Intro to Handlining
Guide to Hand Line Fishing
How To Choose The Best Handline Fishing Reel For You
Choosing the best handline for you means choosing the right species of wood for your style of outdooring. Here is our list of solid wood handlines and our recommendations for choosing the one that's right for you.
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1. Basic Handline Tackle Setup
Get started by exploring the features of your Daggerfish handline, and see how to set up the included tackle for your first fishing trip.
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2. Handline Fly Fishing with a Casting Bubble
Fly fishing with a handline is easy with the use of a casting bubble. Learn how to set up a Daggerfish Streamer Kit or other fly fishing gear for handline-style fly fishing.
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3. Three Methods for Casting a Handline
Casting is one of the most fun parts of handline fishing, and this article covers three different handline casting methods - the Flick, the Toss, and the Whip.
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4. Reeling a Handline and Setting the Hook
A handline has no moving parts or mechanical components, so reeling is done entirely by hand. While many novice handliners are concerned about reeling in by hand, using a handline with proper technique is easy and completely safe. Here's how to reel a handline and set a hook.
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5. Stowing Tackle And Securing Line on your Handline
How to pack up your tackle and secure your handline for traveling between fishing sites, or when heading home at the end of the day.
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Fishing Accessory Guides
Using your Belt Box
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The Daggerfish Belt Box is a reuseable silicone box that gives you quick and ...
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Using your Mitten Scissors
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Mitten scissors are a versatile tool for spin fishing, fly fishing, and hand l...
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Exploration Equipment Guides
Using your Snap Sling
The Snap Sling is a reversible holster for hatchets, handlines, trekking poles and other tools. Here's how to use it to carry the most common tools for hiking, camping, gardening, and more.
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Using your Universal Knife Sheath
A versatile sheath for the world's favorite pocket knives, the Universal Knife Sheath is a vertical or horizontal sheath for knives and multitools from Leatherman, Victorinox, Opinel, SOG, and more.
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