Bauer’s Flats Crab meets Flexo Crab in Chicone’s New McFly Crab

Roots: Bauer's Flats Crab The Bauer's Flats Crab is a staple in the arsenal of Caribbean and Central American permit anglers & guides. This fly was popularized for its effectiveness in Belize and has become a must have fly for permit in lagoons and shallow, off-color water. Roots: Flexo Crab The Flexo Crab is a [...]

What size bite tippet to use for snook

The snook experience Trying to keep snook out of mangrove roots or from wrapping pilings is an experience that walks the thin line between anxiety and excitement. But when you pull it off and the fish is in hand you'll always remember it as exhilarating. Getting it right The right leader/bite tippet combo is extremely [...]

Wintertime Bass Fishing

Why Wintertime Bassin' South Florida’s beautiful weather in the mid 50s in dead of winter - for all the northerners trying to get out of their below freezing temps and get on some fish, Florida's the place. Florida provides a good environment for largemouth bass, which are cold-blooded fish that slow down as water temperatures [...]
Comparing Flexo Crabs

Know your Flexo: Comparing all the flexo style crab flies

Origins Using a mesh tube body for the shell of a crab fly is one those rare ideas that was truly unique when the original Flexo and Alphlexo Crabs were created. With a permeable "crab shell", this style of crab fly is a great solve for getting the wider surface area of crab flies to [...]
Top Three Under $300 fly reels

Top 3 fly reels under $300 – Redington Ace, Lamson Liquid S, Orvis Hydros

Catching the fish of your lifetime does not require the most expensive reel in the case. Neither does catching a lifetime's worth of fish or making a lifetime's worth of memories. Today's mid price point reels are designed and built to go the distance and handle whatever you throw at them. Redington Ace The first-of-its-kind [...]
Badass Fun Size Reels - Tibor Backcountry | Hardy Fortuna Regent | Abel Rove

Badass Fun Size Reels – Tibor Backcountry | Hardy Fortuna Regent | Abel Rove

When you think of saltwater outfits, you likely think of 8 weights and bigger. While an 8 weight is a great starting point as an all-purpose saltwater outfit, there are times when 6 and 7 weights are called for. Whether you're trying to optimize stealth or fun, these light weight reels need to hold up [...]
Our Top 10 Weight Reels

Our Top 10 Weight Reels

We love 10 weights, they're such a unique size. 8 and 9 weights are a class. 11 and 12 weights are a class. Then there's the 10 in between, in a class of its own. We use 10's in both difficult conditions for bonefish and permit, and friendly conditions for tarpon and pelagics. If your [...]

Sage Salt R8 Core

The R8 Core Salt is here. This fits into their high-end high category and incorporates their new R8 Core technology. A premium rod in Sage's offerings that feels like a fishing tool. Who is this rod for? To me, this rod is meant for someone who has a moderate action cast with a good understanding [...]

Why We Love Tibor

First let's start with a story: I caught my first true adult, big tarpon on a Tibor Riptide (the one pictured below with the "#olefloridaflyshop" nameplate). When I got the reel I had just started working at OFFS in the web development and marketing department, so at the time I thought the nameplate was fitting. [...]

An Overview Of The Scott Wave

The rod feels like a premium rod in your hand. The swing weight is the first thing we noticed. The rod is light and sharp with extremely fast recoil. This fast recoil allows for great rod tip tracking and control over your loops. In close (under 50ft) the rod is deadly accurate and is very [...]