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Last Updated:
03/07/05

 

Club Sponsor List

All of these fine individuals and companies have contributed to the Florida Big Bend Flyfishers by speaking, providing equipment, leading field trips, or providing us a place to meet. 
Please show your gratitude by patronizing them when possible.

Food and Beverage Local Saltwater Guides Local Freshwater Guides
Bait and Tackle Stores Fly Fishing Gear and Sporting Good Stores Specialty Category

Local Saltwater Guides

Captain Gene K. Strickland; (850) 697-9523; Tarpon, Trout and Redfish Fly Fishing and Light Tackle Guide.  Sight fishing on Apalachee Bay and St. Georges Sound.

 Captain Jody Campbell; Home (850) 926-1173; Light tackle and Fly Fishing for Trout, Tarpon, and Cobia.  Jody works out of Shell Point.  He is the most knowledgeable guide in that area. 

Local Freshwater Guides

Captain David Mock; Home (850) 576-7614; email mockdtsh@aol.com. Check www.bassangler.com. David is a freshwater guide in the Tallahassee area for bass and other species. He trips on Lake Talquin and other local lakes.

Bait and Tackle Stores

Jerry’s Bait and Tackle (Scott Paterna, owner); 664 Woodville Hwy; 850-421-3248; Scott publishes the flats news weekly by email. To subscribe, send Scott a message at TMSeatrout@earthlink.net . The weekly email covers the saltwater flat from Shell Point east to Ecofina. Jerry’s Bait is a full service store. You can count on Scott for the latest fishing report, good bait and tackle. If you are into saltwater fishing tournaments, Jerry’s is the place to get connected.

Fly Fishing Gear and Sporting Good Stores

The Hook Box; Len Elzie Phone: 422-009   Len teaches fly tying and sells fly tying supplies, equipment, and related items such as books and videos.   He has a large selection in stock of items for all of your fly tying needs.    Hard to get and unique supplies for the fly dresser are not problem at this location.  Email: hookbox@prodigy.net

Rod Building and Repair; Darrell Pack Phone: 8751670.  Darrell builds and repairs rods.  Rod modifications to improve your casting are a specialty.  Email: anglerstacklemaster@msn.com 

G Loomis, http://www.gloomis.com/   makers of fine fly rods, reels and puch poles.  “Making every day you spend on the water memorable!”

Cortland Line Co., Inc. www.cortlandline.com has been producing some of the finest fly lines available since 1915. No other company in the sportfishing industry is more dedicated to educating the future anglers and stewards of our resources than Cortland. Cortland has provided a number of items to the club for our raffles and auctions.

Orvis, www.orvis.com, Sporting Traditions since 1856. Quality & Satisfaction Guaranteed. Put yourself at ease with the best return policy in the business. If you or your gift recipient aren’t completely satisfied, we’ll (Orvis) refund your money. It’s that simple. Orvis has provided a number of items to the club for our raffles and auctions.

Tibor Reels, www.tiborreel.com, were first introduced in 1995 and have established themselves as the benchmark for custom, crafted fly reels. It was only after years of development and input from the likes of Lefty Kreh and Flip Pallot, that Ted was satisfied with a reel that truly has set a new standard in fly-fishing reel technology. Tibor has provided a number of reels to the club for our raffles and auctions.

Bauer, www.bauerflyreel.com, revolutionized the fly reel with the introduction of their unique large arbor reel design in 1995. The award winning innovative design takes advantage of the superior large arbor spool performance with a revolutionary yet simple "zero-backlash" clutch system to engage the cork disc drag. Bauer has provided a number of reels to the club for our raffles and auctions.

Umpqua, www.umpqua.com, as you may or may not know, they are the largest producer of quality hand-tied flies in the world. They also make available through your local fly shop a wide array of the finest fly-tying hackle, Tiemco hooks and tools, alongside an incomparable line of Umpqua leaders, tippet materials, and accessories. Taken together or alone, they represent everything the angler needs to have a first class fishing experience. Umpqua has provided a number of items to the club for our raffles and auctions.

Renzetti, www.renzetti.com for Tools, Vises and Accessories that make any tyer a better tyer. Renzetti has provided a number of vises to the club for our raffles and auctions.

Specialty Category

Outdoor Fishing Video Productions by Captain Randle Leger;(850) 997-8641. Randle was one of the very best saltwater guides in the area for trout and redfish. He guided on the Ecofina out of J.R.’s Aucilla River Store for many years. Now, he creates video productions for the fishing venue.