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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.
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.
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