Orvis Guide to Tackle Care and Repair: Solid Advice for In-Field or At-Home Maintenance (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781592287574)

The only thing missing from most fishing vests and tackle boxes is a book telling anglers how to care for all that stuff. No more: The Orvis Guide to Tackle Care and Repair finally explains how to prevent problems, evaluate old equipment, repair broken reels and lures, and more, including invaluable chapters on maintaining and repairing:

-Rods, including care of the shaft and the ferrules, guides, reel seat, and grip
-Reels, including cleaning and lubrication, the proper tightening of screws, repairs of rusty spindles, and easy field fixes for common problems
-Lines, including cleaning and storage
-Waders, including drying techniques, washing advice, seam repair, and finding and patching leaks
-Wading boots, including dealing with synthetic fabrics and replacing felt soles
-Rain jackets, flies, fly boxes and more.

From preseason prep to postseason wrap-up, The Orvis Guide to Tackle Care and Repair will keep any angler's outfit in top shape.

Author: Ted Leeson
ISBN-10: 1592287573
ISBN-13: 9781592287574
Publisher: Lyons Press
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2006
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.19lbs
Size: 9.88h x 7.10w x 0.52d