Category Archives: Gear

Trailer Safety 101 with Robert Eddins, RO Drift Boats

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Greg Thomas

Gumbo mud, Wide eyes and Trailering safety By Greg Thomas I recently added up the mileage; during the past 20 years I’ve driven more than 500,000 miles in the West, many over dirt roads, which I prefer over payment, and … Continue reading →

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For Sale: Tom McGuane Book Collection

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Greg Thomas

I have a hardbound, first edition of Thomas McGuane’s The Longest Silence for sale, but it doesn’t stop there. I have a hardbound, second edition of McGuane’s Live Water (in a slipcase), which was published by Meadow Run Press with … Continue reading →

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How To Save A Soaking Wet Smart Phone

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Greg Thomas

These smart phones aren’t cheap and now that we’re all addicted to instantaneous contact, they are a crutch. What to do if we can’t talk to whomever we want to, via text, e-mail or an actual phone call (remember those?) … Continue reading →

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Best Winter Steelhead Lens, Smith’s Low Light Igniter

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Greg Thomas

My favorite sunglasses lens for low light or overcast conditions is, unequivocally, Smith’s Low Light Igniter. This thing seems to draw light to the eye, even on those days when it seems like getting Noah to build another ark is … Continue reading →

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Big R’s Online Magazine—December

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Greg Thomas

The boys from Big R fly shop in Great Falls, Mont., run a pretty fine fly shop and they still get their hours on the water. That’s evidenced by BR’s most recent issue of their online magazine. The mag is … Continue reading →

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SIMMS’ New Vapor Boots

Posted on November 17, 2013 by Greg Thomas

Nineteen-eighty-seven. One split second. Right side of the lane, planting on my left foot. I was going to throw it down on some syrupy-slow center. Ok, I’m 6’ tall and white. I was going high to lay it in. That’s … Continue reading →

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CONTEST: YOUR Top 5 Northwest Steelhead Fly Fishing Tips

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Greg Thomas

I can spew info on Northwest steelhead all day, but I know my audience and some of you get to spend more time chasing chrome than I do, these days. I thought it might be interesting to know what your … Continue reading →

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Igloo’s Yukon 70 Cold Locker: The Weekend Test

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Greg Thomas

Ok, got to spend some serious camping/fishing time with Igloo’s new Yukon 70 Cold Locker, which showed up on my doorstep last week and travelled with me to Idaho’s Iron Lake, at 8,000 feet, this past weekend. I loaded the … Continue reading →

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Igloo’s Yukon Cooler. Better than Yeti?

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Greg Thomas

I know Yeti coolers are all the rage in fishing and hunting, and that Yeti spends an advertising budget rivaling Apple’s promoting their merits, but I wanted you to know there are other options for keeping your food fresh and … Continue reading →

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RIO Pike/Musky Lines and Leaders

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Greg Thomas

If I had any plans to fish musky or pike in the near future, I’d be stocking up on RIO’s pike/musky line and their pike/musky leaders, which are a combination of heavy mono and wire with a metal clasp to … Continue reading →

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