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I’m Throwin’ Hand-Rolled Soul

JB — Sat, 05 May 2012 17:50:49 +0000

I’m now officially on-board with the C.F. Burkheimer (CFB) Fly Rod Company, serving in an “Advisory Staff” role. Kerry (the “K” who is actually the “C” in C.F.) and I agreed at the end of last week to the particulars, and my mug is now up on CFB’s site. For those of you who don’t [...]

Twelve-Weight Bowl

JB — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 16:37:54 +0000

“Twelve-Weight Bowl” This is on its way to me now. Turned burl, rubbed finished, Alaskan salmon teeth inlay. Flat-out beautiful. People ask me where my art background comes from. That’s an easy answer: my mother, Nancy. Yeah, this is one of hers. She is a woodturner by artistic trade, but also does some carving and metal-spinning (typically [...]

“Long Flies” Table of Contents

JB — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 07:00:02 +0000

Long Flies is officially on its way from the printer. I’m supposed to have a few books myself come Wednesday or Thursday. In the meantime, GB has posted the Table of Contents over at his blog. If you have an interest in seeing what the book contains, point your web browser here. And for those [...]

Another “Long Flies” Excerpt

JB — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:12:35 +0000

Just to keep the Long Flies vibe going, here’s another except from GB’s new book (which is subtitled Streamers, Bucktails & Other “Big Fish” Flies). If all goes as expected, I should have an actual tome in my hands by next week. This excerpt is from GB’s section on the “Baitfish from ‘L’” (a.k.a. “The [...]

“TAaP” Gets a Cover

JB — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 07:00:05 +0000

With Long Flies due to be boxed up by the end of this week, I figured it was time to look at book #4 in the “Fly Fishing” series: The Angler as Predator (or TAaP for short). By “look at,” I mean that literally. Here’s the cover: For any readers who have seen certain slide [...]

A “Long Flies” Excerpt

JB — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 02:07:05 +0000

As many of you know, GB’s book, Long Flies is due back from the printer this week in finished form. To give the project a little boost, GB is currently making the title available at a special pre-release price of $25.00, postage paid (in the U.S., more for those readers elsewhere). The books are inscribed [...]

GB’s “Long Flies” Special

JB — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 03:31:30 +0000

GB is running a pre-release special on his new Long Flies book. If I understand it right, the first 100 who grab a copy get it signed and shipped for $25 (international shipping does cost extra, sorry). If you have an interest in streamers, bucktails and other big fish flies, the $25 is not much to pay for [...]

“Long Flies” is Off to GB for a Final Read

JB — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:01:28 +0000

Just decided to tough it out and get it done. The last chapter of Long Flies is now off to GB for his final read-through. After the last illustration was placed, we came in at 190 filled pages and we need 192 to make a whole book. I’ll toss some pix onto the last two pages [...]

“Long Flies” is Almost Ready

JB — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:56:34 +0000

Well, that took a lot longer than anyone expected—me included. The end is in sight, though, and GB’s Long Flies book appears to be in a form that will be ready for press by the end of the week. This is the first book in GB’s “Fly Fishing” series that will have a color section, and [...]

Almost There – “Long Flies” is Finishing Up!

JB — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:42:58 +0000

Below is the first page (not yet proofed) in the color section of GB’s soon-to-be printed Long Flies book. To keep book prices in the “Fly Fishing” series consistent, we are printing color in single, large sections like this, versus scattered throughout the text. This can make things a bit tricky in terms of book [...]

“Nature of Fly Casting” (Version 2.0) Gets a Cover

JB — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:12:19 +0000

Yep, getting ahead of myself. And nope, couldn’t help it. I had a vision of the new Nature of Fly Casting cover pop into my head, and I had to sit down and work it out. Here’s a little teaser showing part of the front cover: This may not be final final (maybe I’ll get tired [...]

The Eclectic Angler’s Eclectic Gift Ideas

JB — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 18:11:17 +0000

Want to change-up your holiday fly-fishing gift-giving this year? Do the fly fishers you know seem to have everything they need/want already? Then it appears that you’re in luck, since the Eclectic Angler specializes in fly-fishing gifts that are definitely not mainstream. I myself have a build-it-yourself reel kit from the EA (itself a very [...]

“Long Flies” Gets a Cover

JB — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 01:06:30 +0000

After digging through all sorts of pix looking for a front cover photo (back cover was easy), I finally found a shot that both GB and I like for the upcoming book, Long Flies. We wanted a photo that had a sense of real “old school” (I don’t mean 1989) big-water streamer fishing. Ended up [...]

“Reading Waters” Sample Pages

JB — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 19:12:25 +0000

While posting re-formatted excerpts of a book is nice, it is sometimes nicer to actually see what the inside of a book really looks like. I figure that anyone interested in the “Fly Fishing” series should at least see a sample of the “guts” of one of the titles. With that in mind, below is [...]