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Starter Kit: Learning To Fly Fish — Gear Up

3rd March 2021 Daniel K. Sweat Hunting

Fly fishing can seem overwhelming at first. Truth is, it’s not. Learning how to fly fish is actually easy and fun as hell. And it won’t immediately empty your wallet. With the right gear and some fundamentals, you’ll be ready to pester farm-pond panfish and bass, fool hungry trout, or even pick fights with angry muskies as soon as this

Starter Kit: Learn How To Ice Fish

21st February 2021 Daniel K. Sweat Hunting

To the uninitiated, ice fishing can seem like a masochistic endeavor: Drag a sled full of gear out onto a frozen windswept lake in frostbite temps, gouge a hole through ice that’s up to 2 feet thick, drop a line in the water, and sit on a bucket or in a small shelter and freeze your ass off while waiting