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We often get phone calls and emails from people who read about an item on the Dan Blanton Bulletin Board and try to find it on our website. This is an area to find those items. If something gets a writeup on the Bulletin Board, then we'll try to feature it here. If you click on one of the headings below, it will jjump you direcdtly to those items. Thanks for looking, and thanks to Dan Blanton for creating such a great resource!

If you have seen or heard about items which you think should be on this page, please let us know - send an email to customerservice@westernsportshop.com

Books/DVD's - Flies - Lines - Gear - Maintenence - Tying Materials

Books/DVD's

Rio's Modern Spey Casting
3 DVD Set
Epic Spey Casting Coverage!

Rio's Modern Spey Casting - Click to order!
Click here to see more!

 

Cathy Beck -
First Cast to Double Haul
Excellent Casting DVD!

First Cast to Double Haul - click to see more!
Click here to see more!

Fly Fishing California's
Great Waters
Dan Blanton's excellent book with tips, tackle help and techniques for 11 prime California destinations


Click to see more

Hardbound - Softbound

Sage Casting Analyzer

A tool for analyzing your cast -
Now available at both locations.

Sage Casting Analyzer - Symmetry
Click here to see more!

 

   
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Flies

Striper Six-Pack
The absolute "Go-To" fly for striped bass - particularly in the SF Bay and Delta. These chartreuse over white 3/0 size "Flashtail" Clousers have been tied on an Eagle Claw 60 degree 413 jig hook. Custom tied with plenty of material for strong silhouette.

We've packaged these up into a Lee Haskin Saltwater box with special slitted foam retention system - Special Price & free shipping!

Striper Six-Pack
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Lines

Scientific Angler Custom Tip Express
Scientific Anglers has brought out a very useful line for those devotees of Tungsten, Lead Core and other shooting head systems. This "cut-to-fish" system is ideal for stripers, steelhead, salmon, or other saltwater when you need to get down fast.

SA Custom Tip Express Line
Click here to see more!

Frog Hair Shooting Lines
Frog Hair Shooting Lines have the "slickness" needed to achieve greater distances. Special processing helps prevent kinking and allows the line to lay in soft, loose coils that literally "shoot like a bullet" through the guides. In the larger diameters, stripping is also easier, more controlled, and provides more secure hook-sets.

Frog Hair Shooting Lines
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.022/50# - .024/58# - .030/88#

Gudebrod
Hollow Core Monofilament
Braided Butt Material
This Gudebrod Braided Monofilament line is ideal for making braided butt leaders. It is what we use for the custom braided "Double-Catch" 50# loops shown below.

Gudebrod Braided Butt Material
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35# - 50# - 80#

Custom Shooting Heads
These are the custom-made shooting heads made with either RIO T-14 Tungsten line or Cortland LC-13 Lead Core line. For striped bass, saltwater and other fly fishing when you need to get down fast

WSS Custom Made Shooting Heads
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LC13 Heads - T-14 Heads

LC-13 and T-14 Bulk Line
Some folks like to roll their own, so we sell both RIO T-14 Tungsten line and Cortland LC-13 Lead Core line by the foot. Great for spring and fall striper fishing...

Who wants to see a picture of a bulk spool?
Click here to see more!

LC13 Bulk - T-14 Bulk

RIOMax Shooting Heads
RIOMax Shooting Heads weight and unique taper design properly load the rod for optimum performance. The unique front loaded taper design stabilizes the head in the air and prevents the characteristic ÒdumpingÓ at the end of the cast. With "Welded" loops.

RIOMax Shooting Heads
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Gear

Total Control
Collapsable Stripping Basket
It's lightweight, and folds absolutely flat and portable - then pops out to form a line-hungry 14" cube that quickly can be used when needed - but it doesn't stop there...

Total Control Stripping Basket
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Redington CPS Series
Fly Rods
The Redington "Core Performance Series" has redefined the performance for a moderately priced fly rod. This rod series is bult with an extra fast action, for precise casts and battling big fish.

Redington Fly Gear
Redington CPS Series Fly Rods
Click here to see more!

Fishpond Tackle & Gear Bags
San Juan Vertical Pack
Whether you are a minimalist or like to have a fly shop's worth of gear with you on the stream, Fishpond has a bag which is perfect for you. The San Juan is a staff favorite - just big enough to bring what you need...

Fishpond San Juan Vertical Pack
Click here to see more!

Fishpond's Entire Lineup

Korkers Outfitter
Interchangeable Sole Wading Boots
Korkers has revolutionized the wading shoe with their rugged and versatile interchangeable sole system. You put on the sole you need for what you are doing. The Outfitter is designed for long hours on the stream and is one of the more comfortable boots we've come across.

Korkers Outfitters boots
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Redington Brakewater Series
Saltwater Fly Reel
The Brakewater Fly Reel Series is ready for serious saltwater use. With a large arbor and oversized cork disc drag system, Brakewater Fly Reels can provide fish stopping performance.

Redington Fly Gear
Redington Brakewater Series Fly Reels - click here
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Maintenence

Salt-X
SALT-X is a concentrated rinsing/flushing agent designed exclusively to remove salt residue/crystals from any surface. SALT-X can be used for rinsing Although we've sold this for years in our saltwater tackle department, it seems to be a bit of a mystery to fly anglers. Anywhere salt is a problem, SALT-X can be used - it dissolves and lifts the salt film back into solution to be rinsed away. Laboratory tests have proven SALT-X to be non-toxic & environmentally safe.

Salt-X
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22 oz Spray - Quart Concentrate

Owner Super Cut
Braided Line Scissors
These Japanese-made stainless scissors have straight blades and are hardened, formed and sharpened specifically to cut the Gel-Spun (GSP) and Spectra-type lines such as Power-Pro or Spiderwire.

Most pliers & side cutters just crush the woven fiber. These give a clean cut - with no tension on the line!

Owner Super Cut Scissors
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Materials

Craft Fur Plus
An excellent substitute for bucktail in saltwater streamers, it also "breathes" like marabou in the water - truly a saltwater tyer's staple! This synthetic is a resilient and hardy material for the toothy fish who can tear up patterns quickly.

Craft Fur Plus
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