A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO OUR PRODUCTS AND WHAT MAKES THEM “ALTERNATIVE”.
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The Alternative Tackle Company
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Tropical Lightning Landing nets, by Greg Walker. Greg is a highly talented craftsman producing high quality, beautifully made products. His use of native Hawaiian hardwoods and his ability to get the best out of his raw materials to produce a supremely practical and desirable product is what makes Greg's work special. Click here for details.
Hand Crafted Hawaiian Hardwood Landing Nets
Dutch Reels have been designing & manufacturing beautiful high quality fly reels since 1995. Designed to achieve the perfect combination of durability, weight and practicality, these reels are machined and assembled entirely in Holland, using the latest manufacturing equipment and technology. They have superbly engineered drag systems, (except for the smallest Dutch0/Tributary model which has a clicker only, palming system) and are built to last a lifetime of serious fishing. They also have a unique style and visual appeal. Click here for details.
Dutch Reels
L.H.Design Fly Reels, by Leen Huisman. Individually hand made to order in titanium the superb craftsmanship, quality and beauty of these reels speak for themselves. They are not cheap, but at twice the price would still represent good value for money! Please contact us for more information. Click here for details. Leen also produces equally beautiful bamboo fly rods using his own carefully designed tapers.
LH Design fly reels
Ari t' Hart must be one of the most famous in fly fishing and has been for the last 50 years. The prototype reels are designed and hand crafted by Ari. He then supervises the manufacture of each limited production run personally. Ari also offers a custom reel design and manufacture service for the ultimate fly fishing gift or self indulgence!. Click here for the Astrid reel, here for the Astrid on rod and here for the Trilogy Set.
Ari t Hart
Dormisch-Absi R2 Fly Reel: Dormisch-Absi was born in San Carlos de Bariloche, Patagonia Argentina, in January of 2000. It boasts a professional team with years of experience in mechanical design. The result is that they can offer the discerning fly fisherman innovative and cutting edge designs. Their enterprise philosophy is based on a continual search for quality and innovative designs. The R2 model is the result of a long period of development. Click here for details.
Dormisch-Absi R2 Fly Reel
Danielsson Fly Reels: These reels are not unique to The Alternative Tackle Company but they're not that widely available either; and they certainly deserve to be! They are simply the best value in highest quality machined aluminium large arbor fly reels. The unique traditional series were the original large arbor fly reels which started the whole thing off. Originally the brain child of Kurt Danielsson, the company is now run by Kurt's son Tomas from their small modern factory in the middle of Sweden, which employs just a handful of dedicated people. The list of their qualities is long - but If you want a practical, light, strong, well machined, superbly engineered, beautifully finished, aluminium reel of impeccable design pedigree, for any fly fishing occasion; I know of nothing better, at any price! Click for the FW Range, the LW Range, the HD Range and the Original Range.
Danielsson Fly Reels
Green River Bamboo and Graphite Rods, by Robert Gorman. Robert Gorman is a magician of high repute. He lives in the Deepest Darkest woods of Vermont, surrounded by secret rivers & hidden streams. He makes superb rods for most every occasion, but his unique range of small stream rods betrays his intimate knowledge and passion for his local waters and the wild fish that live there. His graphite rods are very highly regarded by the lucky few who are aware of them: but he reserves his special magic for his real obsession; hand crafting exquisite bamboo fly rods for small rivers and streams. Click here for Bamboo and here for Graphite Fly Rods.
Green River Bamboo Fly Rods
CFburkheimer Fly Rods, by Kerry Burkheimer. Behind an unremarkable shop front on a street in Washuogal, Washington State; CFburkheimer are busy making remarkable fly rods. Kerry's credentials as a rod maker are impeccable, having worked for Loomis and with the legendary rod designer Russ Peake. Also a well respected guide, nobody knows his local waters and the fish to be found there, better. He fishes these waters not only for their wild trout, but especially for their Steelhead. His love of fishing for Steelhead led to the development of his hugely capable, double handed spey rods. These rods have justifiably gained an enviable and growing international reputation. Kerry combines his technical knowledge, fishing expertise and an innate craftsmanship to produce supremely well designed, beautifully finished, fishing tools. Click here for details.
C.F. Burkheimer Rod Company
Marryat Tactical Rods. Not all rods are the same on the river. The Marryat Tactical Rod is the result of years of research and combines the input from some of the world’s finest fisherman, including two world fly fishing champions, the best manufacturers with a great deal of experience and hundreds of hours casting and fishing. This light-weight modern action rod is powerful, fast and accurate when it comes to casting yet is sensitive and responsive enough to fish dry fly and nymph on the finest of tippet. Click here for details.
Marryat Tactical Rods
The Finest Bamboo Fly Rods - Hand made in England.. Tom Moran is probably the finest maker of bamboo rods living today. There are a few who can match certain aspects of his work but very, very few who can aspire to achieve Tom’s level in all aspects. We are very excited to be able to add Tom’s rods to the The Alternative Tackle Company product range. Click here for details.
The Finest Bamboo Fly Rods
Varivas tippets and fly lines. Varivas are another company that simply produce products that do exactly what they are designed to do, superbly! Based in Japan their range of tippet materials cover sizes -4x to 12x. Super Tippet material and Midge Super tippet materials are nylon, NOT the usual copolymer; for better qualities of knot reliability, suppleness, abrasion resistance strength (8x 2.05lb & 12x 1.06lb!). The Super Fluorocarbon is equally well engineered, producing exceptional abrasion resistance for both salt and freshwater applications. The range of leaders also covers the broad spectrum of fly fishing possibilities; leaders from 71/2ft to 15ft, in -4x to 7x, in nylon or flourocarbon available in varying taper designs. We do not know of any other manufacturer who produces such a wide range of tippet materials and leader designs. The Varivas Fly lines are equally technically advanced and practical. Designed for suppleness, with high levels of casting and presentation performance and floatability. The WF and DT tapers are variously designed and adjusted for their appropriate line sizes. Click here for details.
VARIVAS Tapered Leaders and Tippets