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If my scenery recognition is on point, I believe that photo was taken right down the street from me ;)

Not so much a rumor. They absolutely made Patagonia. Last I heard, Patagonia was moving away from them though. I believe Patagonia waders are now made in Vietnam, but I don't have all the details.

Very true - I had a day last year where I had an almost fully box of fish, so went to casting for them with the fly rod. I'd have the other two jig rods with fish on, and the fish were just swiping at my fly and not committing. Troll - it may be the most effective thing in the spread.

40 trips a year for 3yrs on a pair of budget waders is actually really good.

Didn't even know they made waders

I personally haven't purchased a new set of waders in almost 10yrs. Given my fishing tends to be more boat-centric, and less in the winter every year, I just haven't had the need to have my ear to the ground since my G4z pair, despite being nearly a decade old, still keeps me dry. But who...

FWD isn't much easier.

Just putting them all in one post since it's not fly gear and I don't want to pollute the classifieds with all my dirtbag listings ;) Package deal discounts available and encouraged. I can ship for $20 extra - I'll likely have to go get PVC or something similar to cut into a tube, so there's...

It's loaded with them. My old boss lives right on the lake so I made many attempts to try, but visibility in there is so abysmal that it makes sight fishing almost impossible.

I'm sure @G_Smolt could have some input

It's moreso that if you lose the fish, it'll take the school with it when it takes off.

Pavement Princesses and Brodozers being the main names they go by.

You do lose a few, yeah. As much as you test your knots and keep things fresh, things happen. I also tend to grab coltsnipers when I'm on the bottomfish reefs as well, so that eats a few. I did forget to mention the connection of the main line to the leader. I use 30lb fluorocarbon as my...

The Shimano Trevala is an incredible rod. Super lightweight, but I've never found their limit. I even have an L action one that's lighter than the one in the photo, and have pulled on 30lb tuna as hard as I could putting it in a U shape, no problem. It's crazy how hard you can pull on them...

Been asked by a few folks what I use for jigging tuna. I have stated a few times that it's my favorite way to fish for them on my boat, specifically on stops or when we spot jumpers/feeding activity. I'll also tag in @Tuna Ball as he's the guy who first turned me onto this back in I think...

Much like these "off road machines" modified and sold at the dealer down the street from me (I get to drive by this place daily)

Yeah, that's one of my main gripes with doing the fly thing. One of the reasons I went to great lengths to get a custom rod made - fiberglass and 7'6" so I can really pull on them. My jig rods are Shimano Trevala M action rods. If you grabbed one, it'd feel like a trout rod. They're not...

Jigging just really opens up a lot more water to you - depth and distance. Flies, you need fish going at the boat, and that really just doesn't happen that often (especially if you don't have live baits, which is most sport boats). I'm bad at articulating how and why it's fun though, but I...

Don't be afraid to toss a spinning rod with a metal jig. By far my favorite way to fish for tuna. Definitely go with the intention of making it happen on the fly, but when an opportunity presents itself, grab the jig rod if they have one.

Capt. @Nick Clayton is the guy who has been working to popularize this fishery. He's with a new outfit this year and been working a lot. He's with Mutineer Charters now and they'll start their tuna trips in August. https://pnwflyfishing.com/forum/members/nick-clayton.6/ (he hasn't been on in...