Tom Larimer

Airflo Skagit Switch – Video Intro

February 3, 2012
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If you’re a spey geek who reads our blog regularly, you’ve heard a bit about the Airflo Skagit Switch head.  We told you about it way back in 2010, and last year we wrote our review of it. Our summary on this head is basically that… It’s a modern Skagit head by Airflo designed for [...]

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Airflo Sinktip System

January 13, 2012
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Our buddy Tom Larimer is back today to tell us a little bit about the Airflo sinktip system and its color-coded loops. Tom’s day job is guiding anglers for steelhead in Oregon.  He’s learned a thing or two in his day, though, so he also works as a line designer for Airflo. Airflo has a [...]

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Keeping Sinktips Organized

December 16, 2011
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Tom Larimer has spent just north of 4 million days on the water chasing steelhead and salmon, and he’s figured out some pretty helpful tips along the way. Today’s topic?  Keeping your sinktips organized. It’s a video.  Here are the highlights. Keeping Sinktips Organized Wrap the sinktip around your hand Tie it off with an [...]

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Prevent Rod Mating

December 2, 2011
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It’s one of the most challenging situations facing the spey angler. Dealing with an upstream wind on river right? Nope. Fixing your tailing loop?  Negative. Untangling your quiver of spey rods every time you get out of the boat?  That’s the one. Lucky for you, Tom Larimer is here today in HD video glory, to [...]

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Advanced Anchor Placement Tips

November 18, 2011
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Way back in April of last year, we posted a video of Tom Larimer giving some tips on placing your anchor when you’re spey casting. Little did we know it would become our most popular video to date, with somewhere around 17,000 of you so far hitting ‘Play’ in an effort to improve your spey [...]

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Nice Fish, Cam

November 11, 2011
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Cam Groner fished with Tom Larimer and the gang at BC West this past summer.  As you can see, he got in on the fun. Beautiful fish, Cam. More on Chrome Steelhead Our Head Guide’s Rig You Need to Use Your Drag Tom Catches Too

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Setting the Hook – Steelhead and Salmon

November 10, 2011
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Today we’ve got a video tip segment for those of you who like to swing flies for steelhead and salmon. Tom Larimer, Oregon guide and host at Alaska West, BC West and Andros South, gives us a quick rundown on his approach to setting the hook. In the video, Tom covers Holding a loop when [...]

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Back Home

September 28, 2011
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Pete Laskier arrives back at our Home Sweet Home on the Dean River. More on the Dean Speypages Dean Video The Dean River Fishery Our Facility

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Get in There!

August 29, 2011
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Dave Baca and Scott Baker-McGarva land a steelhead in a very pretty place. More Pretty Places Arolik River Kanektok River South Andros Island

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