by renzetti | Sep 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
Legacy Ambassador, Blane Chocklett, revolutionized fly tying with his game changer platform. Now, his highly anticipated book can be pre-ordered on our RD site! These flies have caught a wide variety of species in both fresh and salt water around the world. It is...
by renzetti | Aug 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
Whiting American Hackle is awesome. It is a super diverse product, giving the streamer tyer a great volume of feathers ranging in size, shape, colour, and type. A single saddle will have standard neck hackle in the 2” range right up to 8-9” covering Wooly Buggers to...
by renzetti | Aug 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
Caddis live pretty much everywhere trout do. That is a good enough reason to always have a caddis pattern or two in your box. In this video, Kelly Galloup shows us how to tie an easy and effective pattern.
by renzetti | Jul 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
By: Matt Grajewski I am frequently asked what my thought process is when tying a streamer. Especially when it comes to larger flies. My brain works in a scattered fashion, so I imagine I often cause more confusion than clarity. When helping a friend figure out...
by renzetti | Jul 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
We have been fortunate to work with two legendary tiers, Bob Clouser and Bob Popovics. They are both Legacy Ambassadors for Renzetti, and have influenced some of our vises and tools we sell today. Their contribution to the fly tying and fishing world has been...
by renzetti | May 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
Many tyers, including myself, struggled when tying toad style bodies where you “X-wrap” material. Flies tied with this style of body are found in every flats angler’s box from Charleston to Cuba. I find myself fishing Kwans and Merkin style flies almost exclusively...
by renzetti | May 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
Video by: Kelly Galloup Legacy Ambassador, Kelly Galloup, has no shortage of great tying videos available on the Slide Inn’s YouTube channel. In his latest video, he shows us how to tie his Belly Bumper...
by renzetti | Apr 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
By: Justin Pribanic We’ve all been there. Working your way through a favorite run to the prime lie. Floating a river with high hopes of a big fish encountered on a previous trip. Rushing a cast into a tight spot that screams just get it there. You make your shot and...
by renzetti | Apr 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
When asked where I was raised, I often answer, “In a boat.” My parents took my us fishing whenever possible. I was probably in my teens before I realized it wasn’t weird to take a vacation not centered around hunting and fishing. Maybe I’m still not fully convinced it...
by renzetti | Mar 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
Adding glue to your streamer heads is nothing new. It’s been done a lot, using an array of different glues and resins to achieve different swims, sink rates, shape profiles, etc. Between the glues and materials available to the modern tyer, the sky is literally the...
