Hatch Outdoors Finatic
A Reel That Walks the Walk
 I’m going to go out on a rather tenuous limb right now and say that I think the Hatch “Finatic” is one of the five or so best performance fly reels ever made. And I have a Charleton. And a Nautilus. And a Tibor. And the hot new Bauer reel. (I did say five, right?)
There are classic designs, big sellers that have become standards, and a handful of new designs that are also shaking the tree (more on that later). But this one is special.
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Fishpond Tech LTE Low Tide Lumbar Pack
"I don’t want to be chapped. And most of all, I don’t want heavy fabrics adding to the sweat factor. So I have chosen a very simple, streamlined lumbar pack to wear around my waist when I fish the flats...."
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Simms SunSleeve
"Years ago, for those of us who like to fish in T-shirts, that was an afterthought. But if you’re paying attention to the blotches and spots on your body (as you should these days) that’s an important deal."
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“Shoe In” Stud Covers
"Jumping into some guide’s hand-hewn custom wooden driftboat with studded boots is like dragging long fingernails down a chalkboard, if not an outright declaration of war. "
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A Reel Baby Gift
"My publishing partner and co-gear-editor of MidCurrent, Tim Romano, and his wife Ellie Childs, recently had a baby daughter. Her name is Mabel. I call her the 'little river princess.'"
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Imago Fly Fishing CEO Talks Product Testing
John Zerihoun, CEO of Imago Fly Fishing, talks about product testing and “mimicking and replicating the style of the modern fly fisherman.”
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