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How to Play and Land Your Fish (part Five - Reels)

Chris Haycock asked: When using a fly reel, there isn’t always a brake, or drag to help you. To prevent big fish from running you can exert varying degrees of thumb pressure inside the spool. Without such pressure there is a real risk that your line will overrun and backlash, with the sometimes “interesting” feature [...]

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Tired of Fumbling With your Rod and Reel?

Steven Magill asked: Copyright (c) 2007 Steven MagillFly Fishing is not just for the people who watched “A River Runs Through It” too many times while they were growing up. Nor is it just for people who live near rivers and like to wear boots that go all the way up their thighs. Fly fishing [...]

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