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Stories from the North Islands Taupo and Rotorua regions through to the South Islands, Christchurch, Otago/Queenstown and Nelson/Marlborough hot spots.
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| Another trip of Lifetime with Abolutely Angling - 27 January 2010 |
| I spent most of last week drifting down one of the North Islands great back country rivers. Rowed, fed, watered and looked after by Ian Ruthven from Absolutely Angling. All in aid of a new TV show for Australia's Fox Sports called Adventure Fishing. more > |
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| Stalking Lake Edges - 14 December 2009 |
| Summer is a little delayed, in case you haven't noticed. So if you're a once a year Christmas holidays angler you may find things a little different this year. Different, maybe! But most likely, it's going to be much much better. Take a look at the results from a couple of days walking one of the North Islands lake egdes for Greig Cousins and Simon Chu. more > |
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| Lucent Tungsten Beads are now here - 03 December 2009 |
| After a fair bit of bugging by our retailers we're bringing in the tungsten beads that we've been using on our Manic fly patterns. more > |
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| Click through to see the latest Manic Adventure fly fishing and Instructional Videos. Learn how to tie fly fishing knots, tie a fly or cast a fly rod. You can even see members videos or if you want you can add your own fly fishing video for us all to see. |
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Zane Mirfin
Strike Adventures
Fishing & Hunting Guides
Nelson, NZ |
Straightening a Coiled Fly Line A client of mine showed us a neat trick on-river in NZ! Stand in the water and let the current pull your fly-line downstream until your maximum casting distance is reached. With the point your rod tip about 1 meter above the water surface, rotate your rod and reel counter-clockwise for 10 revolutions (lefties go clockwise). This will remove the natural coiling in the fly-line that occurs through casting and you will now cast much more efficiently and more accurately. Repeat this process two or three times throughout the angling day. Even great casters create twists in their lines when they throw roll casts or change of direction casts. |
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Zane Mirfin
Strike Adventures
Fishing & Hunting Guides
Nelson, NZ |
Sharpen Hooks Deep sinking weighted nymph patterns constantly bump across the rocky bottom of our rivers and dull the hook point. Chemically sharpened hooks can be touched up with a small hook hone to make sure they are “sticky-sharp”. Sharp hooks definitely catch more trout! |
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I've had a rare opportunity to cast and fish with most of the two-handed rods from the world's best manufacturers. Yet, I still felt that something was missing, even from my favorite sticks - they could be better. Scott fly rods were sympathetic to my concerns, and over a period of more than four years, they steadily worked towards designing and manufacturing what I consider the ultimate series of Spey rods. With the new T2H, they've hit the nail on the head - beautifully finished lightweight rods that have a true progressive action suitable for all Spey casting styles. They deliver unparalleled feel and progressive power and are a true joy to fish.
Dr. Way Yin - FFF Master & 2 Hand Casting Instructor, APGAI Master Casting Instructor (Trout and Salmon) |
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I always like having the best stuff and when it comes to fly tying C&F Design is where it’s at. And once you’ve made those perfect flies C&F have the only fly boxes I would ever consider using. You might as well have the best!
Yoshi Nakagawa – Rod and Reel Auckland |
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