by renzetti | Jul 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
James Christmas’ NYAP is a design born in the Alphonse. This popper is the go to for Giant Trevally, Sailfish, Yellowfin Tuna, Grouper, Snapper, and many other large pelagic species. The painted head comes with eyes already glued on. Very quick, effective and...
by renzetti | Jun 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
“Kill the Corona” Season 2 fly tying contest from The Slide Inn was even better than the first one. Tiers across the world really stepped their game up! Picking a grand prize winner wasn’t easy, but eventually a tier had to be chosen. Check out all...
by renzetti | Apr 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
We have talked about it many times, teaching is one of the most important things we ask of our ambassadors. This can come in many forms. For Katie and John Demuth, they utilize Instagram Live to bring us a weekly education segment…Whip Finish Wednesday. We asked...
by renzetti | Mar 31, 2021 | Uncategorized
By: Matt Grajewski In “Under the Influence”, I wrote about tiers that have influenced my own tying. Often in the fly tying world, its easy to take credit for something another has done. It can be both intentional and unintentional. Over the years, you can...
by renzetti | Mar 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
As a kid growing up, my brothers and I were more or less forced to fish together. My parents didn’t want us fishing alone, and most of the time it wasn’t an issue. Other times, like all brothers, there was a little fighting. Who had to row, where we would fish, how...
by renzetti | Feb 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
Jigs have grown quickly in popularity amongst fly fisherman in recent years. They are very effective for a number of reasons. Not only do they sink quickly, but they typically hang up less and have a good hook up ratio due to the hook point riding up. In this video,...
by renzetti | Feb 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
It was year 4, day 6, and hour 12 of the float when Jay set up on a good one at last light. Chaos ensued as we moved to the bank to get a good look at the fish. We lost an oar and probably a whole bunch of other stuff in the process, but he did it. After scrambling...
by renzetti | Jan 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
By: Matt Grajewski As a kid, I loved watching lure making segments. I can still picture Larry Dahlberg coming up with something new in his garage. Years later, I would apply some of the things I learned to designing flies. Strategically adding rear weight is one of my...
by renzetti | Dec 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
By: Matt Grajewski The easiest rule to learn about muskies is: they often don’t care about the rules. There are definitely “rules” you can follow to increase the odds of success, though. And there are a lot of them. Muskie fisherman are perhaps the most guilty...
by renzetti | Nov 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
Its deer season around country! What better time to discuss tying with bucktail and belly hair. Both have a lot of applications, and Kelly shows us how to pick the right hair for the job.
