Gerber River Shorty Knife

Your boat is sinking, and it’s your fault. How did this happen? Most likely, you dropped anchor in too strong a flow. …

Sitka Ascent 8 Lumbar Pack

I wear a lot of Sitka gear during hunting season.  Their 90% pants, Jetstream Jacket, and and an older Celsius Vest are …

Boga Grip v. EconoScale

Patent law has weird impacts on when products come to market.  The first Boga Grip was designed and invented some time back …

Costa Grand Catalina Sex Tickets

Way back in the heyday of Miami Vice, the Miami Dolphins, and rolled sleeves on men’s suits, Costa Sunglasses (then Costa Del …

Yeti Rambler 20 oz. Tumbler

Whoa, this thing is new and bad-ass. The lower end is all metal, but vacuum-sealed like an old-school Stanley thermos. The lid …

Mangrove Push Pole

Push poles are surprisingly expensive when you consider that they are, after all, nothing more than really long sticks. In fact, for …

High Times on the Cumberland

THE FIRE CRACKLED and threw shadows against the opposite bank as I methodically shot fly line into the dark water. With only …

Make an Antler Tying Tool Rack

I NEARLY TRIPPED OVER the shed antler, one side of what had been an impressive 10-point whitetail buck’s rack. It was concealed …

Line Hacking

“SNICK!” I felt—more than heard—the sound, as the tension on my fly line suddenly gave way, sending it rebounding in puddles through …

Foreign Tied

“DEAR SIRS,” the e-mail started, “My name is Reginald Kibugi, and I am seeking to sell you excellent-quality fishing flies.” My cursor …

Microskiff Mania

BACK IN THE SIXTIES, a designer at the Kennedy Space Center named Harley Gheen was looking for a better way to fish …

Birds in There

IN 1983 the new “He-Man” cartoon series was the most impor- tant thing in my life. At my preschool that year, we …