By admin on December 23, 2009
Cortland has revamped its 444 Classic Series of fly lines and one of the most stunningly smooth in the range is the wonderful 444 XP Classic. It might just be the world’s favourite fly line, with its subtle peach colouring and superb flexibility, especially at lower temperatures (which is just dandy for UK anglers!). Available [...]
Posted in Fly Lines | Tagged Fly Fishing Lines, Fly Lines |
By admin on December 17, 2009
The term ‘angling’ came from Medieval England, where early fishing rods were known as ‘angles’. Today’s fishing rods are considerably more sophisticated than the ones used in those days of yore, as you might expect, and they come in a dizzying array of varieties. John Norris supplies a huge swathe of different fishing rods, from [...]
Posted in Fishing Rods | Tagged Fishing Rods, Fly Fishing Rods |
By admin on December 1, 2009
Fishing reels have been used in England since about 1650, but if our seventeenth century forefathers could see what technological innovation has become available to us 21st century inhabitants, they’d scream ‘witchcraft!’ (or go day-glo green with pure envy). As we know, fishing reels employ a spool mounted on an axel to deploy and retrieve [...]
Posted in Fishing Reels | Tagged Fishing Reels, Fly Fishing Reels |
