It's Xmas!

Merry Xmas! The past couple of months haven't been much in terms of fishing or tying. Next fishing trip is being planned for mid May. Maybe a winter fishing day for pike soon.

Basics of Spey rods

Ever wondered why the Spey rods are getting more popular, even for trout fishing conditions? Much easier to get real long distances as well as fun to experiment with different spey casting techniques. Check out this excellent clip by Steve Rajeff on the three different Spey rods with their specific use. 

Hardy Perfect - new pictures

These new Hardy Perfects are really handsome reels. However the prices of these reels are huge. Around $900 for the reel alone and about $260 for the spools these Perfects are only for the high end addicts. Maybe Santa will consider getting one for you? Hmm.. with the current economic situation...