Posted on April 26, 2011
“Great fishing here in the windward chain with a Wahoo, Mahi mahi and 60lb Cubera Snapper falling victim to the spear during the trip. Staying cool and casual in my Howler Bros gear as always!
Ryan McInnis- Howler Ambassador
Posted on April 16, 2011
Howler Bros’ brand ambassador Capt. Honson “Benzo” Lau can be found anywhere south of Miami guiding clients into the crevices of Florida’s aquatic playground in search of redfish, tarpon, snook, bonefish, permit and anything else that dares swim the flats and mangroves. He’s also a prolific photographer, blog writer, gear tester for top fishing companies (Loomis, Nautilus, Monic) and an all out advocate for the good things in the sport of fishing. You can live vicariously through Benzo and see him putting some of our gear to the test by following his blog Benzo’s Realm.
We caught up with him recently for a quick fill in the blank session. Here’s what we found out about this masked man:
There’s a 150+ lb pound tarpon on the right side of the boat and a garbage can lid sized permit on the other. You cast to the: right side… if that jack wants the fly bad enough, he can run over and fight off the big pilchard.
If you weren’t testing gear, chasing fish and guiding folks into Florida’s waters, you would you be: emotionally distressed… Or possibly bored out of my mind.
Fried chicken or raw fish? How about both?
Beer, tequila or iced tea? Long Island Iced Tea
If you could only have one fly in your box for the rest of your life, it would be a: Toad!!! Everything will eat some variation of the toad.
The worst clients on your boat are ones that: Have no respect for the boat, the water, and the guide.
We’ve heard you can cast a fly rod, spinning rod or even a stick with a piece of dental floss tied to it through the eye of a needle from 100 feet. Tall tale or God’s honest truth? All lies… It’s from 99ft.
Your shameless plug for Howler Brothers gear:
As I mentioned before, the loggerhead shirts are the most comfortable technical shirts you can wear on the water. They are cool, stylish, and discreet. This is QUALITY stuff. As far as the branding… Come on… You can’t beat the monkey. HB’s branding alone already sets itself apart from from everything else on the market today.
Posted on April 6, 2011
Mercifully, Summer is bearing down on us all and nothing means summer for us like John’s Drive-In in Nags Head, North Carolina. John’s literally sits one sand dune away from the ocean along Nags Head’s beach road and is one good hurricane away from being in the breakers. The place is a relic from an era when the Outer Banks was nothing but a giant sand dune filled with ex-patriot mainlanders, surfers and miscreants. It’s somehow managed to survive the tourist onslaught, the construction of giant box stores selling beer bongs and rebel flag rafts and even the proliferation of the dreaded “OBX” sticker without changing a thing in its repertoire. Each day (when they are open) you’ll find local house painters, barefoot surfers, soaking wet kids and bewildered tourists lined up to get the goods. We’ll be in the line every chance we get jockeying for a post-surf session dolphin boat and chocolate-peanut butter milkshake. Come join us. 3716 Virginia Dare Trail, North Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
Posted on April 5, 2011
If you haven’t heard of This is Fly, do your self a favor and check it out. Immediately. They put out an outstanding online fly-fishing mag whose fresh take on the standard-format fishing periodical is right up our alley. Keep up the great work guys!
Check out the most recent issue for a heaping helping of Howler goodness. Our popular Fish Shaka T-shirt was featured in the gear review section, along with a cooler from our Austin counterparts -Yeti coolers. But the real gem can be found later in the issue. Turn to page 106 for the This Is Fly+Howler Bros giveaway. Sign up for your chance to win a Howler spread consisting of a hand made Howler Monkey belt buckle, Loggerhead shirt, and Howler Electric Cap. Get on it!
Check it out here: http://thisisfly.com/