Boats

Things To Look Forward To

June 30, 2011
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Dana Sturn is hosting a group of anglers at BC West next week.  He’s looking forward to the trip, and he put together some reasons that…he’s looking forward to the trip. Things To Look Forward To Each year at this time I’m running around like crazy doing all the last minute things I always plan [...]

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Nice Drivin’, Tex

January 29, 2011
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Our guides at Alaska West are great teachers.  They’re fun people and excellent casters.  They’re helpful and courteous and really, really fishy. They’re also great boat drivers. More on Alaska West King Salmon in Week 1 Our Facility Leopard Trout

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The Essentials

October 13, 2010
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What more could an angler ask for?  Good looking flies, a two-handed rod and a few shooting heads – and they all happen to be sitting in the tray of a bad-ass jet sled, and that sled happens to be floating on the most ridiculous steelhead river on the planet. More on Gear for the [...]

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Diablo Paddlesports

September 11, 2010
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We saw a really cool boat at IFTD yesterday. It’s a unique concept by a company called Diablo Paddlesports. The boat is a ‘Hybrid SUP-Yak’ called the Adios. What the heck is a Hybrid SUP-Yak? It’s a cross between a stand-up paddleboard and a sit-on-top kayak that’s purpose-built for fishing. OK, so what does that [...]

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Skiffs in Action

February 14, 2010
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When Louis Cahill visited Andros South last months, he got a whole bunch of great photos fish and anglers, but he also managed some cool shots of our skiffs in action. More Cool Photos Trout Snack Cool Chilean Landscape Big Sky in the Bahamas

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Our Boats at Alaska West

December 29, 2009
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First-time anglers at Alaska West could very well look at our guide boats on arrival day and think to themselves “I thought this place was supposed to be a top-tier operation.”  Our boats are not the most comfortable, fastest, most tricked-out, or pretttiest boats at the boat show. There are certainly big, beautiful boats out [...]

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Poling Platforms – Why They Matter

December 17, 2009
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These days, pretty much any modern skiff you see on the flats is going to have a poling platform on its stern.  Why is that? The extra height of the platform gives your guide (or if you’re really lucky, your Significant Other) better visibility, a 360 degree view and less glare at short and long [...]

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Our Boats at Andros South

May 21, 2009

One skiff from the fleet in Little Creek. South Andros is an environment that presents quite a few challenges for a flats skiff. We fish some really skinny water, so boats need to run shallow. The fishery is immense, so we need to cover some ground. Our season is long, we’re very busy, and it’s [...]

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Offshore Upgrade at Andros South

April 23, 2009

Cozy times offshore. Photo: Rick Sisler We’ve been running a really successful offshore fishing program at Andros South for the past few years, and we’re pleased to announce that the offshore fun just got upgraded.  Our captain is now running a 30′ Prowler catamaran with twin Suzuki 300s.  This new boat makes for some really [...]

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