Time for another instalment of “Casting with Ed”! Today Ed shares with us some quick tips on casting in still water. A question ourselves and Ed are often asked is “Can you cast these in Stillwater?” And the answer is…
In this video Ed Ward shares some thoughts on Skagit casting with the help of a wiffle golf ball. He covers the differences between single hand overhead casting and Skagit casting, connecting and separating the planes of a Skagit cast,…
This video features a bunch of single hand Skagit casts from Ben Paull of Olympic Peninsula Skagit Tactics. Ben lays out the case for using Commando Heads on single hand rods: they’re fun, you can cast them almost anywhere, they’re…
NEW!!!! Our Tapered Micro Skagit Floating Tips are here just in time for Trout season! Our tips are constructed from PVC and have a core strength of 25# Test. Welded loops on both ends allows for a quick loop to…
Ed Ward offers on-the-water micro Skagit tips on a variety of subjects as he casts a 9’9″ 3 weight graphite rod and a 7′ 4/5 weight rods on a small stream, casting for accuracy in and around cover. He covers:…
Ed Ward offers on-the-water micro Skagit tips on a variety of subjects as he casts a 9’9″ 3 weight graphite rod and a 7′ 4/5 weight rods on a small stream, casting for accuracy in and around cover. He covers:…
To purchase Commando Heads or find a dealer visit opskagit.com. While we may be known more for steelhead and salmon, we have a serious thing for smallmouth bass, for the following reasons: 1. They fight extremely hard. 2. They take…
It’s hard to imagine a better river for micro Skagit and Commando Heads than the Kanektok. With tiny side channels, woody banks, and deep, broad main channels, the river was perfect for showcasing the incredible versatility of Commando Heads. We…
Hear from Ed Ward, Jerry French and Trevor Covich about what makes OPST’s Commando Heads extraordinarily fishable. These Skagit Heads are the result of decades of focus on sustained anchor systemology (SAS) by Ed Ward and Jerry French. They are…
Dave Pinczkowski is a long-time Great Lakes area fly fishing guide, and a devoted Skagit-style fisherman who you might recognize from Skagit Master 4. When he tried an OPST 200 grain Commando Head on his favorite single hand rod, he…