Gink, Orvis, Ross and SA

May 24, 2013

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Gink on Ross and SA

Maybe not such a bad thing? Photo: Louis Cahill

As many of you have probably heard, the hot news in the fly fishing industry is that Orvis recently purchased Ross and Scientific Anglers from 3M.

Our buddy Louis from Gink and Gasoline put together a very intelligent write up on the subject – since industry gossip and commentary seem to be right up everybody’s alley, we’re dedicating today’s post to suggestion you have a read.

Gink and Gasoline on the Orvis purchase of Ross and Scientific Anglers.

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