Just a quick note before bed tonight on my first trip down to the river with my new ECHO Dec Hogan 13’3″ two hander. My intent is to chase striper with it this summer. I spent four hours yesterday morning learning a long stretch of the river for wading in low light in the coming weeks and working on a few casts that I’m learning. Amazing how this rod will do the work on it’s own if you let it.

ECHO two hander, Old School Martin MG-10, and a filled up Cliff Outdoors Bugger Barn. Thinking I need one of those new Cliff Outdoors Justin Cases to fill up and carry in my backpack.

This section of the river is actually the joining of three rivers, the Saluda River and Broad River flow into one river called the Congaree River.

Full fly boxes make me happy.

More flies. I hope they like chartreuse and white.

These Big Eye Clouser Minnows should get their attention.

Repping my “Blanco Honky” t-shirt with Pride!