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SmithFly's 2022 Year in Review

SmithFly's 2022 Year in Review

SmithFly 2022 Recap. It’s time once again to slow down, take a minute to reflect on all that happened around SmithFly for the year 2022. In summary 2022 was good. It was busy.
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I asked an AI Chat bot to write a story about the raft in the style of Thomas McGuane... and this is what it spit out.

I asked an AI Chat bot to write a story about the raft in the style of Thomas McGuane... and this is what it spit out.

The sun was beating down on us as we navigated the Madison river near Ennis, Montana. My friend and I were using SmithFly's Big Shoals Raft, and we were having...
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Montrose Location for SFD MFG CO our new Sister Company

Montrose Location for SFD MFG CO our new Sister Company

I'm in Montrose this week working on getting things set up there to start making the rafts right here in the USA via our sister company SFD MFG CO. SFD...
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SmithFly Scotland 2022 Trip Recap

SmithFly Scotland 2022 Trip Recap

If you've been following along here for any length of time then it will come as no surprise that we as a business and a family host a trip to...
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Missed Connections: A Musky story

Missed Connections: A Musky story

You were the ghostly figure that showed up unannounced in the dark teal water under the gray skies. I was the jerk at at the other end of the line with the sore back. You crushed my half pounder and and leapt from the water with a knee buckling head shake. 
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SmithFly Brand Extensions for "The Profit"

SmithFly Brand Extensions for "The Profit"

An overview of the brand extension work we did for the CNBC show The Profit.
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Slowing Down, On the Banks of the Au Sable

Slowing Down, On the Banks of the Au Sable

I dropped off a raft to a guide in the Grayling, Michigan area named John in the late afternoon and headed over to a lodge to see about some fishing....
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The Jinx: A Film from the Field

The Jinx: A Film from the Field

20 degrees, 8 hours, no fish. A hard day on the water with veteran guide and innovative fly tyer, Tommy Lynch, leads to a deeper understanding of why we fish.
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