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Striped Bass To Jacks – The Axiom ll Does It All For Nick Curcione

Fly

With close to fifty years experience of saltwater fly-fishing both the east and west coasts I’ve had ample opportunity to fish fly rods from most of the major US manufacturers. If there were one observation that captures the evolution of the rods that have been produced in that time span,...

Another Birthday Greeting To Lefty From Flip

Fly

A note from Flip Pallot: Over many, many years. Lefty and I played a game of hiding small gifts or tokens, for no special reason or occasion, in places where the other would find them. Often in luggage, clothing, the pages of books, in vehicles, or tackle bags. We never...

Winter Redfish and Bass Fishing in the Delta with Cliff Pace

Conventional

Another tournament season is about to kick off for Bassmaster Classic and MLF Bass Pro Champion Cliff Pace, but before he hits the road, Cliff is doing what he loves the most – winter fishing in the Delta for redfish and bass. Check out some suggestions from TFO Advisor Cliff...

Winter Speckled Trout Tactics For Fly & Light Tackle

Conventional / Fly

When not chasing after striped bass and redfish in the Pamlico Sound and estuaries of coastal North Carolina, TFO National Advisor Capt. Gary Dubiel (Spec Fever Guide Service) loves to put his clients on large speckled sea trout. Even during the cold winter months, Gary knows how to find speckled...

Winter Streamer Fishing – The Gear, The Flies and The Water with Brian Kozminski

Fly

"How's the fishing?" the lady on the bank genuinely inquired. "We got one in the net, had a few follows- decent day," my buddy in the bow replied. "But we are just getting to the good water-" I retorted. "I would go get my drift boat out of the garage,...

Three Basic Casts with Ed Jaworowski

Fly

Once you can manage a reasonable forward cast, often called a “pick up and lay down”, you should focus on expanding your repertoire of casts. Due to limited space, I can only describe the basic mechanics of three, but these will hopefully get you started. ROLL CAST The roll cast...

Tools of the Trade – The Axiom ll Fly Rod

Fly

It's hard to believe it's been almost four years since the Axiom ll fly rod was released. With the collaboration of pretty much the entire rod design team at TFO, we were able to revisit the original Axiom (2007). What we came up with was a lighter, more responsive rod...

Revisiting “Made for The Outdoors: Hows Its Made – TFO Rods” with Bill Sherck

Conventional / Fly

Not many anglers actually know about the process of how they're fishing rods are made. Luckily, in 2017, we had the opportunity to partner up with Sportsman Channel's Made For The Outdoors TV  to show the world exactly how both TFO fly and conventional rods are made. If you haven't...

2021 TFO Conventional Category Products – Available Now!

Conventional

Available Now! Temple Fork Outfitters has added five new additions to the TFO family of conventional rods: a live bait casting model to the popular Seahunter Series, fast action Mag Bass rods additions to the popular Tactical Elite Bass & Tactical Bass spinning rod configurations, the all new Tactical Surf...

Winter Rainbows in Alaska with Sierra Baldwin

Fly

Winter is here guys!! The days in Alaska are getting shorter and much, much colder! Frozen waders and rod guides, cold fingers and toes, frozen flies...the list goes on. Honestly though, when a big rainbow is on the end of your line, all those obstacles seem completely irrelevant.  [caption id="attachment_68636"...

Why You Need A 7 Weight

Fly

Let’s talk 7 weights. Yes, 7 weights. Wait, so you’re going to stand there calling yourself a fly angler, and you don’t have a 7 weight? Well, maybe this will open your mind to a different rod weight. Often skipped over by the fly shop employee for the more commercially...

TFO Holiday Gift Ideas – 2020 Edition

Conventional / Fly

It’s hard to believe we're already upon the holiday season, but here we are again! If you’re having trouble finding the right gift for the angler in your life, we’ve put together a list of items that won’t break the bank, but will be sure to be a great surprise...