tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71288274617622770132024-02-21T10:14:14.016+01:00Fly Fishing Nation"All over our beloved planet earth, even on the most remote places one may possibly be able to get to,
Fly Fishing Nation
The often seemingly featuereless appearance of some of the most remote locations on this planet, reveal their secrets and hidden treasures often only to the eyes of the spirited flyfisher."
Stephan DombajFly Fishing Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07257763240765589957noreply@blogger.comBlogger135125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128827461762277013.post-22286571009758237232010-05-28T23:35:00.004+02:002010-08-11T22:09:44.184+02:00INTRO<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Beta Version 2010 coming soon<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />In association with</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">LOOP Tackle Design Sweden | Whistler Flyfishing | Pro Tube Fly System | Austrian Outdoor Sports | Canon Digital | LOOP Adventures</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><object width="400" height="250"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZCsg6zAF35E&hl=de_DE&fs=1?rel=0&hd=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZCsg6zAF35E&hl=de_DE&fs=1?rel=0&hd=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="250"></embed></object><br /><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Update 1st May 2010</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >Fly Fishing Nation</span><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />"All over our beloved planet earth, even on the most remote places one may possibly be able to get to, chances are, that there will be somebody flyfishing.<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>Fact is, that it is such highly spirited flyfishing individuals who are instrumental in pioneering pristine places such as Tierra Del Fuego (Argentina), Khalovka (Russia), or New Caledonia (Australia), to name a few.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/FFN%20BLOGGER/xc.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">(Silver Ghost - Carribean Sea - S.Dombaj)</span><br /></div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thanks to the enormous drive and the almost on madness bordering dedication these guys sport, it is, that the formerly white spots on our maps have turned into the most desirable places to go for enjoying the great sport of flyfishing. These pioneering sportsman and women are the living proof, that for the kind of flyfisher we are talking about here, there is no place too far, no wind to strong and no waters to rough, to take a flyrod just there and even beyond, so god will.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/FFN%20BLOGGER/Arg-RG-8.gif" /><a href="http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/FFN%20BLOGGER/?action=view&current=Arg-RG-8.gif" target="_blank"><br /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">(Argentina - Rio Gallegos - Private Estate "Las Buiteras" - S.Dombaj)<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Curious?</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Well, then let´s go and catch some of our spirit by the way of a photo journey around the world ... Witness flyfishing-freaks going beyond borders and obstacles. Be part of the experience when people of different countries go for their goal:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span">The often seemingly featuereless appearance of some</span><span class="Apple-style-span"> of the most remote locations on this planet, reveal their secrets and hidden treasures often only to the eyes of the spirited flyfisher."</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2008/01/stephan-dombaj.html">Stephan Dombaj</a><br /><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><p align="center"><a href="http://www.supercounters.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="free hit counter" src="http://www.supercounters.com/counter.php?id=3553&style=9&m=5" border="0" /></a><br /></p><noscript></noscript><p></p></span></div>Fly Fishing Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07257763240765589957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128827461762277013.post-37035156019826954612010-05-01T17:04:00.003+02:002010-05-01T17:12:39.881+02:00Hook Magazine Issue 5<div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><br />Hook Magazine Issue 5<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hola Guerillos!</span><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic;">May - tribute to this toothy month! Pike close-season has just ended and freaks around the globe are hereticly celebrating these days on the shoreline, ambushing toothy critters. Still can´t get enough of fishing? I gotcha. Here´s your golden shot:</span><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.hook-magazin.de"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 183px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb6wLJKN797zH5u9K_M8ZLNmtLa9JB3vsgxyq_8-g8rjpwJaIONySvUbcgBwY_NigHX84YAhtx93CS1ZAoZqCbmsO8gHWB693xM0wFpUsCfyfabPfZGBzvzIsLxM3MBZr9fmkx3l6r2IU1/s320/05_Titel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466318963671079474" border="0" /></a>(Click the pic)<br /><br />Don´t forget to check the Picture-Story of my buddy<br /><h1 id="profile_name"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.suckmyfly.com/">Aleksandar Vrtaric</a></span></h1>Cheers,<br />Esteban!<br /><br /></div>Fly Fishing Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07257763240765589957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128827461762277013.post-29165877706320646362010-04-29T08:47:00.010+02:002010-04-29T15:30:51.979+02:00SFFM - URGENT<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hola Guerillos,</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am proud to announce the frigging hottest event in the history of flyfishing:<br /><a href="http://www.sffh.de/"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >THE SFFM </span></a><a href="http://www.sffh.de/"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />"The Saxonian Flyfishing </span></a><a href="http://www.sffh.de/"><span style="font-size:130%;">Meeting 2010"</span></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.sffm.de/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBUP1YeFGen0AOxvJn0TuUYFZg1iScFju7N8dEWGcmbnFAo8jRQ5gD4UPmHgth4pnzPc444oO9Frb6eoymaFyoCTAWz6X11F79NLZ_dSY9UZYv9rZyKRzABgoaH2_-aPjt8itb9vBdCHdu/s320/SFFH_Logo.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465550839140264098" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">13.Juni.2010</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">In terms of fishing fairs, the SFFM is considered to be the redefinition - the riotkid that cracks the borders of a simple game angling fair. Hard to believe but did you guys ever see a fair with a Shisha-Bar, Chill-Out-Lounge, Models (presenting the L way of fishing) and much more? I could go on forever, but after all it´s very simple: Be there or be square!<br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">-The FlyFishing Nation is part of the party</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">-Pro Team Loop Int. Members are hitting the spot!</span><br /><br />Cheers,<br />Esteban!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhlWDA_1phc9xC5sMUCp4QuPrI7Ongd-k8SSScZNS8Xxax9LUIkX5CU5BG9fJjBAr03V524lkuZVQGa6lBYLJCd0BfbPvXOrLutDjFqjCzBvsBxhnn0WlpHZ7J5frCe9t3uGXD6Kjg9dPO/s1600/IMG_8149.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhlWDA_1phc9xC5sMUCp4QuPrI7Ongd-k8SSScZNS8Xxax9LUIkX5CU5BG9fJjBAr03V524lkuZVQGa6lBYLJCd0BfbPvXOrLutDjFqjCzBvsBxhnn0WlpHZ7J5frCe9t3uGXD6Kjg9dPO/s320/IMG_8149.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465450511096233666" border="0" /></a>(I wish my wife was this dirty!)<br /></div>Fly Fishing Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07257763240765589957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128827461762277013.post-56558488924111009512010-04-07T18:02:00.006+02:002010-04-29T09:53:56.657+02:00Slovenian Bash 2010<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">
<br />Slovenian Bash 2010</span></span>
<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">by Julian Sion</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">feat.:
<br />Stephan Dombaj, Blaž Klančnik,</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">
<br />Günter Bosch & Stefan Haider</span>
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<br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Shortly after Stephan´s "home coming bash" a couple of days ago we were hitting the road once again towards Slovenia. Time to bring him back to real life since he spent a whole season down in the dirty south of Argentina. Changing his hardcore adjusments for decent lightweight tackle - ready to sell versions of LOOP´S XACT and EVOTEC (additional tackle for 2010)
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<br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/Sava/Bash-go.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" />
<br />(On the road again)
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<br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Although he tried to convince me that he´s is not soo keen on fishing I didn´t believe him since he was sleeping the whole way from Cologne to the HQ in Graz (Austria)...saving up his energy for the task. Meeting up with the rest of la familia in Graz we continued our way to Bled (Slovenia)
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/Sava/On-tour.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" />
<br />(...on tour)
<br /><meta equiv="CONTENT-TYPE" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><title></title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="OpenOffice.org 3.2 (Win32)"><style type="text/css"> <!-- @page { margin: 2cm } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } --> </style> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;" lang="en-US"><span style="font-size:100%;">After a long journey around 900 kilometres through the night and mountains, we arrived in Graz/Austria.
<br /></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" lang="en-US"><span style="font-size:100%;"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/IMG_3756.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></p>(Slovenia)
<br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;" lang="en-US"><span style="font-size:100%;">After our arrival in an amazing stunning area we felt miles away. All the exertion seemed to be forgotten and we looked forward for our seasonstart in a beautiful river.
<br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/IMG_4040.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" />
<br />(Sava B.)
<br /></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">We got some support from </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;">Blaž Klancnik. </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">He knows all rivers in Slovenia well and helps if you want to visit this great area </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;">(<a href="http://www.flyfishing-marmorata.com/">www.flyfishing-marmorata.com</a>). Blaž was a very skilled and friendly guide and brought us to nice fish.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/evotec-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span>
<br /><span style="font-size:100%;">(New Stuff)</span><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">Standing on a small bridge, we had a nice view over the r</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">iver. My heartbeat began to beat faster and faster as I saw the gorgeous trouts and graylings, swimming in the clear water.</span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/IMG_4041.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span>
<br />(Sightfishing)
<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;" lang="en-US"><span style="font-size:100%;">Furthermore we went into the water and started to fish. Only after a short time we caught some nice rainbows and some smaller graylings.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;" lang="en-US"><span style="font-size:100%;"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/IMG_4019.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span>
<br />(Hitting the spot)
<br /></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;" lang="en-US"><span style="font-size:100%;">On the first day we had a fantastic fishery with strong rainbow trouts.</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" lang="en-US"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/Jules.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" />
<br />(Fighting a bow)</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" lang="en-US">
<br /></p> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;">After a good rustic meal we felt quickly asleep. On the next morning we took small breakfast and bought our licences. Just 30 minutes later the tackle was rigged and we started to try a different section of the river.
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<br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >Misc Pics</span>
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<br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/twins.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" />
<br />(Evotec and Xact)
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<br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/frog.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" />
<br />(FROG ME)
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<br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/vb.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" />
<br />(Releasing a Grayling)
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<br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/Jules-Bow.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" />
<br />(Down and dirty)
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<br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/IMG_4088.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" />
<br />(Clearwater treasures)
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<br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/IMG_4120.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" />
<br />(Julian´s GF beats it)
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<br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/IMG_4124.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" />
<br />(Infected)
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<br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/IMG_4016.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" />
<br />(Stalking)
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<br /><a href="http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/?action=view&current=IMG_4067.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/IMG_4067.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a>
<br />(Grayling)
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<br /><a href="http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/?action=view&current=400-sche.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/400-sche.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a>
<br />(490 for the win)
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<br /><a href="http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/?action=view&current=590-Xact.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/590-Xact.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a>
<br />(590 Xact)
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<br /><a href="http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/?action=view&current=Chrissy.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/Chrissy.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a>
<br />(Gass performes)
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<br /><a href="http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/?action=view&current=IMG_3809.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/IMG_3809.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a>
<br />(Chrissy with a DH-Bow)
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<br /><a href="http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/?action=view&current=HC-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/HC-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a>
<br />(Stalking II)
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<br /><a href="http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/?action=view&current=IMG_3769.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/IMG_3769.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a>
<br />(Average)
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<br /><a href="http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/?action=view&current=IMG_3941.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/IMG_3941.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a>
<br />(Browntrout)
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<br /><a href="http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/?action=view&current=IMG_3947.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/IMG_3947.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a>
<br />(Jules fighting a bow)
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<br /><a href="http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/?action=view&current=IMG_3954.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/IMG_3954.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a>
<br />(Double Trouble)
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<br /><a href="http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/?action=view&current=IMG_3960.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/IMG_3960.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a>
<br />(Goldie)
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<br /><a href="http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/?action=view&current=IMG_3908.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/IMG_3908.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a>
<br />(Square nymping)
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<br /><a href="http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/?action=view&current=IMG_4038.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/IMG_4038.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a>
<br />(Xact)
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<br /><a href="http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/?action=view&current=hg-2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/hg-2.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a>
<br />(Little Grayling)
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<br /><a href="http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/?action=view&current=IMG_3981.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/IMG_3981.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a>
<br />(Too deep)
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<br /><a href="http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/?action=view&current=IMG_3932.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/IMG_3932.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a>
<br />(...)
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<br /><a href="http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/?action=view&current=IMG_4054.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/IMG_4054.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a>
<br />(...)
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<br /><a href="http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/?action=view&current=IMG_3977.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/IMG_3977.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a>
<br />(Hitting the far bank)
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<br /><a href="http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/?action=view&current=IMG_3963.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/IMG_3963.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a>
<br />(Bow for the win)
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<br />(Strippin´off)
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<br />(Double Trouble)
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<br /><a href="http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/?action=view&current=IMG_3897.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/IMG_3897.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a>
<br />(Portrait)
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<br /><a href="http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/?action=view&current=IMG_3842.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/IMG_3842.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a>
<br />(Fighting another bow)
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<br /><a href="http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/?action=view&current=IMG_3850.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/IMG_3850.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a>
<br />(Reelz)
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<br /><a href="http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/?action=view&current=IMG_3887.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/IMG_3887.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a>
<br />(Copper John)
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<br /><a href="http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/?action=view&current=IMG_4088.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/SavaII/IMG_4088.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a>
<br />Ready to go...
<br /></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" lang="en-US"> </p> </div></div></div>Fly Fishing Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07257763240765589957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128827461762277013.post-9903506781594103482010-03-26T11:20:00.004+01:002010-03-26T13:15:18.057+01:00The Battle Of Kattegatt<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Battle Of Kattegatt - Expo Varberg 2010</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Martin Falklind, Tellis Katsogiannos and Stephan Dombaj</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Annual Sportfishing Fair in Varberg (Sweden) opens it´s gates once again. The int. Pro Team is hitting that spot - so don´t miss this chance to blasts some casts with us. Cheers!<br /></div><a href="http://www.sportfiskem%c3%83%c2%a4ssan.se/" target="_blank"><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/the%20battle/The-Battle.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.sportfiskem%c3%83%c2%a4ssan.se/"><br />(Klick the pic to open the link)</a><br /></div>Fly Fishing Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07257763240765589957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128827461762277013.post-7790782059873000972010-03-24T23:35:00.001+01:002010-03-08T17:38:42.534+01:00Fake Punks<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fake Punks</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">BassBooster Tales</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">It´s really funny to see what other guys are doing as soon as you leave the stage for a couple of days. I got a request from a friend asking me about the BassBooster Series, which was quite amusing since there were just a couple rumors about it and nothing really specific. I should know it because I was spreading them while getting my hands on the very first design-type. The BassBooster was supposed to be an addition to our PikeBooster Series - almost the same design features except the EVA-fighting grip, lighter and shorter though.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/FakePunks/Reelz-II.jpg" /><br />(Down with the syndicate)<br /></div><br />The first design-types are still 8-9ers, so not lighter at all since we built them up on short and high modulated versions of the "PikeBooster" blank, supposed to be for intern use only. BASS BOOSTER wont be released! The most fucked up thing... this wrong information were spread by formerly hopes that got it all wrong now... Anyway, all the rumors about the BassBooster Series are fake - don´t listen to the fakies and wannabes out there...stick to a reliable source: Either to official Loop Page/Blog or to the one and only Guerilla-Page since oh7! Down with the syndicate! If you wanna see real prototypes - check this out:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/FakePunks/the-nation.jpg" /><br />(Evotec G4 5/8 Stealth limited edition)<br /></div></div>Fly Fishing Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07257763240765589957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128827461762277013.post-76948590842293274812010-03-08T11:47:00.005+01:002010-03-08T16:14:23.956+01:00Fuck Of The Month<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fuck Of The Month - Hall Of Fame</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I'd like to propose a toast to all the sick moments in flyfishing, all the crazy guys that crossed our ways, of course to the magnificent countries we fished in and never the less to the all the fish out there...Cheers guys! The Hall Of Fame is a tribute to all of them. Monthly updated, rude and unspoiled just like this whole thing here. Love it or hate it.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >2010</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">January</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Shortly after my arrival in Rio Gallegos (Argentina) I felt this irrepressible urge and desperate longing for some chrome... so I took my 5# 9ft. Loop Yellow Line. Long Story short. This 84cm Chromer was the initial of a long history of seatrouts that crossed my path in the Argentine desert. Why fish of the month... well the story behing that fish is pretty cool. Check it out (<a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2010/01/bad-guys-fish-night-las-buitreras.html">Bad Guys Fish The Night</a>)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tackle:</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rod:</span>LOOP Yellow Line II 5# 9ft<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Reel:</span> LOOP CLWC 5/8<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Line:</span> LOOP Opti Stream WF5F + 150yds Backing (20lb)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tippet/Leader:</span> 0,22 Crystal Dense Fluo<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fly:</span> Hotcone RL Spey Bugger Black tied on TMC 777SP<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Crime Scene:</span> Rio Gallegos - Cojones Pool - Argentina<br /></div><br /></div></div></div><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/FOM/400px/IMG_4781.jpg" /><br />(Desert Chrome)<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">February</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">February was a hard decision cause I had do decide between two PBs: A 10,5kg Seatrout on 6wt Switch or a magnificent Kingsalmon. As you can see below the Kingsalmon made it because we allready got a Chromer in the list just one month before. Anyway I liked the story behind the Kingsalmon much better. This Kingsalmon is a part of 14 fishes that are (still) the living proof that there are some pacific Salmon on the atlantic side! It was a urban legend and big Papa LOOP Tackle Design sent us out to scout this uncharted water. Well, we let you know when the season is over... just a little hind, this is the sickest stuff you can do to your DH-Equipment! This super-mean male fish gave me 15minutes a hard time! Before I forget, we are talking about the only Creek that holds Kings in Argentina!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tackle:</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rod:</span> LTS X1 9wt 13,6ft.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Reel:</span> LOOP Opti Megaloop<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Line:</span> Prototype SH - 0,32 Runningline (Opti) and some 50lb Backing<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Leader:</span> 0,40 Crystal Dense Fluo<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fly:</span> Pollo´s Revenge (articulated fly by S.Dombaj)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Crime Scene:</span> Glacier King - Argentina<br /></div><br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/FOM/400px/FOM-Feb-400px.jpg" /><br />(Mean machine)<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">March</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">What´s missing to round up the Argentine Grandslam? You are right, a fat resident Trout! And here we go, the picture below shows a beautiful Bow taken on a 5wt on sight at Rio Barrancuso. It was not the biggest fish of the 3day trip but anyway - this adorable vicious buck gave me a hard time on my MultiPWR. I could tell you something about numbers and averagesize at Jurassic, Barrancuso and Laguna del Inferno but you wouldn´t believe me anyway... Ah, before I forget: 2 minutes wrestling - down&dirty (what else?) Fight a fish like a man! (Toast to all the sissyguys who are fighting fish like a frightned little pansy - and believe me... there are a lot!)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tackle:</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rod:</span> LOOP MultiPWR 5# 9ft.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Reel:</span> LOOP Opti Dryfly<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Line:</span> LOOP OptiStillwater WF5F - 120yds. 30lb.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tippet/Leader:</span> Multi Light + 0,20 Crystal Dense<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fly: </span>Copper John Size 6<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Crime Scene:</span> Rio Barrancuso - Argentina<br /><br /></div><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/FOM/400px/jurassic8.jpg" /><br />(Bowhunt)<br /></div></div></div>Fly Fishing Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07257763240765589957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128827461762277013.post-18150309228421815602010-03-07T20:22:00.006+01:002010-03-08T04:31:00.488+01:00Artificial Creek – Dope for a Trout Addict<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Artificial Creek – Dope for a Trout Addict</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">By: Paulo Hoffmann</span><br /></div><p face="arial" style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://s158.photobucket.com/albums/t111/Paulo_Hoffmann/2009/KSWTrout1/?action=view&current=Titel.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t111/Paulo_Hoffmann/2009/KSWTrout1/Titel.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;"> </div><p face="arial" style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal">Stuck in the middle of nowhere, Kansas – at least from a flyfishermen’s point of view who is greedy to get his periodic dose fresh trout-smell on his fingers.</p><p face="arial" style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://s158.photobucket.com/albums/t111/Paulo_Hoffmann/2009/KSWTrout1/?action=view&current=_MG_8099.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t111/Paulo_Hoffmann/2009/KSWTrout1/_MG_8099.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></p><p face="arial" style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">(Ready to go...)<br /></p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal">Fortunately, a group of geniuses once came together to establish an artificial creek for these men and women who wander around in the sunflowerstate with their <span style=""> </span>rods and reels in order to find a place to fish for trout. The approx. 2 mile long and 15 ft. wide creek is stocked every other weekend with new rainbows of about 10-15 inches, where however occasionally trouts are hidden that measure up to 20 inch. The season restrains on october thru april due to the heat that would warm up the water dramatically and kill the trouts later anyway.<br /></p><p face="arial" style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://s158.photobucket.com/albums/t111/Paulo_Hoffmann/2009/KSWTrout1/?action=view&current=_MG_8247.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t111/Paulo_Hoffmann/2009/KSWTrout1/_MG_8247.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal">(The Rules)<br /></p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal">Trying to build up structure in the water, the creek runs in a dam system which helps to create pools and different water levels in flowing speed and deepness. It really helps to figure out the good spots and often gives you a huge advantage. The fly selection is not that big of an issue for the most parts since the trout are not used to live in a natural environment, thus, not used to nourish naturally. The only ingredient that usually helps is tungsten to get down to the ground where the target sits, often with little nymphs or bugs. Concerning fly color, natural colors like gray, brown, <span style=""> </span>or olive always work, but sometimes on these breed-trouts, irritating colors such as pink and violet bring miracles.</p><p style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://s158.photobucket.com/albums/t111/Paulo_Hoffmann/2009/KSWTrout1/?action=view&current=_MG_8244.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t111/Paulo_Hoffmann/2009/KSWTrout1/_MG_8244.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal">(Damn dam)</p><p style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://s158.photobucket.com/albums/t111/Paulo_Hoffmann/2009/KSWTrout1/?action=view&current=_MG_8259.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t111/Paulo_Hoffmann/2009/KSWTrout1/_MG_8259.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></p><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;"> </div><p face="arial" style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">The enormous impact on the water caused by fishermen coming from all around to satisfy on this construction has the interesting effect that the fish only feeds when it doesn’t hear, see, or feel<span style=""> </span>an angler approaching, although it stays in its spot watching you crawl on the ground trying to bow-and-arrow the fly in front of it, <span style=""> </span>there is no way it’d eat your fly - it can be damn frustrating.</p><p style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://s158.photobucket.com/albums/t111/Paulo_Hoffmann/2009/KSWTrout1/?action=view&current=_MG_8241.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t111/Paulo_Hoffmann/2009/KSWTrout1/_MG_8241.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal">(...)<br /></p><p style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://s158.photobucket.com/albums/t111/Paulo_Hoffmann/2009/KSWTrout1/?action=view&current=_MG_8266.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t111/Paulo_Hoffmann/2009/KSWTrout1/_MG_8266.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal">Equipped with a 7 ft. #4 weight, a box of random flies, and a Kansas-trout-permit, I started to graze the water upstream. Tied on a tungsten emerger, I had luck with 10-12 inchers – not enough for a troutbum from across the pond. Tungsten caddis for the win and a big old fat 19 inch rainbow for happy Paulo. It really felt good to hold these wet creatures in my hand after so long, even though there is no comparison to a wild stream with graylings and mean brown-trouts waiting for you to set the 20-size CDC emerger right in front of them.<br /></p><p style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://s158.photobucket.com/albums/t111/Paulo_Hoffmann/2009/KSWTrout1/?action=view&current=_MG_8289.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t111/Paulo_Hoffmann/2009/KSWTrout1/_MG_8289.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal">(19 inch)</p><p style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://s158.photobucket.com/albums/t111/Paulo_Hoffmann/2009/KSWTrout1/?action=view&current=_MG_8288.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t111/Paulo_Hoffmann/2009/KSWTrout1/_MG_8288.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal">(Tungsten caddis for the win)</p><p style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://s158.photobucket.com/albums/t111/Paulo_Hoffmann/2009/KSWTrout1/?action=view&current=_MG_8596.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t111/Paulo_Hoffmann/2009/KSWTrout1/_MG_8596.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal">(Fishermen's friend...questionable)</p><p style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://s158.photobucket.com/albums/t111/Paulo_Hoffmann/2009/KSWTrout1/?action=view&current=_MG_8601.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t111/Paulo_Hoffmann/2009/KSWTrout1/_MG_8601.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal">(pt.II)</p><p style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://s158.photobucket.com/albums/t111/Paulo_Hoffmann/2009/KSWTrout1/?action=view&current=_MG_8644.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t111/Paulo_Hoffmann/2009/KSWTrout1/_MG_8644.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://s158.photobucket.com/albums/t111/Paulo_Hoffmann/2009/KSWTrout1/?action=view&current=_MG_8203.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t111/Paulo_Hoffmann/2009/KSWTrout1/_MG_8203.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal">('till the last sunlight)</p><p style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://s158.photobucket.com/albums/t111/Paulo_Hoffmann/2009/KSWTrout1/?action=view&current=_MG_8206.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t111/Paulo_Hoffmann/2009/KSWTrout1/_MG_8206.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal">(pt.II)</p><p style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://s158.photobucket.com/albums/t111/Paulo_Hoffmann/2009/KSWTrout1/?action=view&current=_MG_8197.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t111/Paulo_Hoffmann/2009/KSWTrout1/_MG_8197.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal">(pt.III)</p><p style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://s158.photobucket.com/albums/t111/Paulo_Hoffmann/2009/KSWTrout1/?action=view&current=_MG_8651.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t111/Paulo_Hoffmann/2009/KSWTrout1/_MG_8651.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal">(...and longer)<br /><span style=""> </span></p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;"> </div><p style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span></p>PHoffmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09698957196198831552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128827461762277013.post-41720660040828723322010-02-25T00:49:00.002+01:002010-02-25T00:57:04.036+01:00Fisk&Fin<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Contribution in Fisk&Fin</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">by Stephan "Esteban" Dombaj</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">For all our friends around the globe a quick shot of our latest contribtion in the danish magazine "Fisk&Fin" - for those who have the chance to get an issue: check out the article Giga Havörret and you´ll find some FFN Prints! Here´s a preview. Cheers!<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/FishandFin/Giga1.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/FishandFin/web2.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/FishandFin/web-3.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /></div></div>Fly Fishing Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07257763240765589957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128827461762277013.post-71916622515271014472010-02-16T21:21:00.004+01:002010-02-16T21:30:52.953+01:00Raubfischmesse-Sauerland<p style="text-align: center;" class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Raubfischmesse Sauerland</span><br /><span style="" lang="EN-US"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><br /></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">It‘s Time For A Revolution…</span></p> <p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Germany’s 2<sup>nd</sup> predator fish fair is on its way.</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><br /></span></p> <p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Experts from all over Europe are going to show interested visitors how to catch pike, walleye, perch, asp, catfish and many other predator fish, <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">using</span> different techniques and styles. For example, how to catch pike on the fly or fish top water lures.<br /></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">We'll be showing you Loop´s latest tackle for 2010 and some tips and tricks in fly tying as well as a diashow.<br /></span></p> <p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">The expo will take place on the 13<sup>th</sup> and 14<sup>th</sup> of March 2010 in the St. Georgs Hall in Meschede.</span></p> <p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">You´ll be able to visit us from 10am to 6pm on those two days and the bonus is that teens and women do not pay entrance fee, all other visitors pay <span style=""></span>5,- €.</span></p> <p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><br /></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">You will find a list of the exhibitors here: </span></p> <p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.angeln.de/forum/raubfisch/aussteller-raubfischmesse-im-sauerland">http://www.angeln.de/forum/raubfisch/aussteller-raubfischmesse-im-sauerland</a></span></p> <p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">As well as: </span></p> <p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.raubfischmesse-sauerland.de/">http://www.raubfischmesse-sauerland.de/</a></span></p> <p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">We are looking forward to seeing you at the expo - "keep your lines tight"!</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><br /></span></p> <p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Stay tuned,<br /></span></p> <p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Julian Sion & Team<br /></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128827461762277013.post-23645922570058281962010-02-08T19:52:00.002+01:002010-02-09T03:52:20.431+01:00Hook Magazin 3<span style="font-weight: bold;">
<br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Hook Magazin 3 is out now!</span>
<br />by Stephan Dombaj
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<br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Another Issue of Hook Magazin has just been released! Beside other HQ Footage from contributors around the globe one can find a brief picturestory by FlyFishingNation (Page 80), showing the thrilling fight of a raging tarpon. Check it out!
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://hook-magazin.de/#/80"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj163.jpg" />
<br />Chasing Silver - click the pic for the Story!</a>
<br /><a href="http://hook-magazin.de/">
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">>Hook Magazin<</span></a>
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<br /></div>Fly Fishing Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07257763240765589957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128827461762277013.post-12381031766325306972010-02-07T20:04:00.004+01:002010-02-25T01:43:32.254+01:00Girls Gone Wild For Seatrout<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Girls Gone Wild For Seatrout</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">by Stephan Dombaj</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">feat.: Claudio Martin</span><br /><br />Okay Guys, hard times ahead. Check these pictures! The girls are cleaning up Rio Gallegos! Private Estancia las Buitreras<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/Girls%20Gone%20Wild/IMG_6697.jpg" /><br />(Sara blasting a cast at Canterra)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/Girls%20Gone%20Wild/sara-15-pounds-1.jpg" /><br />(Sara´s 14pounder at Puesto)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/Girls%20Gone%20Wild/Fernandas-Brute-1.jpg" /><br />(Fernanda´s Brute)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/Girls%20Gone%20Wild/DSC_0145.jpg" /><br />(Girls for Chrome)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/Girls%20Gone%20Wild/DSC_0125.jpg" /><br />(Sweet release)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/Girls%20Gone%20Wild/Boo-Chrome.jpg" /><br />(Boo...)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/Girls%20Gone%20Wild/DSC_0165.jpg" /><br />(Pt.II)</div>Fly Fishing Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07257763240765589957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128827461762277013.post-19365174489385761122010-02-05T17:29:00.004+01:002010-02-07T21:16:24.021+01:00Loop Equipment Research - Evotec MF<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Evolution Of A Flyrod - Evotec MF</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">by Stephan Dombaj</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">A couple of month ago I introduced the very first shots of our crossweave Xact and Epic Flyrods. During this time of evaluation in both action and design, we decided to change the former "EPIC"Series into EVOTEC MF (or FA)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/Evo/EVOTEC-INTRO.jpg" /><br />(Zone V)<br /></div><br />MF stands eighter for MediumFast Action or for Motherf+cker, up to you. The whole Evotec-Series is an add-on to the our famous MULTI-Series. Here are some exlusive previewshots right from the shore in Zone V - Rio Gallegos - Argentina.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/Evo/Evotec.jpg" /><br />(Evotec 7weight)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/Evo/Reelseat.jpg" /><br />(Reelseat)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/Evo/Male-motherfucker.jpg" /><br />(+ mean machine)<br /><br />Stay tuned - more to come! Saludos!<br /></div></div></div>Fly Fishing Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07257763240765589957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128827461762277013.post-44102308585886029352010-02-04T22:02:00.029+01:002010-02-08T19:32:26.102+01:00Boot Düsseldorf<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Expo - Boot Düsseldorf</span>
<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">by Alexander von Dombois</span>
<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">feat.: Julian Sion</span>
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I left Cologne at about 8am hoping not to get into traffic and be able to arrive in Düssel</span><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:100%;" lang="EN-US">dorf on time were I would meet Jules. Our job was to show some fishing newbies what fly fishing is al</span><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:100%;" lang="EN-US">l about and teach them some basics. The first step was to explain the difference between “normal”</span><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:100%;" lang="EN-US"> fishing and fly fishing, and what bait we use. We had a few streamers, dry flies and Pike flies for t</span><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:100%;" lang="EN-US">hem </span><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:100%;" lang="EN-US">to l</span><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:100%;" lang="EN-US">ook </span><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:100%;" lang="EN-US">at so that they could feel how light a fly actually is.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/Boot%20Show%202010/Expo.gif" />
<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">(Expo...)
<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:100%;" lang="EN-US">After this short introduction Jules and I took our three interes</span><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:100%;" lang="EN-US">te</span><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:100%;" lang="EN-US">d beginners to the “Giant Fish Tank” which was actually a container full of water were everyone was able to hold a fly rod in their hand and try out a few casts before going out into the cold were the “Casting Clinic” was</span><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:100%;" lang="EN-US"> build up.</span></p>
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<br /></a> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">("Giant Fish Tank")
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<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">(Casting Clinic... and it's cold!)</p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">
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<br /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">( No. 2 )</p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">
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For Michael, Martin, David, Derek and Richard it was neither their first time, nor the second one… actually not even close to that.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/Las%20Buitreras%20Week%203/LasBuitreras400px2.jpg" /><br />(Burning Sky at Bridge Pool)<br /></div><br />It was their 10 season on the Gallegos… quite a remarkable record and certainly much experience reached as a result of it. For Val, first time chasing silvers in south Argentina, the challenge didn’t look much as he started in his first session with a fresh 15 pounder out of Golfo, a large slow-water, fish-holding pool, where he happened to be after following Bakers usual “week rotation scheme” with Martin as the responsible one for arranging it that let them fish around in even number of sessions in the different beats as well as fishing with different partners equal number of times. Still sometimes the scheme didn’t really work, and mostly when some unknown person tricked the others by changing the real scheme for a fake one… confusion reigned in the room and arguments took place until the truth finally came out.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/Las%20Buitreras%20Week%203/LasBuitreras400px4.jpg" /><br />(Richard - Double Spey)<br /></div><br />El Henrik (Pool) delivered, like it normally does, and this time in favor of Richard who managed to get not only a 21 pounder but also followed with an 18 pounder, both on Buitreras top secret fly (meaning a regular Bitch Creek nymph!).<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/Las%20Buitreras%20Week%203/LasBuitreras400px5.jpg" /><br />(Chrome on the run)<br /></div><br />By Monday noon there were already 20 sea trout caught and a big part of that had double figures… still things got tougher later on in the week making the group use all their experience plus the help of the guides team to figure out the best approach and how to succeed on this task. The wind didn’t make things any easier either, gusting up to 100+ km/h (60m/h – 28m/sec)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/Las%20Buitreras%20Week%203/LasBuitreras400px.jpg" /><br />(David´s mean male machine)<br /></div><br />In contrast to this the average size keeps rising and we hit new records. This Rugby ball-shaped fish are without any doubt feeding very well out in the sea. The best example was Mike’s biggest fish of the week, caught on a session when none of the other zones produced, pulling 22lbs on Juan Manuel’s scale.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/Las%20Buitreras%20Week%203/LasBuitreras400px8.jpg" /><br />(Mike´s 22pounder)<br /></div><br />In addition to the fishing a very much anticipated event took place once again at the lodge: the guitar duel. Derek started the session with Animal’s “The House of the Rising Sun”, a Buitreras favorite, and kept amusing his friends and the staff with some great songs that we all followed and enjoyed. On the side of the locals Juan Manuel performed a part of his wide répertoire showing off once again his talent as singer.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/Las%20Buitreras%20Week%203/LasBuitreras400px3.jpg" /><br />(JuanMa lost in music)<br /></div><br />Finally, our dear British friends topped it off by performing their own version of Eagle’s “Hotel California” for the staff, where phrases based on the few mishaps, the guides and kitchen team and words in Spanish like “pelado”(Spanish for baldie) got mixed up along the beat to make everyone laugh.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/Las%20Buitreras%20Week%203/bw-chrome.jpg" /><br />(Male Chromer)<br /><br /></div>We’ll be looking forward to next year to see our friends again casting flies out into the wind and singing along and playing guitar, maybe some of many things that make Las Buitreras a magic place.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/Las%20Buitreras%20Week%203/IMG_5100.jpg" /><br />(Estancia)<br /></div><br />Claudio Martin – Las Buitreras Camp Manager<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Number of Rods</span><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><span lang="en-US"><i>: 6</i></span></span></div><p></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span lang="en-US"><i><u>Total Nr of Fish</u></i></span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span lang="en-US"><i>: 48 sea trout</i></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span lang="en-US"><i><u>Top Rod</u></i></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span lang="en-US"><i>: Richard Bright (UK) with 13 fish.</i></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span lang="en-US"><i><u>Top Pool</u></i></span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span lang="en-US"><i>: Upper Limit & Peso Ligero</i></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span lang="en-US"><i><u>Top Fly</u></i></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span lang="en-US"><i>: Yellow Tummy #8 + Bitch Creek #8</i></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span lang="en-US"><i><u>Biggest Fish</u></i></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span lang="en-US"><i>: 22lb (Michael Baker)</i></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span lang="en-US"><i><u>Average Size</u></i></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span lang="en-US"><i>: 11,1lb</i></span></span></span></p><br /></div>Fly Fishing Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07257763240765589957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128827461762277013.post-71903891811733784762010-01-28T07:53:00.000+01:002010-02-07T22:12:38.850+01:00Ghost Of The Flats<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bonefish: Ghost Of The Flats</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">by Stephan Dombaj</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">To be upfront with it: After ones first encounter with a bonefish on a flyrod it´s obvious why this fish gained it´s reputation as one of the most challeging gamefishes around the globe! Rocket-like runs that devide the water just like Moses did, sightcasting for schooling sizelike fishes or big singles and doubles, beach-bumming, flat-stalking... boundless possibilities! Here are a few pictures as a tribute to this pretty brilliant gamefish: The ghost of the flats.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/Bonehead.jpg" /><br />(Hydrodynamic in perfection)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Refering to Wikipedia, that is well known for it´s sober descriptions in terms of adorable gamefishes, I was quiet suprised: "The bonefish, also known as phantom or gray ghost, is probably pound for pound the strongest and fastest running animal in the collective of salt-water fish." Well, it´s the truth...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj11.jpg" /><br />(Bonefish-encounter!)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/ffn.jpg" /><br />(Transitionzone bonefish)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Despite the fact that this fish is well reknown for it´s versatile preyscheme like benthic worms, fry, crustaceans and molluscs, we also gotta face the fact that the ability to "respire" aerial oxygen enables bonefish to get even into the most oxygenless parts of the water... such as the most shallow flats and mangroves! Just like all other inshore species, their feeding-activity is influenced by the tidal level. Moving water is always a garantuee for some sort of activity. Get yourself into it...listen to the sound of your reel. You´ll never forget it. Here are some unpublished pictures of our christmas-journey:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj175.jpg" /><br />(Too much of a cliche...)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj164-1.jpg" /><br />(Killing mantis)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj114.jpg" /><br />(Oceanside-flat and hightide)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj115.jpg" /><br />(Stop it...)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj134.jpg" /><br />( Reef-Fish)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj135.jpg" /><br />(Release)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj94.jpg" /><br />(Defeat)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj98.jpg" /><br />(Fish ooooooooooon)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj95.jpg" /><br />(Sand-Bone)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj96.jpg" /><br />(Bright fish...)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj97.jpg" /><br />(Go and tell your mom)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj99.jpg" /><br />(Snapper)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj.jpg" /><br />(2nd Advent - Streetlife)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj56.jpg" /><br />(Killing Minnows)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj53.jpg" /><br />(StreetGang ahead)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj54.jpg" /><br />(Stealing Minnows)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj138.jpg" /><br />(Gotcha...)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj139.jpg" /><br />(Small beachfish)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj34.jpg" /><br />(Crabby)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj32.jpg" /><br />(Opti Salt kicks ass)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj30.jpg" /><br />(The Only)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj28.jpg" /><br />(My way to the "office")<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj26.jpg" /><br />(At work)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj29.jpg" /><br />(Coffee-Break)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj14.jpg" /><br />(Ahhh)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj140.jpg" /><br />(Release Pt.II)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj149.jpg" /><br />(Safty first)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj150.jpg" /><br />(Peeeps)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj152.jpg" /><br />(...)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj155.jpg" /><br />(Jerk-Off time!!!)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj160.jpg" /><br />(CrabPatty)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj161.jpg" /><br />(Flatsneaker)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj156.jpg" /><br />(Coolest motherfucker in the ocean)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj157.jpg" /><br />("... and stop nailing my flies! Bitch!")<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj153.jpg" /><br />(Alex´s Surf-Candies...inhaled)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj154.jpg" /><br />(Pompano)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj111.jpg" /><br />(Boner)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj117.jpg" /><br />(Spotting Minnows)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj118.jpg" /><br />(Ready to kill em)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj116.jpg" /><br />(Fat ass Pelican)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj121.jpg" /><br />(Flats)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj122.jpg" /><br />(Baby Poon Action)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj123.jpg" /><br />(Stefan landing the fish)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj125.jpg" /><br />(Motherfucker ate the bonefish clouser)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj124.jpg" /><br />(Yeah)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj126.jpg" /><br />(...)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj128.jpg" /><br />(Testing lines)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj130.jpg" /><br />(getting taned)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj12.jpg" /><br />(getting dirty)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj13.jpg" /><br />(...)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj110.jpg" /><br />(Story about wanting too much)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj18.jpg" /><br />(...)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj186.jpg" /><br />(Birds)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj2.jpg" /><br />(Long Tom)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj36.jpg" /><br />(Good morning hookup)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj45.jpg" /><br />(Jack)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj129.jpg" /><br /><br />I have to stop... to much for one blogpage ;-)</div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Fly Fishing Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07257763240765589957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128827461762277013.post-13191369283347380032010-01-21T12:14:00.010+01:002010-01-23T20:15:45.654+01:00Bad Guys Fish The Night - Las Buitreras<div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Bad Guys Fish The Night - Las Buitreras</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Story about Cojones</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">by Stephan Dombaj</span> </div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I never though it would be that hard to sit right in front of my notebook and write about fishing although I could be fishing right now. Typing these letters here is a real quest for me, especially since we are talking about not some sort of pond or urban stream... One of world´s most renown seatrout-waters, the Rio Gallegos, located in southern Patagonia is literally just a few steps away from the estancia. I know you are going to hate me for that but I am going to stay here the whole season...<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/IMG_4959.jpg" /><br />(Sunset behind - Seatrout ahead)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Maybe it´s a relief for you to hear that I got to do some work here in the dirty south. The photographers from sports illustrated know exactly what I mean when I say: It´s a hard job but someone...you know the rest. Working the weekends and the nights can be tough... especially in this case. Claudio, Las Buitreras Camp Manager and head guide, told me that there´s a new cut bank-pool just around the bend of a major holding pool (Loop Hole) Still unnamed since no one slammed a Chromer out of it, either because it possibly no holding spot or because Loop Hole is just around the bend so they never really tried. New pool, unnamed and without fish so far. Jesus! Do I have to go on?<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/d.jpg" /><br />(Rio Gallegos - Seatrout-legend)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Chance of a lifetime! Entitling a Gallegos-Pool! The only thing I had to do is catch a chromer... Time for a plan. Either LOOP´s Gass 6120 or 693 Opti Coast, C/I Shootinghead (depends on the Combo) + 0,29mm Runningline + 13ft+1 1/2ft leader and tippet. Fly for the win: Hot cone Spey Bugger with Grizzly Rubber legs tied on TMC 777SP. Thou shall be slamming chrome! Amen. Beyond all theories I really had to check out the water. No watermarks, no m³/sec - just a little walk along the shore.<br /></div><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/1801.jpg" /><br />(Strippin´off)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I love Chromers. Fat-ass, strong, silverish migratory salmonides. But I really adore Gallegos Browntrout's! Every single scale of them. I simply can´t get enough of them and they can´t get enought of giant hoppers: Miss Knobby X for the win! Of course I had to carry a 5weight Loop Yellow Line II (rigged up with an OptiStream WF5F on a CLWC) with me - just in case that something is really stupid enough to rise in a radius of a mile when I am around with a deadly pattern tied and approved in New Zealand.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/Gallegos-brownie.jpg" /><br />(Gallegos treasures)<br /></div><br />On the way downstream to the section I got a couple of fish rising for this pattern so that it was almost dark when I arrived the unnamed pool. For some strange reason I exactly knew what was going to happen... I changed the leader for a 14ft with 0,22mm tippet... While I was opening my flybox a fish showed up close to the cutbank. Chromers ahead, head&tailing just a few meters away from my position. My welcome present was a Hotcone Spey-Bugger with Rubberl egs. Almost dark and wind picked up rapidly but anyway I managed to hit the spot. Long drift with a floating line to get the the fly down and dirty.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/Hat.jpg" /><br />(Amen)<br /></div><br />Full contact swing. Forget everything around, the only thing that counts now is something that is really hard to explain. It´s that feeling that takes over when you feel the current in the line, when you know that your fly swings just into the right spot, when you know that everything you are aiming for is waiting for something to pass by just under that specific bubble line... It´s a good feeling! You know that it ain´t no trout, it´s the silver flash, the leaper or simply one of the meanest motherfuckers of the collective of all freshwater fish.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/Flies-for-Buitreras-129.jpg" /><br />(Prince Beadhead with RL tied on Mustad R90)<br /></div><br />Focusing on every on every movement, I started to retrieve my fly. Slow and even. A splash on the surface that simultaneously leads to a violent pull in my line. Stripstrike! Connected! The semitransparent reel gets into serious troubles. Left-handed version hits me on the wrong turn. But right now I don´t give a damn f*ck about it. Jump and run, jump and run... silver bullet is heading downstream. Although I am using a 5 weight I can feel that this is a big fish. The current is too strong to land it here so I move a few steps downstream. Headshakes and heavy pumps hit the butt section of my rod - hell yeah, now we are talking. After a couple of minutes it´s almost done. I am moving backwards, trying to beach that bull. Got it...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/FOM-Jan-400px.jpg" /><br />(Chromer!)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">84cm length - 52cm girth (according to the calculator: 7,95kg) - taken on a tiny yellow trout rod, a dry line and a streamer. A few quick selfportraits and some fucked up night shots with a gorillapod and mama is back on its way to the spawning grounds. Mission accomplished! Some of you may think that I have missed the chance to set myself a monument by calling the pool El Steph or something like that. I have to disagree! We named it "COJONES"... and I guess you know what that means!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Some shots<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/Bridge-pool.jpg" /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;">(Bridge-Pool)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/IMG_4757.jpg" /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;">(Hernan: Trinas Bugger for the win)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/searun.jpg" /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;">(Gridle Bug Chromer)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/IMG_4783.jpg" /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;">(Claudio and the guys from Mountain Media)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/Fight-the-elements.jpg" /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;">(Richard Pt.I)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/af.jpg" /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;">(Blast a cast)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/Horseback.jpg" /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;">(Wild horses)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/Headlight.jpg" /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;">(Prepare for the darkness)</span><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div>Fly Fishing Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07257763240765589957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128827461762277013.post-23415468923187315252010-01-20T16:54:00.002+01:002010-01-20T22:33:09.280+01:00Argentina Weekly - Week II<div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >Argentina Weekly - Week II</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >by Claudio Martin</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Week 2 started on Saturday as usual with the new </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">group’s arrival at Rio Gallegos City International Airport. There were three things that marked this week: the presence of two different film crews, lost luggage and rolling fish teasing us in every major holding pool, still “showing fish” is not necessarily a sign of “taking fish” and it demanded hard work from all to accomplish it.<br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/Las%20Buitreras%20Week%202/DSC_0263.jpg" /></span><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">(Henke rippin´lips)</span><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><br /><br />The highly expected arrival of Swedish fishing legend and book author Gunnar Westrin completed the group with a mixture of Americans, Swedish, British and one Australian angler, Dr. Paul Gibson, 2</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><sup><span lang="en-US">nd</span></sup></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"> timer at Las Buitreras.<br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/Las%20Buitreras%20Week%202/P1140585.jpg" /></span><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">(The group)</span><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><br />Mountain Media</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">® from Sweden and Hooked on Fly Fishing® from the US followed some of the groups along the week as the chase for big sea runs was on!<br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/Las%20Buitreras%20Week%202/DSC_0221.jpg" /></span><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">(Chromer)</span><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">In the middle of the week </span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">partying took place at Las Buitreras for the Birthday of Mr Loop himself, Christer Sjöberg (aka Don Chrillo), who was turning 35 years old – according to him, of course!– but certainly feeling 25 in heart and soul.<br /><br />For our great friend Howard Evans, the beginning of the week wasn’t quite what he was expecting, and it involved the loss of his luggage and the later consequences: i.e. having to wear the same summer shirt he put on the morning he left his home, over and over again; and the fact that the underwading equipment provided by his former </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><i>dear friend</i></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"> and top guide from Las Buitreras, </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><i>El Pollo,</i></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"> was a bit too tight. Someone called this an “accident”… then unfortunately for the rest of us, it’ll be hard to erase that image from our minds.<br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/Las%20Buitreras%20Week%202/DSC_0239.jpg" /></span><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">(Release)</span><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><br />Angler David Moore, </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">who also went through the same, finding himself without his bags at the arrival airport had whatsoever no “unpleasant surprises” on the equipment provided and always available at Loop-Las Buitreras Lodge.<br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/Las%20Buitreras%20Week%202/DSC_0571.jpg" /></span><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US">(Juan Manuel with a happy client)</span><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Howard’s temporary loss of luggage had a good side. We were able to put in his hands Loop’s world class Shooting Head System for double handed rods, a tool he found very helpful for managing the existing conditions. Having become a very good caster throughout the years fishing this river, plus counting on the right set up and being ready to follow every instruction the guides had, helped him become the Top Rod of this Week, with 13 fish and a personal average size of 11,2 lb.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2o1o/Las%20Buitreras%20Week%202/DSC_0261.jpg" /><br />(18pounds)<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Happily for both of them by the second day the bags were not only found but immediately taken to its owners. Everything was safe and sound.More big fish were coming in and before finishing the first half of the week there were already some important double figure fish on the book, like Swedish guest Lars Ivarsson’s 20 pounder to show the </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-US"><i>year-after-year</i></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:8;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-size:100%;"> improvement of the quality of this river and its fish.<br /><br />New Yorker Dean Mades also had his share on flights issues, starting with a 24 hr delayed flight, followed also by the temporary loss of his luggage and the late arrival to the beginning of his journey, at Jurassic Lake. Catching up quickly with the rest later on in Las Buitreras and using his experience learnt from Canada’s Atlantic Salmon and other migratory fish to conquer the sea run browns…Even though the final number of caught fish wasn’t that great the week concluded with big smiles among the faces of our guests who’ve achieved once again the challenge of catching these explosives but yet timid, chrome beauties.<br /><br />Claudio Martin – Las Buitreras Camp Manager.<br /><br />Number of Rods: 9<br />Total Nr of Fish: 55 sea trout (over 5lb)<br />Top Rod: Howard Evans (UK) with 13 fish.<br />Top Pool: Golfo and Upper Limit<br />Top Fly: Yuk Bug #6 + Blk Wooly Bugger #8<br />Biggest Fish: 22lb (Chris Travis – Hooked on FF)<br />Average Size: 11,4lb<br /><br /></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div>Fly Fishing Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07257763240765589957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128827461762277013.post-6345212470434215012009-12-27T16:28:00.012+01:002009-12-27T22:59:42.190+01:00Fight The Elements<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fight The Elements - 3 Months Patagonia</span><br /></span>b<span style="font-style: italic;">y Stephan Dombaj</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: italic;">"Hola to all Guerillas around the globe!</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">I am glad to announce too you that I am going to leave Europe behind. Well, at least for 3 months starting Januar 2010. During this time I will be assisting the guys from </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Loop´s Private Estancia Las Buitreras</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> in Rio Gallegos/Argentina as an assisting host/campmanager, journalist and instructor. Beside world reknown </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Rio Gallegos</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> and </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Jurassic Lake</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> fishery I am looking forward to explore Patagonia´s remote areas. Meet me in Argentina. Experience a trip of your lifetime. Fishing the andean Patagonia region is always harshly tinched be the ancient spirit of this region that is bourn out of fire and wind. Take a step on this ground and you´ll feel the deepest greatfullness overcome.</span> Like every usual, I´ll keep you updated with week-reports. Be part of the party or stay tuned for some more action...<br /><br />Tight Lines,<br />Stephan Gian Dombaj"<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Argguide/Arg-JL-14.jpg" /><br />(Argentina approved)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Here are some dates for available rods:</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> 13-20 feb - 2 rods<br />6-13 march - 4 rods<br />3-10 april 4 rods<br />10-17 april 4 rod<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Contact via:</span><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="mailto:travel@looptackle.se">travel@looptackle.se</a><br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Argguide/Arg-RG25.jpg" /><br />(Rio Gallegos beauty)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Argguide/Arg-JL-80.jpg" /><br />(Jurassic Lake)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Addition:</span><br /></div><br />Guys, check out this Email adressed to Don Chrillo himself. As I said before... it´s hard to describe but it´s the truth:<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;">"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">DEAREST CHRISTER AND SJOBERG FAMILY..</span></span> </div><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS... AND A HEALHTY & PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR..!!!<br /><br />I am Just back from the Jurasic Lake, Dec 9 thru 12...After arrival around 4 in the afternoon, I fished for about 4 hours... and caught 35 .. fish...!!! NO WIND...!! The next day... weather was UNUSSUAL WARM, and WINDLESS..!!! I fished, DRY FLIES... in the Pool...( the back of the " island" facing the camp... ) was the most awesome dry fly fishing on my life...!! by noontime, I had counted total of 76 fish ..LANDED !! The afternoon, after lunch, was the river time.... by 4pm in the afternoon, had completed the number 100 ...!!!By the end of the day ... I had counted 120 fish.... alll fish were in the double digits...!!The next day... our last day... was a more selective fishing, totalling 167 fish in two and a Half days of fishing..!!!AWESOME..!!!TWO FISH WERE over 22 pounds plus, one male and one female.... have the TV Tape and Pictures of this wonderful trip.... MY FIFTH TRIP TO THE JURASSIC... counting the days and hours to return in March or April....!!!WARM REGARDS, FOR YOU YOUR WIFE & DAUGHTER... FOR YHIS XMAS...!!!<br />Your Friend<br />JORGE"</span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Argguide/JurassicLakeJules066.jpg" /><br />(Get bend)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Argguide/Arg-JL-25.jpg" /><br />(Double-Double Digits)</div></div></div>Fly Fishing Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07257763240765589957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128827461762277013.post-50844268095025901852009-12-25T20:35:00.001+01:002009-12-25T20:35:59.935+01:00Argentina<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Argentina</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">(Back On Demand)</span><br /></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2009/01/jurassic-lake.html"><span>Jurassic Lake - The Gucci Of The Outdoors</span></a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2009/01/blast-cast-at-rio-gallegos.html"><span>Blast The Cast At Rio Gallegos - Private Estancia Las Buitreras</span></a></li></ul>Fly Fishing Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07257763240765589957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128827461762277013.post-4663566340251038682009-12-25T20:33:00.001+01:002009-12-25T20:33:22.978+01:00Video<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Videos</span><br /></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2008/11/flyfishing-guerilla-video.html">The Flyfishing Guerilla</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2008/11/flyfishing-insomniacs-video.html">Flyfishing Insomniacs</a></li></ul>Fly Fishing Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07257763240765589957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128827461762277013.post-50655357878990846882009-12-25T14:08:00.001+01:002009-12-27T21:56:04.874+01:002009<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">2009</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2009/06/instructions.html"><span style="font-size:100%;">Instructions, Courses & Guidings 2009 (click to big)</span><br /></a></div><ul><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2009/01/loop-equipment-research.html">Loop Equipment Research (L.E.R.) - Austria</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2009/02/legend-of-moby-dick.html">The Legend Of Moby Dick - Cap. Ahabs Revenge</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2009/02/winter-anger.html"><span>Winter Anger - Topwater Pike (Germany)</span></a></li><li><span><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2009/03/urban-trout-ii.html">Urban Trout Stories Pt.II - To Swim Or Not To Swim</a></span></li><li><span><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2009/04/tube-for-trouts.html">Tube For Trouts - Heavy Duty For Kyll Creek (Germany)</a></span></li><li><span><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2009/05/shallows-supreme-may-pike.html">Shallows Supreme - May Pike</a></span></li><li><span><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2009/05/chubby-chaser-germany.html">Chubby Chaser (Germany)</a></span></li><li><span><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2009/05/koi-inferno-austria.html">Koi Inferno - Austria</a><br /></span></li><li><span><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2009/06/carp-strobel-austria.html">Carp Strobel - Austria</a></span></li><li><span><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2009/06/kyll-creek-bad-conditions-one-more-time.html">Kyll Creek by Paulo</a></span></li><li><span><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2009/07/ultra-light-double-handers-sieg.html">UL-DH Rods - Sieg River</a></span></li><li><span><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2009/06/tubefly-special.html">Tubefly Special</a></span></li><li><span><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2009/07/bamboo-bang.html">Bamboo Bang</a><br /></span></li><li><span><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2009/07/scare-tactics.html">Scare Tactics</a></span></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2009/07/zwickauer-mulde-here-we-go-again.html">Zwickauer Mulde - Once Again</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2009/07/bowhunting-at-sava-bohinjka-slo.html">Sava Bohinjka (Slovenia)</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2009/07/troutbuming-creeks-of-evil.html">Troutbumming - Creeks Of Evil - Day I</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2009/07/troutbuming-creeks-of-evil-day-ii.html">Troutbumming - Creeks Of Evil - Day II</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2009/08/nz-flies.html">NZ-Flies</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2009/08/giant-carp-quest.html">The Giant Carp Quest Day I</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2009/08/giant-carp-quest-2nd-day.html">The Giant Carp Quest Day II</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2009/10/loop-news-2010.html">LOOP Tackle 2010</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2009/10/globugs.html">GloBugs</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2009/10/rainprayer-calculated-defeat.html">Rainprayer - The Calculated Defeat</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2009/10/amurcity.html">Amurcity</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2009/10/alpine-lakes.html">Alpine Lakes</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2009/12/tarpon-madness-baitball.html">Tarpon Madness - The Baitball</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2009/12/hook-magazin.html">Hook Magazine Issue 2</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2009/12/running-down-beach.html">Running Down The Beach (Bonitos)<br /></a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2009/12/stealin-minnows.html">Stealin' Minnows (Big Bones and Mermaids)</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2009/12/fight-elements.html">FIGHT THE ELEMENTS IN ARGENTINA</a><br /></li></ul>Fly Fishing Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07257763240765589957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128827461762277013.post-46112937808900081852009-12-25T14:05:00.001+01:002009-12-25T14:06:50.882+01:002008<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">2008</span><br /></div><ul><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2008/03/urban-rainbows.html">Urban Trout Stories</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2008/04/pristine-waters-ischler-traun-river.html">Pristine Secrets - Ischler Traun</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2008/04/scotish-grayling-adventures.html">Scotish Grayling Adventures</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2008/04/whats-on-menu.html">What´s On The Menue</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2008/04/swedish-turn-on-for-season.html">Swedish Turn On For Season</a> </li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2008/04/mur-grayling-disease-and-hucho-sausage.html">Grayling Disease And Hucho Sausages</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2008/05/carpn-go.html">Carp´n Go</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2008/05/upper-and-lower-gail-river.html">Upper And Lower Gail River</a> </li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2008/05/kyll-rodcrackers-on-tour.html">Kyll - Rodcrackers On Tour</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2008/05/pristine-secrets-alm-river.html">Pristine Secrets - Alm River</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2008/05/spey-day-08.html">Spey Day 08</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2008/05/chasing-silver-mrrum-river.html">Chasing Silver - Mörrum River May 08</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2008/06/helga-dark-side-of-pike-fishing.html">Helga å - The Dark Side Of Pike Fishing</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2008/06/pristine-secrets-alm-river-ptii.html">Pristine Secrets - Alm River Pt.II</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2008/06/catfish-not-asp-and-amur.html">Catfish On Fly...Not - Asp And Amur</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2008/06/lindores-loch-chasing-scotish-rainbows.html">Lindores Loch - Chasing Scotisch Rainbows</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2008/06/flyfishing-insomniacs-at-glomma-river.html">Flyfishing Insomniacs at Glomma River/Norway</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2008/06/flyfishing-guerilla-jumping-grayling.html">Flyfishing Guerilla - Jumping Grayling (A)</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2008/07/flyfishing-guerilla-trout-hystacking-at.html">Flyfishing Guerilla - Trout Hystacking At Mur River (Austria)</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2008/07/rodcracker-vs-troutbum-signature.html">Rodcrackers vs. Troutbum Signature (Austria)</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2008/06/pristine-secrets-sava-river-slo.html">Flyfishing Guerilla - Perfect Insanity (Sava - Slovenia)</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2008/07/rodcrackers-at-sieg-river-sneep-ultra.html">Rodcrackers At Sieg River - Sneep Ultra Light (Germany)</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2008/07/urban-angler-rhein-river-goes-on.html">Rhein River - Party Goes on... (Germany)</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2008/07/flyfishing-guerilla-ahr-river-ultra.html">Flyfishing Guerilla - Ahr River UL (Germany)</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2008/07/small-tributary-giant-pike.html">Small Tributary - Giant Pike (Germany)</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2008/07/moat-carp-on-nymphs.html">(Moat-)Carp on Nymphs (Germany)</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2008/07/rodcrackers-at-sieg-river-sneep-ptii.html">Rodcrackers At Sieg River - Sneep Pt.II (Germany)</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2008/07/to-fish-or-not-to-fish-that-is-question.html">To Fish Or Not To Fish, That Is The Question - Ahr River (Germany)</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2008/08/italian-job-rodcracker-reunion-germany.html">Italian Job - Rodcracker Reunion (Germany)</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2008/09/bowhunting-with-light-tackle.html">Bowhunting With Light Tackle</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2008/09/norway-2nd-edition-urge-strikes-again.html">Norway 2nd Editon - The Urge Strikes Again </a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2008/09/exploring-your-backyard-sweden.html">Explore Your Backyard (Sweden)</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2008/09/aeg-signature-built-to-resist.html">Big Pike vs. AEG 696 / AEG Signature - Built To Resist (Germany)</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2008/09/flyfishing-guerilla-trout-headhunting.html">Flyfishing Guerilla - Trout Headhunting</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2008/10/creek-addicted.html">Creek Addicted</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2008/10/get-dressed-for-09-loop-news-feat.html">Get Dressed For 09 - Loop News Feat. Flyfishing Guerilla</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2008/10/flyfishing-guerillas-last-chance.html">Flyfishing Guerilla´s Last Chance</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2008/10/autumnal-rush.html">Autumnal Rush</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2008/11/flyfishing-guerilla-trout-apocalypse.html">Apocalypse Trout - Flyfishing Guerilla</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2008/12/pikefly-research-uncut.html">Pikefly Research Uncut</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2008/12/last-shot-for-2008.html">Last Shot For 2008 (Pike)</a><br /></li></ul>Coming Soon (FFN ROAD SHOW): <ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2008/06/big-mean-and-hungry-catfish-blast.html">Big, Mean And Hungry - Catfish On Fly (Spain)</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2008/08/kyller-instinct-kyll-river-revival-08.html">Kyller Instinct - Kyll River Revival 08</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2008/08/summer-triathlon-germany.html">Summer Triathlon - Go For Gold</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2008/08/flyfishing-guerilla-summertrout.html">Flyfishing Guerilla - Summertrout Unlimited (Germany)</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2008/09/flyfishing-guerilla-trout-headhunting_30.html">Flyfishing Guerilla - Trout Headhunting Pt.II</a></li><li><a href="http://flyfishing-nation.blogspot.com/2008/10/austrian-grayling-massacre.html">The Austrian Grayling Massacre</a></li></ul>Fly Fishing Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07257763240765589957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128827461762277013.post-50160254223409597442009-12-21T19:00:00.007+01:002009-12-23T06:30:56.315+01:00Stealin' Minnows<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Stealin' Minnows</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">- Big Bone</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">s and Mermaids</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">by Stephan Dombaj</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">feat.: Stefan & Alexander Haider</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Big Pelicans hammering down like a bomb carpet. Thirthy in a row. An incredible spectacle indeed, but I am focusing on something else and these pelicans are the indicator. My illuminated advertisment that is praising big fucking bonefish. My ticket for the ultimate run on a flyrod...it´s just a few casts away!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/cvbndgh.jpg" /><br />(Bones)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Excitment is taking over. A pelican just in operating distance get´s in trouble... Street-Gang: A couple of Bonefish are trying to rob paralysed minnows out of it´s mouth. They literally force the pelicans to share their prey by pokeing them. Especally bigger fish are quite vehement. They kill everything that falls out of the pelicans mouth if it just fit´s into the prey-scheme. Quest, present your minnow as close as you can to the pelican...<br /><br /></div><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj174.jpg" /><br />(Street-Gang: Minnow robbery)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">If you come close without an accidential pelican-hookup don´t dare to move your fly too much. Just let sink, nice and neat, keep the contact until something on the other end of the line decides to get you into serious troubles. As I said upon, also big bones are used to penetrate these birds for an easy lunch. Especally when sightfishing is for some reason impossible, the birds will show you the prey and if you are lucky... they´ll also lead you to bonefish.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj24.jpg" /><br />(Searching for something to pierce)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj23.jpg" /><br />(Perpare...)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Sun is painting everything in a tinch of orange - an unmistakable sign for dinnertime. I am perpared. And here we go again...<br /></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj169.jpg" /><br />(In range...)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj184.jpg" /><br />(Nervous pelican)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj187.jpg" /><br />(Jerk-off time!)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Presentation right infront of the bird. Big fish twiching out, following... following with it´s back out of the water. Sweet marry of mercy, this bonefish want´s the minnow so bad... a few more strips and the fish nails the fly away like burying it with it´s nose into the sandy ground. Stripstrike! Contact! Good fish...<br /></div><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj188.jpg" /><br />( Fish turns...that´s bad)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Instead of leaving this planet by running it´s tails of in direction of the sun, this fish turns by and starts off in parallel to the beach - passing several anchorlines meanwhile. Must be a good one. No useless rushing...this fucker knows how to get rid of my fly. But guess what, Mr. Bone is not the only one swimming...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj185.jpg" /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;">(Sunset Rush)<br /></div><br />Busy with fighting the fish, untangleing anchorline and worrying about my leader. But somehow I managed to get some line back. Shortpumping, holding the fish away from obstacles, another run... not that intense. It´s not over yet and I don´t dare to get a picture with that rocket until I hold it. I don´t care: Pressure to the max. Last line untangled. Time to finish this...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj176.jpg" /><br />(Dinner is served: Bonefish with salad)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj180.jpg" /><br />(K@#O%!)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj165.jpg" /><br />(Racoon & Bonefish)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj170.jpg" /><br />(Releasing the rocket)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj173.jpg" /><br />(...to fight another day)<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj177.jpg" /><br />(8 pounder is swimming away)<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj181.jpg" /><br />(Pt.II)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Hard to explain but sometime i catch myself thinking that the second the fish leaves your hands and swims away is the most precious moment in flyfishing. Nothing lasts longer than the memory... not even the fish population that is, in spite of catch and release, still rapidly decreasing.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Story Of A Mermaid</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Ambushing beach-bonefish is also a quite productive way to see/catch legendary mermaids. Ah, you don´t believe me, do you? Well, check this pictures out.<br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj103.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj104.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj105.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Tortuga%20Dez09/StephanDombaj102.jpg" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Fly Fishing Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07257763240765589957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128827461762277013.post-9601384737305203642009-12-20T06:27:00.005+01:002009-12-21T18:06:47.237+01:00Hook Magazin<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Hook Magazin Issue 2</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Out now!</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">During our last demo and expotour in Northern-Germany, Stefan Franzmann and I also visited the "Hamburger Werfertage" The Guys from HOOK-Magazin made a pretty cool article out of it. HOOK, the first serious and professional E-Magazine on the German-Market, has just released the 2nd issue...<br /><br />Check this out: <a href="http://www.hook-magazin.de/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">www.hook-magazin.de</span></a><br /><a href="http://www.hook-magazin.de/index.php#/52"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.hook-magazin.de/index.php#/52"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><img src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/SDombaj/2009/Hook/Hook-1-1.jpg" /></span></span></a><a href="http://www.hook-magazin.de/index.php#/52"><br /></a><a href="http://www.hook-magazin.de/index.php#/52">(Page 54 - Loop Performance - klick the pic)</a><a href="http://www.hook-magazin.de/index.php#/52"><br /></a></div></div><br /></div>Fly Fishing Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07257763240765589957noreply@blogger.com