Fishing Tackle Reviews & Discounts

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A basic introduction to fly fishing. But to really get started you'll need to take a lesson or two from an experienced angler and then practice, practice, practice....preferably on the water. Going back and reviewing the tape after experiencing some on-the-water frustrations can be helpful.

Featuring widescreen digital composition and high definition Dolby stereo sound, The New Fly Fishing Basics is a DVD guide to essential fishing techniques, knots, equipment, and fly tying. From a wide variety of different casts (including but not limited to reach cast, slack line cast, jump roll cast, and wind casts), to a grounding in the simple entomology that fly fishers need to know, The New Fly Fishing Basics is especially ideal for relative newcomers to the sport, though veteran fishers will also appreciate the video demonstrations of a wide assortment of techniques. The perfect preparation before embarking upon a fly-fishing voyage with family or friends. 90 minutes, color.

This was a great basic information based learning system. I have no experience in fly fishing and feel that after watching this DVD I now have a basic enough knowledge to purdhuse and start fly fishing. There are basic techniques to advanced techniques. There is a basic blurb on how to tie basic flys, wooly buggers and dry flys. Teh only drawback is there was little on what to look for when you approach a lake or river, there was references to other DVDs by Bill Mart.

with all of the dvd/vhs videos out there on the market, I found this one to be a great starter video for someone just getting into fly fishing or one that wants to improve their sport. while some may say that the video spends too much time on casting and tying ... well, that's the art of fishing!! If you can't cast you're not going to have too much luck in catching! If you can't tie the necessary knots, well, then you're just going to get a lot of practice in what it feels like to lose a fish (that is, if you even were able to cast the line out!!!!) All kidding aside, this is a great video and I've watched it many times over and have corrected many of the common mistakes that I have found in my casting or other techniques. Enjoy!

THE DVD IS EXCELLENT, WELL ORGANIZED, IN HD AND PERFECT FOR THE BEGINNER. I DO NOT KNOW HOW YOU COULD PRODUCE A BETTER INTRODUCTION TO FLY FISHING.

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Retired and wanting something to pass the time with I started on fly fishing and tying. This book has the handy pictures to give first some basic instructions and then seven patterns that will get you to tying others like them. Now I do up my own patterns using the lessons lerned from this book. I haven't used any other books on starting off, but I am satisfied that this one does the job and a good job at that. jd

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Too bad I didn't have this book 30 years ago. In reviewing this great book I learned more things in three days than in a great many years tying all kinds of material. Great short explainations and the photos are superb. I recommend this book to all tyers

I have a copy of this book and for a long time it was the best thing ever. Recently I have seen another book called "flytying tools and materials and where to get them" This book not only gives you a picture to reference it tells you a bit about the fur/feather/animal and where it is most common.I found this more usefull especially when I started classic salmon fly tying. All that said it is an excellent book and well worth the money.

i have looked at, and read, many books designed to help a beginner, and old-timer, at learning to use the materials and tie the flies. never have i yet found a better book than this one, or even it's equal.