

Feb 16. 2010
Line care Once in a while Martin needs a different line than the one, which he has been using for a while, and he has to dive into his line stash. That makes him think about the crazy prices on fly lines and ways to buy lines cheaper and organize them better.
Sing the line blues here
Article

Baskets, trays, buckets

Apr 13. 2009
Line control Sometimes you want to make sure that your line doesn't tangle and sometimes you want to make longer casts. A line or stripping basket, bucket or tray may be the solution. This article covers a bunch of types from rigid plastic buckets to ingenious contraptions with spikes and hooks.
More on stripping baskets here.
Blog entry

Shooting head fisher?

Jun 12. 2008
If you're a shooting head fisher, GFF might need your help
Article

Balance beam

Oct 24. 2007
Line weight Les Austin shows you how to construct a simple balance to weigh you fly lines. Using a ruler, a few paperclips and some nuts you can make a precise balance, which can help you determine the AFTM class of all of those fly lines you may have laying around.
Follow the instructions here
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Measure tape II

Jun 19. 2006
Flycasting Jari Wiklund participated in the Danish Fly Casting Championships and finished second. Read his report from the event and his reflections about casting for the sake of casting and (almost) not a word about fishing. He quotes Lefty Kreh who said:
There is no disadvantage in being able to cast far

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