Posts in Taupo
Manic Monday - Plan B
With the weather putting a stop to our planned and long-awaited backing country fishing trip, Manic mates, Karl Sawyer, Taranaki Hunting & Fishing Fly Guru Tarn Mack-McEwen and myself, decided to leave the heavy tramping packs behind and opted to tow the boats over to Lake O instead..... Read more
The Manic Guide To Wading Safety
We teamed up with good mate and river rat, Garth Oakden, of Tongariro River Rafting to put together a clip outlining some tips and tactics to make sure you can get to the other side of the river safely (and back) as well as what you should do when it all turns to custard..... Read more
Friday Fly Day - Newbury's Dirty Jig Olive
Neil Cunnington from Sporting Life in Turangi has been out product testing the Newbury's Dirty Jig fly for us. It's a very recent barbless addition to the Manic Fly Collection and has served Neil well.... Read more
Manic Monday - Simms Tributary Kids Gear
Finn Harding gets out amongst the fishing action in his Simms Tributary waders built specifically for kids..... Read more
Finn Harding Is On The Scene!
Finn Harding is learning a thing or two from the old man Andrew Harding!.... Read more
Team Tuesday - Rob Vaz aka Robfish
Manic mate and all-round good bugger Rob Vaz is one awesome human being. Rob grew up in the Waikato and along with older brother Rene they fly fished at every chance they could..... Read more
Tongariro Roll Cast Clinic Wrap Up
What a weekend of weather with perfect conditions being ideal for the Tongariro Roll Cast clinic. From my perspective the day went very well with everyone understanding the concept and theory behind the cast before getting the feel for each phase on the lake and then finally putting it all together by the end of the river session..... Read more
How To Master The Tongariro Roll Cast
Here it is, the most comprehensive "How To" for learning the Tongariro Roll Cast..... Read more
Tongariro Roll Cast Clinic - Saturday 21st Of September
Our very our TRC guru, Kyle Adams, will be sharing his knowledge on executing the world famous(ish) Tongariro Roll Cast on Saturday the 21st of September..... Read more
Win Stuff Wednesday - Airflo SuperFlo TRC Fly Line winner!
Congrats to Dean Andrew, winner of the new Airflo SuperFlo TRC fly line from last week's Win Stuff Wednesday. Have fun with that one mate!.... Read more