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Quick Tip: Act Fast When Dropping Something Overboard
Last week I was fortunate enough to fish around Key West for tarpon with some friends. Unfortunately I dropped a fairly expensive Spyderco folding knife overboard. To a mountain boy like me, I see the ocean and it looks like … more
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Podcast Interview: Tim Pommer, Product Development Engineer at Scientific Anglers
This week we talk to Tim Pommer, product development engineer at Scientific Anglers, about how growing up on a trout stream and going to grad school for engineering help him develop some game-changing technology in the fly line and tippet world. … more
Video: Oliver White Explains the Orvis Guide Sling Pack
The man that knows no fishing boundaries and has seen and done almost all of it talks candidly about the Orvis Guide Sling Pack and why he likes it so much even, though it’s “not a product he would normally … more
Quick Tip: Avoid Seasickness on Your Next Saltwater Fishing Trip
If you’re like me, simply looking at a boat bobbing up and down makes you feel a little queasy. I get seasick and airsick. Heck, I get carsick if the road is curvy and it’s hot out. While most fly … more
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Podcast Interview: Randi Swisher on the “New” Cortland Line Company
This week’s podcast interview features Randi Swisher, new VP of sales at the Cortland Line Company. Swisher talks to MidCurrent about the company’s “revival” and discusses the plethora of new Cortland flylines coming from them in 2013. Randi goes on … more
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Quick Tip on Electronics: Beware Condensation
This is more of a photography tip than a fishing tip, but it certainly pertains to any electronics like GPS handhelds or things like binoculars that you may take out in the field fishing. Many of us bring point and … more
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Video: Why It’s Good to Have More Than One Pair of Sunglasses
Master of all things fish Oliver White gives us yet another great fishing tip and reminds us why it may not hurt to have a couple of different pairs of sunglasses handy when you’re out fishing. Different lenses provide different advantages … more
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Podcast Interview: Daniel Galhardo of Tenkara USA Talks Rod Models
This week MidCurrent speaks to Daniel Galhardo, one of the first people to bring the Japanese style of fishing called Tenkara into the United States. He also runs and owns Tenkara USA which sells Tenkara-style fishing rods. Much has been … more
Video: How to Cast Sink-Tips In Heavy Wind
Oliver White shows us how to cast super heavy sink-tip lines in very strong wind near the end of the earth at Kau Tuapen lodge in Terra Del Fuego, Argentina.
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Quick Tip: Utilize Zip Ties to Fix Everything from Ferrules to Zippers
Most people I know have a least a small amount of duct tape with them on any fishing trip. I personally wrap a foot or two around my rod tube for any situation that might arise where it’s needed. Because … more
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