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Stuff You Should NOT Buy: Ardent Line Butter Conditioner

I’m sorry if you’ve already wasted your money on Ardent Line Butter, but for the rest of you, please read on…  This Ardent Line Butter Conditioner review will not be positive.  Hence, the title… “Stuff You Should Not Buy“. Mmm, … Continue reading

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The 5 Best “Underdog” Reels

Who makes the best reels?…  Shimano… Abu Garcia… Daiwa… Quantum??  These are the “Big 4″.  We all know about them and are familiar with their product.  Everywhere we look we are flooded with advertisements reminding us how awesome these reels … Continue reading

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Fishing Nutrition with the Igloo Yukon Cold Locker

When you’re on the road, you’ve got enemies.  They are relentless… the sneering signs and taunting billboards, brightly colored and boldly lettered, beckoning your business along the roadway at 70 mph. Value Meal! $1 Menu! SUPER SIZED! Drive Thru! Asian … Continue reading

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Flip In The Bird – A Profile of Customer DISService

It was becoming clear to me from my post-ICAST dealings with Flip In The Bird that they had absolutely zero concept of how to run a business and execute customer service. I think this post I found on their Facebook … Continue reading

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Kaenon Eyewear – A Profile of Customer Service

Sometimes freak things happen.  There’s no good explanation.  I have my share of these “freak incidents”, most of which are relatively harmless, but mind boggling nonetheless. I’ve written about Kaenon products before… about how cool their frame styles are and how … Continue reading

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Hawaiian Tropic

It’s Either Hawaiian Tropic Babes or Simms Sun Protection

I’m a big fan of using intelligently designed clothing and accessories for my solar protection. So was my grandmother (she was right about a lot of things). And so is FLW Cup winner and Simms pro Kevin Hawk. “I’m looking … Continue reading

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Jackall Iobee… The Best Frog Ever? | Part 2

The following is a continuation from Part 1. ———— 6.  Unique skirt strands on legs Instead of silicone strands for legs, Jackall chose 18 strands of extra thin rubber.  The thread-thin rubber looks more natural as it fans out and undulates, wafting over the surface.  It’s … Continue reading

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Spotlight on Kaenon – Reviewing the Kaenon Kore

When it comes to choosing a polarized lens, this was the common dogma: “If you want lens clarity, glass is your only option.” “If you want light weight lenses, plastic is your only option.” Kaenon wasn’t content to accept these … Continue reading

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Jackall Iobee… The Best Frog Ever? | Part 1

If you buy a Jackall Iobee, you’ll find these words written on the package. “Potentially the best frog lure” I love their humility about it.  In an industry where everything claims to “change the game” and “revolutionize” the fishing world, … Continue reading

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Road ID… For Fishermen and Kayakers

I will be the first to tell you I am pretty much the least safety minded person I know. Case and point – As a child I managed to set fire to an acre of woods with a NERF bow … Continue reading

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