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Article Slinkies Jan 23. 2006 Make your own One of the most effective methods of drifting a fly through deep pools in Great Lakes steelhead rivers is to use a slinky. You can buy slinkies from a shop, but you will pay a premium. The components are pretty cheap and they are very easy to make at home. Click here to read more	Article ZipCast Jan 22. 2006 New Line Cleaner & Conditioner When the bottle came in the mail, I got out an old hankie and wet a small bit and ran the line through the hankie a few times. Out to the yard to see how it cast. Hmm ... it was noticeably slicker and flowed through the guides with ease. Nice. Click here to read the entire review	Article Smallmouth Jump Dec 5. 2005 Suggestion Mark Dysinger has been chasing smallmouth bass with the flyrod for many years, and during that time he's come across some surprisingly difficult fish. Super clear water and high fishing pressure can make these bass as fussy and easily spooked as any educated trout. This may be the method and patterns that saves the day
Article Don't freeze Dec 2. 2005 Winter GFF partner and avid winter fisher Martin Joergensen tries to convince you why breathable waders are good for winter fishing and why you may freeze in your trusty neoprenes. It has to do with sweat and moisture... or the lack of same. Read here and get ready for some comfortable winter fishing.	Article Pike Landing Nov 17. 2005 Gill-to-jaw-grip Large pike can be quite intimidating, almost scary to land. They have teeth everywhere and the danger of being badly cut is very present. But there is a grip, which is safe. By properly lifting the fish in its jaw, both you and the pike stay unharmed. Get a grip on that toothy predator in this article.	Article Four stream rods Oct 31. 2005 Fooling around This is not a review as such, but then again. GFF partner Martin Joergensen got the chance to play with four great and very different rods from ECHO, Harvest, Partridge and Scierra. All are light stream rods, but they still display large differences when fished side by side. Read about it here
Article Bonefish biology Sep 14. 2005 Bonefishing theme This small treatise will introduce you to the parts of its natural history, which are most interesting to fly anglers. Learn about the bonefish habitats, their diet and what other things might help you get a better picture of the ghost of the flats. Get wiser by reading the article	Article Do's and dont's Sep 13. 2005 Bonefishing theme GFF partner Martin Joergensen offers a few pieces of advice that might bring you nearer the bonefishing Nirvana. You will find traditional advice like "wear sunscreen" and "learn to cast", but also some less ordinary points such as "Don't listen to the guide". Get better here	Article The ghost and I Sep 13. 2005 Bonefishing theme This is a very personal view of bonefishing from a rookie in the game - namely Global FlyFisher partner Martin Joergensen. He has discovered that both he and Lefty Kreh likes bonefishing best, and tries to unveil why they both share this passion with so many others. Read the article in its entirety here
Article Bonefish Theme Sep 13. 2005 All about it This is a first in the Global Flyfisher's history: a theme! This theme is about bonefishing, the hunt for one of the most sought after fish in the world: Albula Vulpes, the white fox or the ghost of the flats. Go to the introduction and from there to each of the articles.	Article Break a rod Aug 6. 2005 Do it yourself There is nothing easier than breaking a flyrod. Former fishing guide Roland Henrion describes 10 easy ways to do it for those who want to try. The advice can of course be translated into 10 ways of avoiding rod breakage if you don't. Read Roland's entertaining article in the FishBetter section.	Article Boot Blues Jun 16. 2005 Sad song GFF partner Martin Joergensen has owned quite a few wading boots in his time. None of them fit his bill for a perfect pair. Actually most of them fell apart and were trashed within a few seasons. His hunt for a perfect pair continues. Follow Martin through a couple of decades of wading boots.