Our Shop in Costa Rica
Deep in the Costa Rican cloud forest there is a small workshop with six employees producing world class landing nets. That's us. We chose...
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Chris Brodin
- Jul 22
- 1 min
Attaching Our Net Lanyard
It should be straightforward to attach our lanyard to your net. We do however receive some questions so here goes. A piece of...
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Chris Brodin
- Aug 15, 2021
- 1 min
Stream Stalker Nets
Although "rubber" bags have become the norm in the last several years, we have many requests for a bag that is lighter in weight. The...
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- Aug 8, 2021
- 2 min
Thoughts on "rubber" net bags
Eleven years ago we came out with the first clear rubber net bags that we called “ghost.” They were an instant hit, flies didn’t stick in...
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Chris Brodin
- Mar 2, 2019
- 2 min
Lightweight Net- Carbon or Wood?
We recently returned from two fly fishing shows, one in Edison, NJ and the other in Pleasanton, CA. It was nice connecting with old and...
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Chris Brodin
- Sep 23, 2018
- 2 min
To net or not to net...
We have received some complaints about fish getting caught in netting material, thrashing around and breaking their fins or jaws. And so...
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Chris Brodin
- Sep 6, 2018
- 2 min
Little Shop in the Jungle 2
Almost ready to go, needs some stain and there is a giant banana plant hanging over the roof that needs to come down. There are about 200...
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Chris Brodin
- Aug 12, 2018
- 1 min
Little Shop in the Jungle
Our main shop is in Coronado, Costa Rica a little bit northeast of San José. It is very difficult for me to get there on a regular basis...
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Chris Brodin
- Jun 2, 2018
- 2 min
Rubber Net Bag Evolution
We bought our first mold to make rubber net bags in 2006, in fact we bought three different molds for different size net bags. These net...
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Chris Brodin
- May 23, 2018
- 2 min
Blood knot jig
I like hand tied trout leaders. They are extremely versatile and give you the ability to combine different materials to achieve different...
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Chris Brodin
- May 13, 2018
- 2 min
Flyfish the Sierpe River in Costa Rica
Jeanne and I went to the town of Sierpe last week to explore the fishing opportunities there. The town is in the southern zone of Costa...
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Chris Brodin
- May 12, 2018
- 2 min
The Evolution of the Ghost
Ever since the legendary Bud Lilly began promoting catch and release back in the 1970’s fly fisher men and women have learned not to harm...
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Chris Brodin
- May 4, 2018
- 2 min
Brodin History Part 3 - the 80's
From 1908-1983 Chris concentrated on expanding the line of nets and also expanding the customer base. This was no mean feat with a very...
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Chris Brodin
- Apr 28, 2018
- 1 min
Got your net stored in the garage?
Be careful where you store your net when you aren’t using it. Mice have a fondness for the material in the PVC bags and if you store your...
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Chris Brodin
- Apr 27, 2018
- 2 min
Fishing Nets???
When Chris first ventured into my sign shop I must admit that I was completely ignorant about fishing (the only time I had ever fished...
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- Apr 18, 2018
- 1 min
Brodin Landing Nets - the beginning
When Chris Brodin moved from Chicago to Rathdrum, Idaho in 1976 his primary purpose in life was to fish as much as possible and to work...
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- Apr 16, 2018
- 2 min
Nets are easy to carry. Statement or question?
The number one reason that we have heard for not carrying a net is that they are a pain to carry. Everything that we have on the stream...
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