Leaders

They’re Not That Picky

November 22, 2011
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Most of the time, the bonefish on South Andros Island are not that picky. What Does That Mean? It means that if you get your fly selection in the ballpark and present reasonably, most of the time you’re not going to get refusals.  The photo above is a great example – that’s 15 pound Maxima [...]

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Preparing for Your Bonefishing Trip

October 13, 2011
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Our fall season at Andros South starts a week from Saturday!  Man, are we fired up to get back out on the flats. Since we know a lot of you are planning fall bonefishing trips, we figured we’d assemble a little list of articles that will help you prepare. Casting Practice.  Just do it – [...]

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Three Good Articles

September 24, 2011
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If you like fly fishing, we think you’ll like these three articles on other web sites. 10 Tips for Approaching Trout in Glassy Water.  Kirk Deeter dishes on Field and Stream’s FlyTalk blog. Long Leaders for Flat Water.  Continuing on the theme…a very instructive photo and writeup from Gink and Gasoline. South Fork of the [...]

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Bonefishing Gear Roundup

August 16, 2011
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Judging by the number of folks we’re hearing from recently, an awful lot of you are in the middle of planning your bonefishing trips for the upcoming season. One very important part of trip planning is getting your gear ready to go, so we figured it was a good time for a roundup of some [...]

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Leader Length and Bonefishing

June 16, 2011
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One of the cool things about running fishing lodges is that we get to fish in some amazing places with expert anglers who know those fisheries like the backs of their hands.  Another cool thing, though, is that between hosted trips, press trips, schools and more, we also get to fish with expert anglers in [...]

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Rio Alloy Hard Mono

April 26, 2011
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A few months ago, we ran a video featuring Bruce Chard that detailed his approach to tying leaders for flats fishing.  If you fish on the flats, you really need to check out the video – we’ll give you another chance with a link right here. The foundation of Bruce’s leaders is Rio’s Alloy Hard [...]

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Big Flies, Leaders, and More

January 20, 2011
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Our head guide on the Dean River at BC West is Scott Baker-McGarva.  There’s a reason he’s in his job – he knows a lot about swinging flies for anadromous fish. Scott wrote an excellent piece on big bugs and leaders.  We think those of you who crave chrome will appreciate it. Big Flies, Leaders, [...]

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All About Bonefish Leaders

December 2, 2010
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We’ve told you a little bit in the past about why you might want to tie your own leaders when you’re fishing in the saltwater. A conversation with Bruce Chard at Andros South a couple weeks back got us thinking that there’s a really a lot to saltwater leader design and construction, so we asked [...]

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Hand-Tied Leaders for Saltwater Fishing

April 26, 2010
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Today we hear from Bruce Chard – legendary guide in the Florida Keys and teacher of our bonefishing schools at Andros South – about why he prefers hand-tied leaders for fishing on the saltwater flats. Bruce Chard on Saltwater Leaders I have seen a lot of leaders break in my days – unfortunately – but [...]

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