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Article I remember that fish Nov 13. 2014 Memories In spite of having caught quite a few fish in my life, some stand out. Not the biggest, not the most spectacular, not the most difficult... just some... Read the intro to the series here	Article Takes Oct 21. 2014 Hooking South African Korrie Broos has developed this "Chart of takes" to classify the takes and different methods to employ to fish for the takes or to trigger the take. Read about the different takes here	Article Dorado Sep 24. 2014 South America Locally it is known as "el tigre de los rios", the tiger of the rivers, and Argentina's famed Dorado is a popular and sought after gamefish. Read about it here
Article Kayak fly-fishing - the sequel Aug 26. 2014 Sailing I have been fishing in the ocean from a kayak before, but these days my motivation is not mobility but rather immobility and my needs are different. Here's what I have learned the second time around.	Article Biking and Fly Fishing Aug 17. 2014 Ride Having a hard time finding new fishing locations is a common complaint. How about using your bike to go new places? Mike Hogue introduces you to the combination of biking and fishing. Read his recommendations here	Article Rising Salar Q&A Aug 8. 2014 Video The DVD Rising Salar takes a different approach to doing a fishing video and we have talked the the three guys behind it. Here are the questions and the answers
Article Sid’s Fin Hack Apr 23. 2014 DIY Modifying float tube fins with better straps normally used on snowboard bindings. This article shows how you can easily modify the fins yourself. Follow the easy instructions here	Article Meet the Booby Fly Apr 22. 2014 Floating A top producing outlaw with a catchy name. An excerpt from Michael Jensen's newly published book "Tying and fishing The Booby Fly" Read an intro to Boobies here	Article What is a switch rod? Mar 18. 2014 A jack of all trades There's single hand and two hand rods. The one in between should be the switch rod, right? This article is about how salmon guide Nils Jorgensen sees it. Single or two hand?
Article FlyOn tube fly system Mar 18. 2014 New paradigm A simple idea for switching tube flies lightning fast without cutting the leader or tying any knots. See how to do it 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	Article 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