We’ve seen clothes that can store and generate power, what’s always been in doubt is what we need the power for….
The Boys at MIT have answered part of the mystery with the HCID (Handwear Computer Input Device), a glove based computer interface currently destined for the military.
“Old Guys” use fishing to “get away from it all” […]

The best fly tying scissors are surgical scissors from the medical industry. eBay has four vendors selling inexpensive scissors for less than $10 per pair. I purchased four of the scissors and report on the quality and capabilities of these Pakastani stainless surgical implements. They’re not the high quality german stainless - but they don’t cost as much either. I like the Milex scissors better, but these have a place for the tyer interested in trading up from cheaper brands.

With the whole “blogging angler” phenomenon on the rise, perhaps Simm’s may want to follow it’s “zipper front” guide waders with innovation liable to change the face of the fishing report.
We’ve all had to suffer - as weather and fishing are often reported too slowly to be opportunistic. Instead of idyllic weather and willing […]

Skiers get enough toys, I’d call it a “Spring Creek Float Tube” myself. Low profile for those all-too-common moments when you need just six more feet on your cast…

…Or, it’s getting dark and crossing the river at the car is faster. There’s no end to the cleverness of desperate fishermen.
We’ll have to lose the […]

Monofilament that glows under black light? It can only mean that Stren has given up recruiting youngsters to fish, instead it’s hoping for the aging Hippies to “return to the water.” Jerry Garcia likely had a hand in the design..

The Defendius door security system is something to behold, just don’t forget your way through the maze if the bathroom is on the other side.

It’s always easier to wax eloquent when the gear is new, but what happens after six months of heavy usage?
I figured to follow up on my September post on the Hodgeman Wadewell II hip waders, as I finally managed to poke a small hole in them. Calling them “waders” is almost a misnomer, as […]

Sunglasses are one of those items I remember just after a gust of wind brings the weighted 2/0 Muddler on a collision course for my nose. I wear them, but at this late stage of my physical decline, the glasses that let me see the fly take precedence.
For the angling fashionista, sunglasses are a […]

Overcome by tinker lust, never content to leave well enough alone, and creating one monstrosity after another…
It’s the result of more sparkly oddities than I know what to do with - with the picture at left showing one possible use for Angelina Film.
The film is what the births the fibers, I’m guessing they send […]

I’ve been dabbling in background research into the eBay tackle phenomenon, noting that two or three rod companies were well represented, and others fit the traditional auction mode - someone finding some treasure while cleaning out Grandpa’s closet.
One of the companies that caught my eye was the Powell Rod Co, formerly of Chico, California. […]