2010 Angler`s Annual PDF

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2009 proved to be another great year for us here at Hatch.
Despite the economic woes and doomsayers’ predictions
of the end of days, somehow we managed to plow through
it and flourish. Like we have in years past we’d like to thank
all of you who purchased a reel in 2009. It is because of you
that we get to do what we love to do. We’ll never lose sight
of that fact. We appreciate your business and you’re officially
part of the family.
3 Plus
5 Plus
7 Plus
9 Plus
12 Plus
Custom Shop
Design Features
Apparel
Over the past year we have been busy developing several
new products here at Hatch. This year we’ve introduced
a mid arbor spool for the 3 Plus model. This was the only
model in our line up that didn’t have the mid arbor option.
The addition greatly increases the capacity of the 3 Plus and
allows for more line options.
We’ve also officially launched the Hatch Custom Shop. The
first offerings of which grace the pages of this catalog.
The Hatch / Lance Boen Limited Edition engraved reels are
incredible. Take a look for yourself! Our goal with the Custom
Shop will be to bring out one to two new specialty reels each
year. Currently we’re working on some pretty mind blowing
stuff that’s never been done before. Check in with the web
site for updates on upcoming releases and availability.
Articles
1
2
4
6
8
10
12
Looking Forward
The Fortunate Angler
El Dorado in Bolivia
Fishing Music
Don’t Get Skunked
Just. Go. Fish.
Donkey’s Bar
Once again, we’ll be sponsoring the sequel to the Drift movie
we did last Fall. The new movie is titled the Rise and the
boys at Confluence Films have hit it out of the park again.
Tentative release date is November 1st. Keep an eye out for
this one.
In addition to the above we decided to jump into the apparel
side of the industry. Of course it’s not your ordinary type of
angling apparel, but what did you expect from us? There’s
some traditional stuff, and some not so traditional stuff. The
idea behind the line was to give fishy people from all walks of
life something to wear when they’re not on the water.
We’re looking forward to 2010. All signs point to great
angling, good times, great friends and limitless adventure –
just like every year. Get out and get you some…
John & Danny
looking
forward
HATCH OUTDOORS, INC. 1001 Park Center Drive Vista, California 92081
www.hatchoutdoors.com [email protected] +1 877 634 4343 Toll Free
+1 760 734 4343 Tel +1 760 734 4344 Fax
PHOTO CREDITS Hatch would like to thank the following photographers for their contributions:
Jim Klug (cover), Ian
Davis, David Thompson, Angus Drummond, Rob Parkins, Kirk Deeter, Michelle Woo Bowman, and all the various photo
submissions by customers used in the collage section of this catalog.
WARRANTY Hatch reels are carefully inspected to assure product consistency and quality and are guaranteed against
manufacturer’s defects in materials and craftsmanship for the life of the product by its original owner.
DEALER INQUIRIES Hatch is always looking for quality dealers around the world to help us promote our reels and
products. Email us at [email protected] or call us at 877.634.4343.
Cert no. XXX-XXX-000
PROUDLY MADE
IN THE USA
SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL FLY SHOP
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Features
14
16
20
22
24
26
28
30
2009 proved to be another great year for us here at Hatch.
Despite the economic woes and doomsayers’ predictions
of the end of days, somehow we managed to plow through
it and flourish. Like we have in years past we’d like to thank
all of you who purchased a reel in 2009. It is because of you
that we get to do what we love to do. We’ll never lose sight
of that fact. We appreciate your business and you’re officially
part of the family.
3 Plus
5 Plus
7 Plus
9 Plus
12 Plus
Custom Shop
Design Features
Apparel
Over the past year we have been busy developing several
new products here at Hatch. This year we’ve introduced
a mid arbor spool for the 3 Plus model. This was the only
model in our line up that didn’t have the mid arbor option.
The addition greatly increases the capacity of the 3 Plus and
allows for more line options.
We’ve also officially launched the Hatch Custom Shop. The
first offerings of which grace the pages of this catalog.
The Hatch / Lance Boen Limited Edition engraved reels are
incredible. Take a look for yourself! Our goal with the Custom
Shop will be to bring out one to two new specialty reels each
year. Currently we’re working on some pretty mind blowing
stuff that’s never been done before. Check in with the web
site for updates on upcoming releases and availability.
Articles
1
2
4
6
8
10
12
Looking Forward
The Fortunate Angler
El Dorado in Bolivia
Fishing Music
Don’t Get Skunked
Just. Go. Fish.
Donkey’s Bar
Once again, we’ll be sponsoring the sequel to the Drift movie
we did last Fall. The new movie is titled the Rise and the
boys at Confluence Films have hit it out of the park again.
Tentative release date is November 1st. Keep an eye out for
this one.
In addition to the above we decided to jump into the apparel
side of the industry. Of course it’s not your ordinary type of
angling apparel, but what did you expect from us? There’s
some traditional stuff, and some not so traditional stuff. The
idea behind the line was to give fishy people from all walks of
life something to wear when they’re not on the water.
We’re looking forward to 2010. All signs point to great
angling, good times, great friends and limitless adventure –
just like every year. Get out and get you some…
John & Danny
looking
forward
HATCH OUTDOORS, INC. 1001 Park Center Drive Vista, California 92081
www.hatchoutdoors.com [email protected] +1 877 634 4343 Toll Free
+1 760 734 4343 Tel +1 760 734 4344 Fax
PHOTO CREDITS Hatch would like to thank the following photographers for their contributions:
Jim Klug (cover), Ian
Davis, David Thompson, Angus Drummond, Rob Parkins, Kirk Deeter, Michelle Woo Bowman, and all the various photo
submissions by customers used in the collage section of this catalog.
WARRANTY Hatch reels are carefully inspected to assure product consistency and quality and are guaranteed against
manufacturer’s defects in materials and craftsmanship for the life of the product by its original owner.
DEALER INQUIRIES Hatch is always looking for quality dealers around the world to help us promote our reels and
products. Email us at [email protected] or call us at 877.634.4343.
Cert no. XXX-XXX-000
PROUDLY MADE
IN THE USA
SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL FLY SHOP
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skiff, he will size me up, often looking at me with those “Black Doll Eyes”
and a sinister grin, unfazed by my presence. At that moment I am the
hunted! And there is something fascinating and exciting about fly casting
to a fish that is hunting you down. Once hooked the mako will run further
and faster than any fish in the ocean and while burning the backing off
your reel will jump 20 feet into the air as it makes its way to Hawaii!
I’ve spent the better part of my 43 years fishing. From
casting a bobber and night crawler at a local pond to
sight fishing to giant tarpon in Belize… fishing has
been the strongest catalyst throughout my life.
My life in fishing has evolved from fishing bluegill with a bobber and a
night crawler to casting a fly to the ocean’s apex predator, the mako
shark. I would say I’ve been very fortunate. — Conway Bowman
Angler
Born and raised in San Diego, there was not much opportunity
to cast the fly to fish other than bluegill and bass. So, poaching
the local golf course pond or “worming” for bass on the San
Diego river was enough to keep me busy and (somewhat) out
of trouble.
I hit the road, fl y rod in hand, at the ripe old age of 6! I was
(and still am) very fortunate to have a father, John Bowman,
who was and still is a keen fl y rodder, had a passion for
nature, adventure, long road trips and Jazz music. We spent
our summers traveling to Idaho, Montana and Wyoming
where I honed my fl y rodding skills on great waters such
as the Salmon River, Silver Creek and Henry’s Fork. These
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adventures were the best times of my young life and would
play a large part in shaping me into not only the angler but
also the person I am today.
It wasn’t until I was a little older that I developed a place in my
heart for the short fin mako shark. As a game fish, its power,
force and beauty are, in my mind, unmatched. They dwell
in the waters not far from my house and on any given day
between June and October, I can venture out, in my skiff, only
a few miles off shore and sight cast a fly to these gladiators of
the sea. The process is simple. I pick the right tide, go to “the
spot” where they live, set up and wait. If the makos are in the
area they will find me. Once the mako has honed in on my little
“Sometimes that shark, he looks right
into you. Right into your eyes. You know the thing about a shark, he’s
got... lifeless eyes, black eyes, like a doll’s eye. When he comes
at ya, doesn’t seem to be livin’. Until he bites ya and those
black eyes roll over white. And then, ah then you hear that terrible high
pitch screamin’ and the ocean turns red and in spite of all the poundin’ and
the hollerin’ they all come in and rip you to pieces.”
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skiff, he will size me up, often looking at me with those “Black Doll Eyes”
and a sinister grin, unfazed by my presence. At that moment I am the
hunted! And there is something fascinating and exciting about fly casting
to a fish that is hunting you down. Once hooked the mako will run further
and faster than any fish in the ocean and while burning the backing off
your reel will jump 20 feet into the air as it makes its way to Hawaii!
I’ve spent the better part of my 43 years fishing. From
casting a bobber and night crawler at a local pond to
sight fishing to giant tarpon in Belize… fishing has
been the strongest catalyst throughout my life.
My life in fishing has evolved from fishing bluegill with a bobber and a
night crawler to casting a fly to the ocean’s apex predator, the mako
shark. I would say I’ve been very fortunate. — Conway Bowman
Angler
Born and raised in San Diego, there was not much opportunity
to cast the fly to fish other than bluegill and bass. So, poaching
the local golf course pond or “worming” for bass on the San
Diego river was enough to keep me busy and (somewhat) out
of trouble.
I hit the road, fl y rod in hand, at the ripe old age of 6! I was
(and still am) very fortunate to have a father, John Bowman,
who was and still is a keen fl y rodder, had a passion for
nature, adventure, long road trips and Jazz music. We spent
our summers traveling to Idaho, Montana and Wyoming
where I honed my fl y rodding skills on great waters such
as the Salmon River, Silver Creek and Henry’s Fork. These
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adventures were the best times of my young life and would
play a large part in shaping me into not only the angler but
also the person I am today.
It wasn’t until I was a little older that I developed a place in my
heart for the short fin mako shark. As a game fish, its power,
force and beauty are, in my mind, unmatched. They dwell
in the waters not far from my house and on any given day
between June and October, I can venture out, in my skiff, only
a few miles off shore and sight cast a fly to these gladiators of
the sea. The process is simple. I pick the right tide, go to “the
spot” where they live, set up and wait. If the makos are in the
area they will find me. Once the mako has honed in on my little
“Sometimes that shark, he looks right
into you. Right into your eyes. You know the thing about a shark, he’s
got... lifeless eyes, black eyes, like a doll’s eye. When he comes
at ya, doesn’t seem to be livin’. Until he bites ya and those
black eyes roll over white. And then, ah then you hear that terrible high
pitch screamin’ and the ocean turns red and in spite of all the poundin’ and
the hollerin’ they all come in and rip you to pieces.”
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FOR NEARLY 500 YEARS, TREASURE HUNTERS HAVE
BEEN LURED INTO THE JUNGLES OF THE AMAZON
BASIN TO SEARCH FOR EL DORADO, THE KING
WHOSE SKIN IS GILDED IN GOLD. MOST FELL VICTIM
TO DISEASE, STARVATION, INDIAN ATTACKS, WILD
ANIMALS, AND/OR OTHER MISFORTUNES.
Packing light, I carried two changes of clothes, wading boots,
cameras, two rods, and one reel… a Hatch 7-Plus. The story
became “In Search of the River Gods,” Field & Stream, July 2009.
For more information on a newly created tent lodge in this region,
see untamedangling.com.
So perhaps it made perfect sense that my quest for an
ultimate fish – and an ultimate story – would lead me to a
remote corner of Bolivia, and part of this most abundant
(and unforgiving) ecosystem on the planet. I went with
the Jungle Anglers, five South Americans who specialize
in exotic fishing adventures. Our quarry: the golden
dorado, revered by the local Indians as a god-like being,
the mythical brother of “el tigre,” the jaguar.
Nine hours in jets to Santa Cruz. Twelve hours in a bus
through the Bolivian lowlands. One hour on a Cessna to a
jungle airstrip… and I ultimately found myself seated in a
wooden dugout canoe, being poled upstream by Tsimane
tribesmen, awestruck by the towering jungle canopy, the
macaws, the toucans, the colorful swarms of butterflies,
and the cool, clear river.
But the real transformation came with the first strike.
Swinging a fly through a deep pool at the tailout of a
riffle, I saw a sudden flash, like a golden strobe light
popping under the surface. Dorado attack baitfish (and
flies) head-first, with lethal intent. When you hook one,
you sense more than instinct sizzling back through the
line… you sense the anger. I have caught larger fish in my
life, but never anything close to matching the intensity
and majesty of a dorado. The experience and adventure
changed my life, and the way I think about fly fishing
forever. — Kirk Deeter
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FOR NEARLY 500 YEARS, TREASURE HUNTERS HAVE
BEEN LURED INTO THE JUNGLES OF THE AMAZON
BASIN TO SEARCH FOR EL DORADO, THE KING
WHOSE SKIN IS GILDED IN GOLD. MOST FELL VICTIM
TO DISEASE, STARVATION, INDIAN ATTACKS, WILD
ANIMALS, AND/OR OTHER MISFORTUNES.
Packing light, I carried two changes of clothes, wading boots,
cameras, two rods, and one reel… a Hatch 7-Plus. The story
became “In Search of the River Gods,” Field & Stream, July 2009.
For more information on a newly created tent lodge in this region,
see untamedangling.com.
So perhaps it made perfect sense that my quest for an
ultimate fish – and an ultimate story – would lead me to a
remote corner of Bolivia, and part of this most abundant
(and unforgiving) ecosystem on the planet. I went with
the Jungle Anglers, five South Americans who specialize
in exotic fishing adventures. Our quarry: the golden
dorado, revered by the local Indians as a god-like being,
the mythical brother of “el tigre,” the jaguar.
Nine hours in jets to Santa Cruz. Twelve hours in a bus
through the Bolivian lowlands. One hour on a Cessna to a
jungle airstrip… and I ultimately found myself seated in a
wooden dugout canoe, being poled upstream by Tsimane
tribesmen, awestruck by the towering jungle canopy, the
macaws, the toucans, the colorful swarms of butterflies,
and the cool, clear river.
But the real transformation came with the first strike.
Swinging a fly through a deep pool at the tailout of a
riffle, I saw a sudden flash, like a golden strobe light
popping under the surface. Dorado attack baitfish (and
flies) head-first, with lethal intent. When you hook one,
you sense more than instinct sizzling back through the
line… you sense the anger. I have caught larger fish in my
life, but never anything close to matching the intensity
and majesty of a dorado. The experience and adventure
changed my life, and the way I think about fly fishing
forever. — Kirk Deeter
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David Thompson is a former guide, sometimes professional musician, occasional photographer, writer when
pressed, Bozeman Montana resident — but more to the point, someone who co-produced the acclaimed Fishing
Music and Fishing Music II albums with pal Ben Winship, who shares many of the same vices. fishingmusic.com
WHEN YOU’RE BAREFOOT ON THE SUN-TOASTED
SMOOTHNESS OF A FLATS BOAT DECK, EYES ASQUINT,
SCANNING, ALWAYS SCANNING, FOR THAT GHOSTINGUP AQUA-GRAY SHAPE — WHAT DO YOU HEAR?
consuming. We come off the water feeling like we’ve been
fishing the Time-Space Continuum River. What time is it? Hell,
what year is it? It’s a relaxed intensity that we can’t achieve
anywhere else.
The same could be said for music. If your mind’s not in it,
with more than a dash of soul, you’re not really doing it.
Anyone can see that there’s a high degree of technicality
to fly fishing—from playing fish and rowing, to knowing
tides and hatches, and especially casting. Same for music,
When the oars are creaking their slow two-beat ballad, and the coldest current boils along
shadowy rip-rap, is there a tune that counters the buzz of the red-winged blackbirds? As first light
greets the incoming tide, does a song start to build in your head? At the explosive strike, does it
rock out?
If you’re like me, there’s a soundtrack playing in your head out when you’re on the water. It’s
never the same, and it might even be a different tune for every flat that day, every riffle I ride.
It might be a chewy John Scofield funk, looping slow, or a blistering 5-string banjo number, or
maybe a fresh-baked melody that’s never seen the light of a fretboard.
of course. The flawless arc of a fly line is echoed in the bow
work of a master cellist. But without an emotional dedication
and deeper sensitivity to what’s going on around you, one
will never get to the next level of music, or of fly fishing.
If Lee Wulff had a country band, I don’t see him blasting a
fiddle solo over top of the lead vocalist. If Bill Monroe, father
of bluegrass (and Zen master?) ever caught you on the water
with zero bigger-picture awareness of the wind shifting
westward or a caddis emergence, he’d say your fishing “ain’t
no part of nuthin’.”
For some, like Keys guide Justin Rea, a loaded iPod and waterproof boat speakers are one fine
way of getting your groove on—mentally and even physically—for big-time permit tournaments.
“Not too loud,” he says, “just enough to get the good juju flowing.”
Maybe one last shared connection to think about is the fact
that both are so much more than the sum of their parts. That
notion is probably best summed up by the first line of a song
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It makes sense. If you look at the history of music and fishing, there is a shared connection.
by Tim Bays: “The important part of fishing ain’t the fish but
Sea shanties, Celtic jigs, classic blues: fishing has long been a favorite source of inspiration for
the fishin’.” The important part of music isn’t your technical
musicians. Maybe it’s just a common love of drinkin’, but I like to think it’s something more.
ability or how much you paid for that pre-war Martin Brazilian
In fact, I’m thinking the connection between fishing and music way back when isn’t all that
guitar—it’s the feeling that reaches right down to your core
different from what resonates with today’s spendy-shades-and-trendy-trucker-cap-wearing angler.
after that certain great song finds you.
When you think about it, there are all sorts of similarities between playing music and (playing?)
And maybe that’s what music can teach us about fishing. If
fly fishing. For example, fly fishing extremists know patience has nothing to do with the sport,
music is defined as the space between the notes, fly fishing
and that the main reason we feel so refreshed after a day on the water is that it’s utterly all-
should be defined as the space between fish caught.
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David Thompson is a former guide, sometimes professional musician, occasional photographer, writer when
pressed, Bozeman Montana resident — but more to the point, someone who co-produced the acclaimed Fishing
Music and Fishing Music II albums with pal Ben Winship, who shares many of the same vices. fishingmusic.com
WHEN YOU’RE BAREFOOT ON THE SUN-TOASTED
SMOOTHNESS OF A FLATS BOAT DECK, EYES ASQUINT,
SCANNING, ALWAYS SCANNING, FOR THAT GHOSTINGUP AQUA-GRAY SHAPE — WHAT DO YOU HEAR?
consuming. We come off the water feeling like we’ve been
fishing the Time-Space Continuum River. What time is it? Hell,
what year is it? It’s a relaxed intensity that we can’t achieve
anywhere else.
The same could be said for music. If your mind’s not in it,
with more than a dash of soul, you’re not really doing it.
Anyone can see that there’s a high degree of technicality
to fly fishing—from playing fish and rowing, to knowing
tides and hatches, and especially casting. Same for music,
When the oars are creaking their slow two-beat ballad, and the coldest current boils along
shadowy rip-rap, is there a tune that counters the buzz of the red-winged blackbirds? As first light
greets the incoming tide, does a song start to build in your head? At the explosive strike, does it
rock out?
If you’re like me, there’s a soundtrack playing in your head out when you’re on the water. It’s
never the same, and it might even be a different tune for every flat that day, every riffle I ride.
It might be a chewy John Scofield funk, looping slow, or a blistering 5-string banjo number, or
maybe a fresh-baked melody that’s never seen the light of a fretboard.
of course. The flawless arc of a fly line is echoed in the bow
work of a master cellist. But without an emotional dedication
and deeper sensitivity to what’s going on around you, one
will never get to the next level of music, or of fly fishing.
If Lee Wulff had a country band, I don’t see him blasting a
fiddle solo over top of the lead vocalist. If Bill Monroe, father
of bluegrass (and Zen master?) ever caught you on the water
with zero bigger-picture awareness of the wind shifting
westward or a caddis emergence, he’d say your fishing “ain’t
no part of nuthin’.”
For some, like Keys guide Justin Rea, a loaded iPod and waterproof boat speakers are one fine
way of getting your groove on—mentally and even physically—for big-time permit tournaments.
“Not too loud,” he says, “just enough to get the good juju flowing.”
Maybe one last shared connection to think about is the fact
that both are so much more than the sum of their parts. That
notion is probably best summed up by the first line of a song
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It makes sense. If you look at the history of music and fishing, there is a shared connection.
by Tim Bays: “The important part of fishing ain’t the fish but
Sea shanties, Celtic jigs, classic blues: fishing has long been a favorite source of inspiration for
the fishin’.” The important part of music isn’t your technical
musicians. Maybe it’s just a common love of drinkin’, but I like to think it’s something more.
ability or how much you paid for that pre-war Martin Brazilian
In fact, I’m thinking the connection between fishing and music way back when isn’t all that
guitar—it’s the feeling that reaches right down to your core
different from what resonates with today’s spendy-shades-and-trendy-trucker-cap-wearing angler.
after that certain great song finds you.
When you think about it, there are all sorts of similarities between playing music and (playing?)
And maybe that’s what music can teach us about fishing. If
fly fishing. For example, fly fishing extremists know patience has nothing to do with the sport,
music is defined as the space between the notes, fly fishing
and that the main reason we feel so refreshed after a day on the water is that it’s utterly all-
should be defined as the space between fish caught.
HATCH OUTDOORS
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8/28/09 9:52:09 AM
I can think of few things more
humbling than getting skunked
while fishing. And I can think of
only one place where it usually
happens to me. The Florida Keys.
The Keys has my number. It’s a fact. If we were keeping
1. PRACTICE This seems obvious right. Who knew? While
4. COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR CAPTAIN You need to know
most anyone can throw tight loops and dazzle you with
how to cast on command, on target, on distance, to the
their 5 weight, this particular skill actually provides little
hands of the clock. Knowing how to back cast and switch
practical use whatsoever in the salt. Saltwater fly fishing
direction in an instant is also particularly useful. Do all of
is usually not a finesse game, but rather one of controlled
this while giving the verbal feedback necessary to let your
power. Try practicing at home or on local waters with
captain know you actually see the fish and you’ll be fine.
an 11 or 12 weight, preferably in the wind, with a crab
pattern or larger tied on for at least one month prior to
5. POLARIZED GLASSES Another obvious one, but you can’t
your trip. Also, if you can’t double haul with this size rod,
cast to what you can’t see. Undoubtedly your captain
then you’d better learn really damn fast.
will see every little thing moving on a flat while you
score I’d say that I’m batting .270 in the past few years
might spot something cute like an enormous turtle
with zero permit. Partially because of bad weather,
2. NEW FLY LINE If you’re spooling up new fly line for your
or manatee. Great glasses can make or break your
but mostly due to the fact that my “estimated” angling
trip make sure you take the time to stretch it out. Brand
saltwater experience.
ability sometimes far exceeds my “actual” angling
new fly line can be a pain in the ass when casting on a
ability. From what I’m told, this is a fairly common
boat, in the wind, to a moving target. There’s nothing
6. HAVE FUN While there’s a ton more useful information
problem amongst anglers in the saltwater game.
more frustrating than letting go of that hero cast and
to know, the most important thing to bring is a great
And while the knowledge of being a common angler
have it stopped abruptly in the stripping guide.
attitude, a willingness to learn and realistic expectations.
concede my shortcomings and share my experience
3. REMAIN CALM Easier said than done, but this could be my
7. USE HATCH REELS Of course...
with others. So here are some tips I’ve picked up after
biggest undoing. I get way to jacked up when I see a flash
blowing several shots at great fish and suffering through
of silver or a tail flipping happily while feeding. Try not to
the most unmerciful hazing at the hands of my “friends”.
let your mind get the best of you.
provides little to no comfort, I am big enough to
Without a doubt my lackluster performance in the Keys has been of my own doing. But I am undeterred, practicing
like a mad man, and am busy planning my next trip. The Keys are full of some of the most technically competent
guides on the planet. And that’s good, because the fishing there demands it. But beyond the Keys the advice is sound
for success on any saltwater outing. Happy angling! — John Torok
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I can think of few things more
humbling than getting skunked
while fishing. And I can think of
only one place where it usually
happens to me. The Florida Keys.
The Keys has my number. It’s a fact. If we were keeping
1. PRACTICE This seems obvious right. Who knew? While
4. COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR CAPTAIN You need to know
most anyone can throw tight loops and dazzle you with
how to cast on command, on target, on distance, to the
their 5 weight, this particular skill actually provides little
hands of the clock. Knowing how to back cast and switch
practical use whatsoever in the salt. Saltwater fly fishing
direction in an instant is also particularly useful. Do all of
is usually not a finesse game, but rather one of controlled
this while giving the verbal feedback necessary to let your
power. Try practicing at home or on local waters with
captain know you actually see the fish and you’ll be fine.
an 11 or 12 weight, preferably in the wind, with a crab
pattern or larger tied on for at least one month prior to
5. POLARIZED GLASSES Another obvious one, but you can’t
your trip. Also, if you can’t double haul with this size rod,
cast to what you can’t see. Undoubtedly your captain
then you’d better learn really damn fast.
will see every little thing moving on a flat while you
score I’d say that I’m batting .270 in the past few years
might spot something cute like an enormous turtle
with zero permit. Partially because of bad weather,
2. NEW FLY LINE If you’re spooling up new fly line for your
or manatee. Great glasses can make or break your
but mostly due to the fact that my “estimated” angling
trip make sure you take the time to stretch it out. Brand
saltwater experience.
ability sometimes far exceeds my “actual” angling
new fly line can be a pain in the ass when casting on a
ability. From what I’m told, this is a fairly common
boat, in the wind, to a moving target. There’s nothing
6. HAVE FUN While there’s a ton more useful information
problem amongst anglers in the saltwater game.
more frustrating than letting go of that hero cast and
to know, the most important thing to bring is a great
And while the knowledge of being a common angler
have it stopped abruptly in the stripping guide.
attitude, a willingness to learn and realistic expectations.
concede my shortcomings and share my experience
3. REMAIN CALM Easier said than done, but this could be my
7. USE HATCH REELS Of course...
with others. So here are some tips I’ve picked up after
biggest undoing. I get way to jacked up when I see a flash
blowing several shots at great fish and suffering through
of silver or a tail flipping happily while feeding. Try not to
the most unmerciful hazing at the hands of my “friends”.
let your mind get the best of you.
provides little to no comfort, I am big enough to
Without a doubt my lackluster performance in the Keys has been of my own doing. But I am undeterred, practicing
like a mad man, and am busy planning my next trip. The Keys are full of some of the most technically competent
guides on the planet. And that’s good, because the fishing there demands it. But beyond the Keys the advice is sound
for success on any saltwater outing. Happy angling! — John Torok
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So you want to be a fly fishing guide?
Yeah it sounds like a cushy job with long days in the beautiful
outdoors helping people catch fish, but there is a little more to it than
that. No it’s not rocket science but it does take some skill and quite a
bit of work to become good at it. Here are a few things that are a must
for any aspiring guide.
ENGLISH. Can you make a complete sentence and have
And of course, as every good guide knows, the water is where
people understand what you’ve just said? Sounds easy but
the fish are hiding. Well that doesn’t seem too hard.
I’ve met a few guides where this would be questionable.
The ability to teach and explain things in simple terms will
I know what you are thinking: He hasn’t said anything about
make the day go smoothly.
fishing. Well it helps if you can fish, but seeing as you’re
not the one fishing it’s more about your ability to get other
PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE. Isn’t that what they say? Well in
people into fish. That’s enough about fishing though.
the guiding business it’s mandatory. Without it you won’t
last a day. There’s no yelling in fly fishing, well at least not
You’re probably saying, “Does this man even like his job?”
at your clients. I sometimes yell at my dog on the river but
Well I don’t, I love it. I cannot even fathom doing something
he’s a chocolate lab and is one brain cell away from being a
else. I don’t think I’d last very long at a regular job. For me
cat so that’s excusable.
I can’t think of anything I would rather be doing than fl y
A PERSONABLE PERSONALITY. Would you like to go fishing
There is a satisfaction of getting someone their first trout
with someone who grunts one syllable words at you or
on a fl y, working out a kink in their cast, or seeing their
someone who engages you in conversation and stories? Yes
excitement when they get the biggest trout of their life. The
there are times when you should be quiet and enjoy the
latter is easier to do if they have never caught a trout before.
river bubbling by but if you haven’t said anything for the
Nevertheless, all joking aside, if you love what you do, you’ll
last forty five minutes you might need another cup of java.
probably do it well. — Angus Drummond
fishing. A close second is taking someone else fl y fishing.
DO YOU LIKE TO GET UP EARLY? I know you already get up
early but I mean crack of dawn early. Remembering your
clients name is a must, but even I have trouble with this
one before my first cup of coffee.
CLIENTS. You’re going to get many different types of
clients. Some might be better off with Velcro shoes and
others will think they know everything there is to know
about fly fishing but they can’t make a cast hit the water.
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8/28/09 9:52:26 AM
So you want to be a fly fishing guide?
Yeah it sounds like a cushy job with long days in the beautiful
outdoors helping people catch fish, but there is a little more to it than
that. No it’s not rocket science but it does take some skill and quite a
bit of work to become good at it. Here are a few things that are a must
for any aspiring guide.
ENGLISH. Can you make a complete sentence and have
And of course, as every good guide knows, the water is where
people understand what you’ve just said? Sounds easy but
the fish are hiding. Well that doesn’t seem too hard.
I’ve met a few guides where this would be questionable.
The ability to teach and explain things in simple terms will
I know what you are thinking: He hasn’t said anything about
make the day go smoothly.
fishing. Well it helps if you can fish, but seeing as you’re
not the one fishing it’s more about your ability to get other
PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE. Isn’t that what they say? Well in
people into fish. That’s enough about fishing though.
the guiding business it’s mandatory. Without it you won’t
last a day. There’s no yelling in fly fishing, well at least not
You’re probably saying, “Does this man even like his job?”
at your clients. I sometimes yell at my dog on the river but
Well I don’t, I love it. I cannot even fathom doing something
he’s a chocolate lab and is one brain cell away from being a
else. I don’t think I’d last very long at a regular job. For me
cat so that’s excusable.
I can’t think of anything I would rather be doing than fl y
A PERSONABLE PERSONALITY. Would you like to go fishing
There is a satisfaction of getting someone their first trout
with someone who grunts one syllable words at you or
on a fl y, working out a kink in their cast, or seeing their
someone who engages you in conversation and stories? Yes
excitement when they get the biggest trout of their life. The
there are times when you should be quiet and enjoy the
latter is easier to do if they have never caught a trout before.
river bubbling by but if you haven’t said anything for the
Nevertheless, all joking aside, if you love what you do, you’ll
last forty five minutes you might need another cup of java.
probably do it well. — Angus Drummond
fishing. A close second is taking someone else fl y fishing.
DO YOU LIKE TO GET UP EARLY? I know you already get up
early but I mean crack of dawn early. Remembering your
clients name is a must, but even I have trouble with this
one before my first cup of coffee.
CLIENTS. You’re going to get many different types of
clients. Some might be better off with Velcro shoes and
others will think they know everything there is to know
about fly fishing but they can’t make a cast hit the water.
10
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Donkey’s
Bar
The proprietor of Donkey’s Bar is Bautista
Donghy, a 50- or maybe 60-something Gaucho
who looks as if he has been carefully screened
and then sent over by central casting.
“I’VE GOT A LITTLE SURPRISE FOR YOU BOYS,” says Rance, as
we roll into the darkened streets of Rio Pico after a long,
fall day on the Rio Corcovado. “Mi amigo Donkey is back in
business.” The two in the back seat exchange a puzzled
look as we glide by the now-closed gas station – the only
one for more than fifty miles around.
A small, frontier town located in the heart of Patagonia, Rio
Pico is a sleepy highway settlement of a couple thousand
people located smack-dab in the middle of some of the best
trout fishing country that Argentina has to offer. It’s the kind
of town that is often-times quickly forgotten in the rear-view
mirror at 90 kilometers an hour, especially when the only bar
in town has been closed for more than two years. Fishing with
Rance Rathie and Travis Smith, the owners of Patagonia River
Guides, I’ve driven through the small town dozens of times,
and – until now – have only heard stories of the bar and its
legendary owner.
We pull to a stop in front of a one-level, nondescript brick-andwood building, sitting for a moment in the dark as we listen to
the now-idle engine tick and pop. You gather a few empties
from the floor, and everyone quickly finishes the last sip of
whatever they happen to have in their hand. “Welcome to
Donkey’s Bar,” laughs Rance, and we all pile out of the truck.
Rance and Travis have known Donkey for years, ever since they
first arrived in Rio Pico more than ten years ago to start what is
now one of the top guiding and outfitting operations in all of
Patagonia. Nowadays they are well established in the area and – in
the opinion of many – even somewhat respectable. Back then,
however, they were simply two young guys looking for little more
than great water and a regular place to drink. They found both in
the Rio Pico region. As I exit the car, and stretch my legs, I can’t
help but feel as if we’re about to enter someone’s house.
As we walk through the front door, I realize that in fact we pretty
much have, as the bar itself is literally the front room of Donkey’s
home in Rio Pico. With a bare cement floor, one old television
constantly tuned to fuzzy Argentine soccer, and a wood stove
that is entirely too small to heat a closet much less a bar, the place
strikes me as more of a no-frills drinking “room” than any kind
of formal business establishment. There are no posters, framed
photos or artwork that adorns the walls of the bar, which quickly
gives notice that this place serves one very basic and primary
purpose. If you want to look at old photos, visit a museum. If you
want to drink, then come on in and have a seat.
With a huge bushy mustache, a well-worn Gaucho
sweater, and dark, intense eyes that immediately
give you the impression that this is a man who
has seen a lot of life, Donghy is the bar’s owner,
bouncer, bartender, television remote control,
and sole employee.
“Donkey” is what he’s affectionately known as, as
the pronunciations of “Donghy” and “Donkey”
can easily become one and the same for the
average gringo guide or angler, especially after
several rounds of Quilmes beer.
The story – according to Rance – is that Donkey ran the bar
for years, quite literally running it deeper and deeper into the
ground the longer he stayed in “business.” Eventually, Donkey’s
wife came to the very obvious conclusion that he was much
better at socializing and pouring giant beers than he was at basic
bookkeeping and accounting. Donkey was broke and the money
was gone. The bar was losing too much money and was shut
down, much to the dismay of the Rio Picoites and the gauchos that
frequented the place. After two years of being bored out of his
mind, however, Donkey announced to both his wife and his gang
of former customers that he was reopening. Profit be damned; he
wanted his bar and his life back and that was the way it was going
to be.
When you order beers at Donkey’s, they arrive in giant quart-sized
bottles, which means that every beer is shared and the drinking is
very much a social occasion. As the room fills, Donkey settles into
the routine of pouring and refilling every glass at a steady pace.
No tab is “opened” and it hardly seems likely that Donkey has
any real idea of the number of bottles and glasses that continue
to arrive from the back room. He is a hell of a host, you think to
yourself, but apparently he hasn’t gotten a whole lot better with
his bookkeeping and profit margins.
As the room fills with cigarette smoke and a small stereo mixes
its sounds with the static noise and the occasional hyperactive
“GOOOAAAAALLLLLL” that booms from the TV, you soon come to
the conclusion that there is no place else you’d rather be at this
exact moment. Ten thousand miles from home in a small, outpost
bar full of guides, gauchos, your fishing crew, and a handful of truly
great friends. With an endless supply of giant beers, loud stories
and laughter, and a camaraderie that few situations or settings in
life can replicate, Donkey’s Bar is the kind of place that reminds
you that the reasons you fish are not always tied to what you find
on the water. — Jim Klug
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Donkey’s
Bar
The proprietor of Donkey’s Bar is Bautista
Donghy, a 50- or maybe 60-something Gaucho
who looks as if he has been carefully screened
and then sent over by central casting.
“I’VE GOT A LITTLE SURPRISE FOR YOU BOYS,” says Rance, as
we roll into the darkened streets of Rio Pico after a long,
fall day on the Rio Corcovado. “Mi amigo Donkey is back in
business.” The two in the back seat exchange a puzzled
look as we glide by the now-closed gas station – the only
one for more than fifty miles around.
A small, frontier town located in the heart of Patagonia, Rio
Pico is a sleepy highway settlement of a couple thousand
people located smack-dab in the middle of some of the best
trout fishing country that Argentina has to offer. It’s the kind
of town that is often-times quickly forgotten in the rear-view
mirror at 90 kilometers an hour, especially when the only bar
in town has been closed for more than two years. Fishing with
Rance Rathie and Travis Smith, the owners of Patagonia River
Guides, I’ve driven through the small town dozens of times,
and – until now – have only heard stories of the bar and its
legendary owner.
We pull to a stop in front of a one-level, nondescript brick-andwood building, sitting for a moment in the dark as we listen to
the now-idle engine tick and pop. You gather a few empties
from the floor, and everyone quickly finishes the last sip of
whatever they happen to have in their hand. “Welcome to
Donkey’s Bar,” laughs Rance, and we all pile out of the truck.
Rance and Travis have known Donkey for years, ever since they
first arrived in Rio Pico more than ten years ago to start what is
now one of the top guiding and outfitting operations in all of
Patagonia. Nowadays they are well established in the area and – in
the opinion of many – even somewhat respectable. Back then,
however, they were simply two young guys looking for little more
than great water and a regular place to drink. They found both in
the Rio Pico region. As I exit the car, and stretch my legs, I can’t
help but feel as if we’re about to enter someone’s house.
As we walk through the front door, I realize that in fact we pretty
much have, as the bar itself is literally the front room of Donkey’s
home in Rio Pico. With a bare cement floor, one old television
constantly tuned to fuzzy Argentine soccer, and a wood stove
that is entirely too small to heat a closet much less a bar, the place
strikes me as more of a no-frills drinking “room” than any kind
of formal business establishment. There are no posters, framed
photos or artwork that adorns the walls of the bar, which quickly
gives notice that this place serves one very basic and primary
purpose. If you want to look at old photos, visit a museum. If you
want to drink, then come on in and have a seat.
With a huge bushy mustache, a well-worn Gaucho
sweater, and dark, intense eyes that immediately
give you the impression that this is a man who
has seen a lot of life, Donghy is the bar’s owner,
bouncer, bartender, television remote control,
and sole employee.
“Donkey” is what he’s affectionately known as, as
the pronunciations of “Donghy” and “Donkey”
can easily become one and the same for the
average gringo guide or angler, especially after
several rounds of Quilmes beer.
The story – according to Rance – is that Donkey ran the bar
for years, quite literally running it deeper and deeper into the
ground the longer he stayed in “business.” Eventually, Donkey’s
wife came to the very obvious conclusion that he was much
better at socializing and pouring giant beers than he was at basic
bookkeeping and accounting. Donkey was broke and the money
was gone. The bar was losing too much money and was shut
down, much to the dismay of the Rio Picoites and the gauchos that
frequented the place. After two years of being bored out of his
mind, however, Donkey announced to both his wife and his gang
of former customers that he was reopening. Profit be damned; he
wanted his bar and his life back and that was the way it was going
to be.
When you order beers at Donkey’s, they arrive in giant quart-sized
bottles, which means that every beer is shared and the drinking is
very much a social occasion. As the room fills, Donkey settles into
the routine of pouring and refilling every glass at a steady pace.
No tab is “opened” and it hardly seems likely that Donkey has
any real idea of the number of bottles and glasses that continue
to arrive from the back room. He is a hell of a host, you think to
yourself, but apparently he hasn’t gotten a whole lot better with
his bookkeeping and profit margins.
As the room fills with cigarette smoke and a small stereo mixes
its sounds with the static noise and the occasional hyperactive
“GOOOAAAAALLLLLL” that booms from the TV, you soon come to
the conclusion that there is no place else you’d rather be at this
exact moment. Ten thousand miles from home in a small, outpost
bar full of guides, gauchos, your fishing crew, and a handful of truly
great friends. With an endless supply of giant beers, loud stories
and laughter, and a camaraderie that few situations or settings in
life can replicate, Donkey’s Bar is the kind of place that reminds
you that the reasons you fish are not always tied to what you find
on the water. — Jim Klug
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REEL :
3 Plus
BODY STYLE :
Monsoon
PROTECTION :
Type II Anodize
LINE WEIGHTS :
3–5
CAPACITY :
20# DACRON
(LA SPOOL: WF3F-120,
WF4F-100, WF5F-80)
(MA SPOOL: WF4F-130,
WF5F-115)
DIAMETER :
3.25”
WIDTH :
.8250”
WEIGHT :
5 oz
COLORS :
Silver/Blue, Silver/Green,
Silver/Red, Black/Silver
SPOOLS :
Large and MID ARBOR
NEW FOR 2010!
REEL PRICE :
$400
SPOOL PRICE :
$175
Black
Bla
ck / SSilv
ilver
ilv
err
Silv
Sil
ilver
v / Blu
ve
B e
Silver / Red
Silver / Green
Available 11/1/2009.
9.
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» 15
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REEL :
3 Plus
BODY STYLE :
Monsoon
PROTECTION :
Type II Anodize
LINE WEIGHTS :
3–5
CAPACITY :
20# DACRON
(LA SPOOL: WF3F-120,
WF4F-100, WF5F-80)
(MA SPOOL: WF4F-130,
WF5F-115)
DIAMETER :
3.25”
WIDTH :
.8250”
WEIGHT :
5 oz
COLORS :
Silver/Blue, Silver/Green,
Silver/Red, Black/Silver
SPOOLS :
Large and MID ARBOR
NEW FOR 2010!
REEL PRICE :
$400
SPOOL PRICE :
$175
Black
Bla
ck / SSilv
ilver
ilv
err
Silv
Sil
ilver
v / Blu
ve
B e
Silver / Red
Silver / Green
Available 11/1/2009.
9.
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» 15
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REEL :
5 Plus
BODY STYLE :
Monsoon
PROTECTION :
Type II Anodize
LINE WEIGHTS :
5–7
CAPACITY :
20# DACRON
(LA SPOOL: WF5F-130,
WF6F-110, WF7F-90)
(MA SPOOL: WF5F-160,
WF6F-140, WF7F-120)
DIAMETER :
3.625”
WIDTH :
.9375”
WEIGHT :
7 oz
COLORS :
Silver/Blue, Silver/Green,
Silver/Red, Black/Silver
SPOOLS :
Large and Mid Arbor
REEL PRICE :
$500
SPOOL PRICE :
$205
Mid Arbor
Black / Silver
Silver / Blue
Sil
i ver / Red
Silver / Green
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REEL :
5 Plus
BODY STYLE :
Monsoon
PROTECTION :
Type II Anodize
LINE WEIGHTS :
5–7
CAPACITY :
20# DACRON
(LA SPOOL: WF5F-130,
WF6F-110, WF7F-90)
(MA SPOOL: WF5F-160,
WF6F-140, WF7F-120)
DIAMETER :
3.625”
WIDTH :
.9375”
WEIGHT :
7 oz
COLORS :
Silver/Blue, Silver/Green,
Silver/Red, Black/Silver
SPOOLS :
Large and Mid Arbor
REEL PRICE :
$500
SPOOL PRICE :
$205
Mid Arbor
Black / Silver
Silver / Blue
Sil
i ver / Red
Silver / Green
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REEL :
7 Plus
BODY STYLE :
Monsoon
PROTECTION :
Type II Anodize
LINE WEIGHTS :
CAPACITY :
7–9
20# DACRON
(LA SPOOL: WF7F-220,
WF8F-200, WF9F-180)
(MA SPOOL: WF7F-250,
WF8F-230, WF9F-210)
30# GEL SPUN
(LA SPOOL: WF7F-385,
WF6F-350, WF7F-315)
(MA SPOOL: WF7F-440,
WF8F-405, WF9F-370)
DIAMETER :
WIDTH :
4.0”
1.125”
WEIGHT :
8 oz
COLORS :
Silver/Blue, Silver/Green,
Silver/Red, Black/Silver
SPOOLS :
Large and Mid Arbor
REEL PRICE :
$600
SPOOL PRICE :
$225
Black / Silv
ilver
er
Silver
Sil
ve / Blu
Blue
Silver / Red
Sil
ilver
e / Gre
Green
e
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REEL :
7 Plus
BODY STYLE :
Monsoon
PROTECTION :
Type II Anodize
LINE WEIGHTS :
CAPACITY :
7–9
20# DACRON
(LA SPOOL: WF7F-220,
WF8F-200, WF9F-180)
(MA SPOOL: WF7F-250,
WF8F-230, WF9F-210)
30# GEL SPUN
(LA SPOOL: WF7F-385,
WF6F-350, WF7F-315)
(MA SPOOL: WF7F-440,
WF8F-405, WF9F-370)
DIAMETER :
WIDTH :
4.0”
1.125”
WEIGHT :
8 oz
COLORS :
Silver/Blue, Silver/Green,
Silver/Red, Black/Silver
SPOOLS :
Large and Mid Arbor
REEL PRICE :
$600
SPOOL PRICE :
$225
Black / Silv
ilver
er
Silver
Sil
ve / Blu
Blue
Silver / Red
Sil
ilver
e / Gre
Green
e
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REEL
EL :
9 Plus
BODY STY
TYLE :
Pulse
PROTEC
ECTION :
Type III Anodize
LINE W EIGHTS :
C APACITY :
9 – 12
30
0# DACRON
(LLA SPOOL: WF9F-300, WF10F-250,
WF11F-200, WF12F-175)
(MA SPOOL: WF9F-425, WF10F-400,
WF11F-375, WF12F-350)
55# Diawa Saltiga Boat Braid
(.014”/.36mm diameter)
(LA SPOOL: WF9F-525, WF10F-435,
WF11F-350, WF12F-315)
(MA SPOOL: WF10F-700,
WF11F-650, WF12F-610)
DIAMETER :
WIDTH :
4.25”
1.375”
WEIGHT :
11 oz
1
COLORS :
Sililver/Blue, Silver/Green,
Silvver/Red, Black/Silver
S POOLS :
Large
e and Mid Arbor
REEL P RICE :
$750
SPOOL PRIC
RICE :
$350
Black / Silvver
Siilver
Sil
v r / Blu
Blue
e
Silver / Red
Silver / Green
n
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REEL
EL :
9 Plus
BODY STY
TYLE :
Pulse
PROTEC
ECTION :
Type III Anodize
LINE W EIGHTS :
C APACITY :
9 – 12
30
0# DACRON
(LLA SPOOL: WF9F-300, WF10F-250,
WF11F-200, WF12F-175)
(MA SPOOL: WF9F-425, WF10F-400,
WF11F-375, WF12F-350)
55# Diawa Saltiga Boat Braid
(.014”/.36mm diameter)
(LA SPOOL: WF9F-525, WF10F-435,
WF11F-350, WF12F-315)
(MA SPOOL: WF10F-700,
WF11F-650, WF12F-610)
DIAMETER :
WIDTH :
4.25”
1.375”
WEIGHT :
11 oz
1
COLORS :
Sililver/Blue, Silver/Green,
Silvver/Red, Black/Silver
S POOLS :
Large
e and Mid Arbor
REEL P RICE :
$750
SPOOL PRIC
RICE :
$350
Black / Silvver
Siilver
Sil
v r / Blu
Blue
e
Silver / Red
Silver / Green
n
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REEL
RE EL:
12 Pl
Plus
BODYY STY
BO
STYLE:
E:
P lse
Pu
PROT
PR
OTECTI
CTION:
ON:
Type
Ty
pe II An
Ano
odiz
i e
LINE
LI
NE WEI
WEIGHT
GHTS:
S:
CAPAC
CA
A ITY
ITY::
12 – 16
6
55# Diaw
55#
Diawa
a Salt
Saltiga
ga Bo
Boat
a Bra
Braid
d
( 014”
(.0
14 /.3
/ 36mm diame
diameter
e)
(LA SPO
SPOOL
OL:
L WF12F
WF 2F-45
450)
0)
(MA SPO
SPOO
OL: WF12F
WF12 -10
-1000)
00)
*T
T he capac
capacity
i y info
f rmat
rma ion
o abov
above
e is a minim
minim
nimum
um
m base
asel
s ine
sst anda
and rd onl
o ly.
y Che
Checkk the diame
diameter
ameter
e of your
your back
backing
ng of
o
choice
choic tto est
e ti
timate
mate
te ac
actual capa
actual
pacity
cit . BOTT
city
BOTTOM
OM
M LLINE:
N
Thi
This reell will h
holld
l wh
hatev
t er you wantt tto tth
hrow on it.
t
D AME
DI
AM TER
TER:
W DTH
WI
DTH:
5 0”
5.
0
1 687
1.
75”
5
WEIGH
WE
GHT:
GH
T
15 oz
COLOR
CO
LORS:
LOR
S:
SSilve
ver/B
r/Blue
ue, Silv
Silver/
r Gre
Green,
en,
S ver
Sil
ver/Re
Red,
d, Bla
Bl ck/
ck/Sil
Si ver
SPOOL
SP
OO S:
L rge and
La
and Mid
d Arb
Arrbor
R EL
RE
E PRI
PRICE:
CE:
$875
$8
75
S OOL PRICE
SP
PR C :
$400
$4
00
Black
Bla
ck / Silv
lver
e
er
S ver
Sil
ver / Blu
l e
Silver
Sil
ve / Red
S ver
Sil
ve / Gre
een
n
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REEL
RE EL:
12 Pl
Plus
BODYY STY
BO
STYLE:
E:
P lse
Pu
PROT
PR
OTECTI
CTION:
ON:
Type
Ty
pe II An
Ano
odiz
i e
LINE
LI
NE WEI
WEIGHT
GHTS:
S:
CAPAC
CA
A ITY
ITY::
12 – 16
6
55# Diaw
55#
Diawa
a Salt
Saltiga
ga Bo
Boat
a Bra
Braid
d
( 014”
(.0
14 /.3
/ 36mm diame
diameter
e)
(LA SPO
SPOOL
OL:
L WF12F
WF 2F-45
450)
0)
(MA SPO
SPOO
OL: WF12F
WF12 -10
-1000)
00)
*T
T he capac
capacity
i y info
f rmat
rma ion
o abov
above
e is a minim
minim
nimum
um
m base
asel
s ine
sst anda
and rd onl
o ly.
y Che
Checkk the diame
diameter
ameter
e of your
your back
backing
ng of
o
choice
choic tto est
e ti
timate
mate
te ac
actual capa
actual
pacity
cit . BOTT
city
BOTTOM
OM
M LLINE:
N
Thi
This reell will h
holld
l wh
hatev
t er you wantt tto tth
hrow on it.
t
D AME
DI
AM TER
TER:
W DTH
WI
DTH:
5 0”
5.
0
1 687
1.
75”
5
WEIGH
WE
GHT:
GH
T
15 oz
COLOR
CO
LORS:
LOR
S:
SSilve
ver/B
r/Blue
ue, Silv
Silver/
r Gre
Green,
en,
S ver
Sil
ver/Re
Red,
d, Bla
Bl ck/
ck/Sil
Si ver
SPOOL
SP
OO S:
L rge and
La
and Mid
d Arb
Arrbor
R EL
RE
E PRI
PRICE:
CE:
$875
$8
75
S OOL PRICE
SP
PR C :
$400
$4
00
Black
Bla
ck / Silv
lver
e
er
S ver
Sil
ver / Blu
l e
Silver
Sil
ve / Red
S ver
Sil
ve / Gre
een
n
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HATCH_2010Catalog-Combined.indd 27-28
» 25
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Renowned artist Lance Marshall Boen has partnered with Hatch Outdoors to create a
collection of eight limited edition fine art reels. Boen is known in the fishing and art
community for his leather fish sculptures and the intricate murals he tools and paints
onto their surfaces. These textured scenes display imagery about the aquatic world and
life cycle of the fish.
INSPIRED BY BOEN’S IMAGINATION AND ARTWORK,
we’ve taken our precision reel technology to a
whole new level by incorporating dimensional relief
engravings onto our reel bodies. Boen created an
original body of work for the unique engravings in
this collection. Signed and numbered editions, not to
Steelhead Lifecycle, 7 Plus: $1800
Steelhead Lifecycle, 9 Plus: $2250
Chasing Dorado, 9 Plus: $2250
Big Game Bluewater, 12 Plus: $2650
exceed 30 of each version, make these among the most
desired of collectible reels available.
Boen’s passion and experience for fishing is integrated
into the following six reel designs, which feature the
deep engraving process and cover the spectrum from
trout to billfish.
Each reel comes with a fine leather pouch and is housed
in a collectible red cedar box.
Water’s Bounty, 3 Plus: $1200
26
» HATCH OUTDOORS
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Visit hatchoutdoors.com/custom-shop
For more information about Lance Marshall Boen
for additional photos and information.
visit streamlineoriginals.com or call (831) 659-5600.
Trout Compass, 5 Plus: $1500
Into the Flats, 7 Plus: $1800
Into the Flats, 9 Plus: $2250
HATCH OUTDOORS
» 27
8/28/09 9:55:23 AM
Renowned artist Lance Marshall Boen has partnered with Hatch Outdoors to create a
collection of eight limited edition fine art reels. Boen is known in the fishing and art
community for his leather fish sculptures and the intricate murals he tools and paints
onto their surfaces. These textured scenes display imagery about the aquatic world and
life cycle of the fish.
INSPIRED BY BOEN’S IMAGINATION AND ARTWORK,
we’ve taken our precision reel technology to a
whole new level by incorporating dimensional relief
engravings onto our reel bodies. Boen created an
original body of work for the unique engravings in
this collection. Signed and numbered editions, not to
Steelhead Lifecycle, 7 Plus: $1800
Steelhead Lifecycle, 9 Plus: $2250
Chasing Dorado, 9 Plus: $2250
Big Game Bluewater, 12 Plus: $2650
exceed 30 of each version, make these among the most
desired of collectible reels available.
Boen’s passion and experience for fishing is integrated
into the following six reel designs, which feature the
deep engraving process and cover the spectrum from
trout to billfish.
Each reel comes with a fine leather pouch and is housed
in a collectible red cedar box.
Water’s Bounty, 3 Plus: $1200
26
» HATCH OUTDOORS
HATCH_2010Catalog-Combined.indd 29-30
Visit hatchoutdoors.com/custom-shop
For more information about Lance Marshall Boen
for additional photos and information.
visit streamlineoriginals.com or call (831) 659-5600.
Trout Compass, 5 Plus: $1500
Into the Flats, 7 Plus: $1800
Into the Flats, 9 Plus: $2250
HATCH OUTDOORS
» 27
8/28/09 9:55:23 AM
SEALED MULTI-DISC DRAG CASSETTE
FRAME DIMENSION
Rulon® and stainless steel discs apply even drag pressure
and heat distribution over multiple surfaces. Water resistant,
maintenance free and self-lubricating.
By adding dimension to the frame we create a backbone
effect thereby increasing strength, durability, and the
virtual elimination of lateral flex.
COUNTERBALANCE
ONE PIECE MACHINED REEL SEAT
SPOOL NUT
Our crank and counterbalance are equal in weight,
eliminating cavitations in high-speed runs usually caused by
uneven weight distribution on the spool.
A solid is always stronger than two parts bound
together. Also, by eliminating the screws, there’s no
worry about corrosion or the reel foot loosening. Ever.
The spool nut on all our reels is captured within the spool. Thereby
eliminating the worry of losing any parts when removing the spool.
MADE IN THE USA
MACHINE FINISH
AND ANODIZE
We only polish surfaces
that come in contact
with the line. Then we
apply a Type II anodize
for a durable finish that
holds up in both fresh
AND salt water.
28
» HATCH OUTDOORS
HATCH_2010Catalog-Combined.indd 31-32
We take great pride in how and where our reels are made. That’s
why all Hatch reels are made in our own manufacturing facility in
Vista, California.
MACHINED
ALUMINUM CRANK
This year we mixed it up
a little by changing the
look and feel of our cranks.
The new cranks incorporate
a more ergonomic
design for better feel and
increased size for a more
positive grip.
HATCH OUTDOORS
» 29
8/28/09 9:55:37 AM
SEALED MULTI-DISC DRAG CASSETTE
FRAME DIMENSION
Rulon® and stainless steel discs apply even drag pressure
and heat distribution over multiple surfaces. Water resistant,
maintenance free and self-lubricating.
By adding dimension to the frame we create a backbone
effect thereby increasing strength, durability, and the
virtual elimination of lateral flex.
COUNTERBALANCE
ONE PIECE MACHINED REEL SEAT
SPOOL NUT
Our crank and counterbalance are equal in weight,
eliminating cavitations in high-speed runs usually caused by
uneven weight distribution on the spool.
A solid is always stronger than two parts bound
together. Also, by eliminating the screws, there’s no
worry about corrosion or the reel foot loosening. Ever.
The spool nut on all our reels is captured within the spool. Thereby
eliminating the worry of losing any parts when removing the spool.
MADE IN THE USA
MACHINE FINISH
AND ANODIZE
We only polish surfaces
that come in contact
with the line. Then we
apply a Type II anodize
for a durable finish that
holds up in both fresh
AND salt water.
28
» HATCH OUTDOORS
HATCH_2010Catalog-Combined.indd 31-32
We take great pride in how and where our reels are made. That’s
why all Hatch reels are made in our own manufacturing facility in
Vista, California.
MACHINED
ALUMINUM CRANK
This year we mixed it up
a little by changing the
look and feel of our cranks.
The new cranks incorporate
a more ergonomic
design for better feel and
increased size for a more
positive grip.
HATCH OUTDOORS
» 29
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8/28/09 9:55:58 AM
flip for Apparel
Notes
HATCH CAP
Navy, $25
ICON CAP
Navy, $25
HATCH CAP
Putty, $25
ICON CAP
Putty, $25
HATCH CAP
Moss, $25
ICON CAP
Moss, $25
Notes
6
flip for Reels
» HATCH OUTDOORS
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8/28/09 9:55:58 AM
flip for Apparel
Notes
HATCH CAP
Navy, $25
ICON CAP
Navy, $25
HATCH CAP
Putty, $25
ICON CAP
Putty, $25
HATCH CAP
Moss, $25
ICON CAP
Moss, $25
Notes
6
flip for Reels
» HATCH OUTDOORS
8/28/09 9:56:17 AM
BONEFISH
Short Sleeve, $30
Long Sleeve (White), $40
CLASSIC
Short Sleeve, $30
TARPON
Short Sleeve, $30
Long Sleeve (White), $40
4
NEW OLD SCHOOL
Short Sleeve, $30
SNOOK
Short Sleeve, $30
ROOSTER ROCK
Short Sleeve, $30
Long Sleeve (White), $40
SHIELD
Short Sleeve, $30
Long Sleeve, $40
SECRET SPOT
Short Sleeve, $30
HATCH_2010Catalog-Combined.indd 35-36
SMOOTH
Short Sleeve, $30
POLLING THE FLATS
Short Sleeve, $30
» HATCH OUTDOORS
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»5
8/28/09 9:56:17 AM
BONEFISH
Short Sleeve, $30
Long Sleeve (White), $40
CLASSIC
Short Sleeve, $30
TARPON
Short Sleeve, $30
Long Sleeve (White), $40
4
NEW OLD SCHOOL
Short Sleeve, $30
SNOOK
Short Sleeve, $30
ROOSTER ROCK
Short Sleeve, $30
Long Sleeve (White), $40
SHIELD
Short Sleeve, $30
Long Sleeve, $40
SECRET SPOT
Short Sleeve, $30
HATCH_2010Catalog-Combined.indd 35-36
SMOOTH
Short Sleeve, $30
POLLING THE FLATS
Short Sleeve, $30
» HATCH OUTDOORS
HATCH OUTDOORS
»5
8/28/09 9:56:34 AM
KOI / CARP
Short Sleeve, $30
Long Sleeve, $40
SHADOW
Short Sleeve, $30
CHOPSTIX
Short Sleeve, $30
HERITAGE
Two Tone
Long Sleeve, $40
BASS
Short Sleeve, $30
2
BANNER
Short Sleeve, $30
PERMIT
Short Sleeve, $30
Long Sleeve, $40
VINTAGE
Short Sleeve, $30
HATCH_2010Catalog-Combined.indd 37-38
DOUBLE VISION
Short Sleeve, $30
SNEAKY BROWN
Short Sleeve, $30
» HATCH OUTDOORS
HATCH OUTDOORS
»3
8/28/09 9:56:34 AM
KOI / CARP
Short Sleeve, $30
Long Sleeve, $40
SHADOW
Short Sleeve, $30
CHOPSTIX
Short Sleeve, $30
HERITAGE
Two Tone
Long Sleeve, $40
BASS
Short Sleeve, $30
2
BANNER
Short Sleeve, $30
PERMIT
Short Sleeve, $30
Long Sleeve, $40
VINTAGE
Short Sleeve, $30
HATCH_2010Catalog-Combined.indd 37-38
DOUBLE VISION
Short Sleeve, $30
SNEAKY BROWN
Short Sleeve, $30
» HATCH OUTDOORS
HATCH OUTDOORS
»3
8/28/09 9:56:51 AM
ma
m
ak
kiin
ng
g the
he t-s
-shi
sh
hiirt
r ts yo
you se
you
see in
in t h
he
ese
se pag
ages
es.
Ou
O
ur g
go
oa
all was
as to cr
crea
eatte
e a line
iin
ne o
off ca
as
su
ua
al
in
nsp
spiirred
ed ang
ngliling
ng a p
pp
pa
arrel
e l th
ha
at yo
you coul
c ou
co
ulld
acttu
ac
ual
allly
y wear
ear wh
ea
whiille
le y
yo
ou’
u re
re not
ot on th
the ri
r iv
ve
er.
r.
We
W
e’’rre tt--sh
shiirrt
r t an
and jje
ean
ean
ans ki
kind
nd of g
gu
uys
ys. We
wan
wa
want
ntte
ed
d som
omet
eth
ethi
hiing
ing
ng tha
hat yo
you co
coul
uld
d rro
ock
ck
(w
we
ea
ar)
ar)
r) not
ot onl
nly on
o n th
he
e water
ate
at
err but
ut als
lso at
at you
ou r
favo
fa
vori
rite
tte
e wa
atte
erriin
ng ho
holle
eo
orr tto
o worrk.
k. M
Ma
ay
yb
b
be
e
ev
e
ve
en
n chu
hurrc
ch if
if you
ou so de
de s
siirre
e! Ok
ka
ay,
y, so
ma
m
aybe
y be n
yb
no
ot at
at c h
hu
urc
r ch
h,, but
u t ne
ea
ar a chur
ch
c
hur
ur c
ch
h is
ac c
ac
ce
e
ept
ptta
p
ab
blle
e I thi
h in
nk
k . Th
he
ere
e’’s
s som
ome tr
trad
adit
itio
tio
ona
na l
sttuf
st
ufff,
f, som
ome n
ome
no
on--ttrrad
adiittio
adit
ona
nal st
stuf
uff an
a nd e
ev
ven
en
s om
so
me
e down
own ri
ow
righ
gh
htt w
wh
h
hac
ac
a
ck
ky
y stu
tuff
ff. You
ff
ou kno
now –
so
s
om
me
eth
thing
ing ffo
in
or e
ev
ver
eryo
ry
yo
on
ne
e!
RISING
Short Sleeve, $30
PALAPA
Short Sleeve, $30
HATCH_2010Catalog-Combined.indd 39-40
CREST
Short Sleeve, $30
We
W
e’r
e’’rre al
also
so in tth
he pr
pr o
oc
ces
es s o
off rel
e le
ea
as
siin
ng
ga
va
v
ari
riet
ety of
of oth
the
err pro
od
du
uct
cts in
nclud
cllud
c
udin
ng h
ho
ood
oded
ed
sw
s
wea
eats
ts h
hiirtts,
s, cap
aps,
aps,
s ree
eel/
l/tta
ack
ckle
le b a
ag
gs an
nd
so
s
om
me
e oth
therr swe
weet
et g o
oo
odi
dies
es. Ke
ee
ep an
an ey
ye
e on
ou
o
ur we
eb s
siiite
te
e for
o r th
he
e la
atte
es
st of
offfe
eri
ring
ng s
s.. Enj
njo
njoy
oy
y.
100% Cotton, Combed Ring-Spun, PreLaundered Fabric 32 Single, Jersey, 4.3 oz/145
grams with 1 x 1 Baby Rib Neckband, Athletic
Cut. Available in LG, XL & 2XL.
NOTE: T-shirt color may vary from batch to batch based
on dye lot specifications. All graphics shown appear on
the front of the t-shirts with the exception of the SHIELD
and HERITAGE model.
PULSE
Long Sleeve, $40
SLAMMIN’
Long Sleeve, $40
HATCH OUTDOORS
»1
8/28/09 9:56:51 AM
ma
m
ak
kiin
ng
g the
he t-s
-shi
sh
hiirt
r ts yo
you se
you
see in
in t h
he
ese
se pag
ages
es.
Ou
O
ur g
go
oa
all was
as to cr
crea
eatte
e a line
iin
ne o
off ca
as
su
ua
al
in
nsp
spiirred
ed ang
ngliling
ng a p
pp
pa
arrel
e l th
ha
at yo
you coul
c ou
co
ulld
acttu
ac
ual
allly
y wear
ear wh
ea
whiille
le y
yo
ou’
u re
re not
ot on th
the ri
r iv
ve
er.
r.
We
W
e’’rre tt--sh
shiirrt
r t an
and jje
ean
ean
ans ki
kind
nd of g
gu
uys
ys. We
wan
wa
want
ntte
ed
d som
omet
eth
ethi
hiing
ing
ng tha
hat yo
you co
coul
uld
d rro
ock
ck
(w
we
ea
ar)
ar)
r) not
ot onl
nly on
o n th
he
e water
ate
at
err but
ut als
lso at
at you
ou r
favo
fa
vori
rite
tte
e wa
atte
erriin
ng ho
holle
eo
orr tto
o worrk.
k. M
Ma
ay
yb
b
be
e
ev
e
ve
en
n chu
hurrc
ch if
if you
ou so de
de s
siirre
e! Ok
ka
ay,
y, so
ma
m
aybe
y be n
yb
no
ot at
at c h
hu
urc
r ch
h,, but
u t ne
ea
ar a chur
ch
c
hur
ur c
ch
h is
ac c
ac
ce
e
ept
ptta
p
ab
blle
e I thi
h in
nk
k . Th
he
ere
e’’s
s som
ome tr
trad
adit
itio
tio
ona
na l
sttuf
st
ufff,
f, som
ome n
ome
no
on--ttrrad
adiittio
adit
ona
nal st
stuf
uff an
a nd e
ev
ven
en
s om
so
me
e down
own ri
ow
righ
gh
htt w
wh
h
hac
ac
a
ck
ky
y stu
tuff
ff. You
ff
ou kno
now –
so
s
om
me
eth
thing
ing ffo
in
or e
ev
ver
eryo
ry
yo
on
ne
e!
RISING
Short Sleeve, $30
PALAPA
Short Sleeve, $30
HATCH_2010Catalog-Combined.indd 39-40
CREST
Short Sleeve, $30
We
W
e’r
e’’rre al
also
so in tth
he pr
pr o
oc
ces
es s o
off rel
e le
ea
as
siin
ng
ga
va
v
ari
riet
ety of
of oth
the
err pro
od
du
uct
cts in
nclud
cllud
c
udin
ng h
ho
ood
oded
ed
sw
s
wea
eats
ts h
hiirtts,
s, cap
aps,
aps,
s ree
eel/
l/tta
ack
ckle
le b a
ag
gs an
nd
so
s
om
me
e oth
therr swe
weet
et g o
oo
odi
dies
es. Ke
ee
ep an
an ey
ye
e on
ou
o
ur we
eb s
siiite
te
e for
o r th
he
e la
atte
es
st of
offfe
eri
ring
ng s
s.. Enj
njo
njoy
oy
y.
100% Cotton, Combed Ring-Spun, PreLaundered Fabric 32 Single, Jersey, 4.3 oz/145
grams with 1 x 1 Baby Rib Neckband, Athletic
Cut. Available in LG, XL & 2XL.
NOTE: T-shirt color may vary from batch to batch based
on dye lot specifications. All graphics shown appear on
the front of the t-shirts with the exception of the SHIELD
and HERITAGE model.
PULSE
Long Sleeve, $40
SLAMMIN’
Long Sleeve, $40
HATCH OUTDOORS
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