Fly Product...TLTFF Review of Dizm Eco Eyewear Dempseys

I've been on Dizm Eyewear's fishing team for about two years now. I've had the privilege of trying out a large number of their shades. But as some of you may have noticed, I do have a favorite pair...the Dizm Eco Eyewear Dempseys. 

Let me tell you a little about Dizm and their technology first...

Daily Reel...Estrada Art's 'North Bound Chattahoochee Preview'

North Bound Chattahoochee Preview from Estrada Art & Apparel on Vimeo.

Boom...Morgan

Fly Product...Dizm Eco Eyewear's Eco Meister Sunglasses

Dizm Eco Eyewear's Eco Meister

We teamed up with dizm team rider Torrey Meister to design this classic beach-influenced style that features a tribute to Torrey’s home and the birthplace of surfing with a subtle Hawaiian flag inside the temple. This Eco style is available in a translucent Crystal Clear as well as traditional Black.

Black :

• Injected, 100% renewable and biodegradable frame
• Polarized Impact- and scratch-resistant Nylon lens
• Base 6 Lens
• 100% UV protection
• Durable stainless steel optical hinges
• Prescription ready, optical quality frames
• Minimal, recyclable, 70% post-consumer recycled packaging
• Dual-purpose 100% renewable cotton storage/cleaning bag
• $125

Clear:

• Injected, 100% renewable and biodegradable frame
• Impact- and scratch-resistant Mirrored Nylon lens
• Base 6 Lens
• 100% UV protection
• Durable stainless steel optical hinges
• Prescription ready, optical quality frames
• Minimal, recyclable, 70% post-consumer recycled packaging
• Dual-purpose 100% renewable cotton storage/cleaning bag
• $85

Boom...Morgan

Estrada Art Presents: GladesDays

Kick back and enjoy 12:20 minutes of greatness from our friend and Dizm Eyewear teammate Eric Estrada on this marvelous Hump Day...

Estrada Art Presents: GladesDays from Estrada Art & Apparel on Vimeo.

Boom...Morgan

Fly Products...Fly Vines' Newest Products

You've seen the awesome bracelets, sunglasses croagies, and keychains Flyvines have put out. Most of my Dizm's are outfitted with their croagies. But the products that should be hitting their site soon, will blow your mind, insane what these guys can do with recycled fly lines, love it.

Drink coasters and dog collars

Just in time for hunting season, waterfowl call lanyards

Be sure to check out Flyvines on their site, Facebook page, Twitter, and Instagram.

Boom...Morgan

And The Winners Are...

Sorry this took so long to get up, I received about 275 entries (individual photos) into this year's 2014 Photo Contest. I spent all day yesterday judging photos and almost called a draw in multiple categories...the submissions were phenomenal, some of the best I've seen. The gear we're giving away this year is pretty ridiculous, seriously, its well over $1,000!

If you need a little refresher, heres how the photo contest worked...

Rules:

-Photos were submitted to us for judging

-Max of 4 pictures per person (one per category).

-The categories were:

• Best Picture
• Biggest Carp
• Prettiest Carp
• Ugliest Carp

-1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners were be selected for each category.

-Submissions were due by August 24th, 2014 by 8am.

So who won and what did they win you win you ask? Drumroll please...

Best Picture -

1st Place -  Ben Eastman won a custom Vedavoo Tight Lines Sling. Ben, you pick the color, as with all Vedavoo products, its made 100% in the USA and made to order! 1 pair of Dizm Eco Eyewear shades -$225 Value

2nd Place - Courtney New won a Handcrafted Wetfly Net (medium) and 1 pair of Dizm Eco Eyewear shades. -$155 Value

3rd Place - Woodson Boughton a Wetfly Farmer John Hat and a Cheeky Fly Fishing beverage koozie and reel pouch. -$50 Value

Biggest Carp -

1st Place - Matt Simms won a mixed bag of 12wt Apparel's newest, freshly-launched gear and colors and set of Goat Head Gear Sole Spikes - $150 Value

2nd Place - Hunter Watson won a Handcrafted Wetfly Net (medium) and set of Goat Head Gear Sole Spikes. -$85 Value

3rd Place -  Seth Green won a BadAxe Design Carp Hat and set of Goat Head Gear Sole Spikes. -$50 Value

Prettiest Carp -

1st Place - Seth Green won a custom, made-to-order, Nature Boy Designs "Con Mas" 550 Lanyard, a dozen Feather-Craft carp flies, and a Feather-Craft "Meat Locker" Fly Box. -$110 Value

2nd Place - Matus Sobolic won a dozen CarpPro carp flies, mix bag of stickers, and a Cheeky Fly Fishing beverage koozie and reel pouch. -$70 Value

3rd Place - Brandon Morrison won BadAxe Design Patch, The Fly Trout shirt and a Loon Outdoors hat. -$50 Value

Ugliest Carp -

1st Place - Caleb Corona won an assorted bag of Bozeman Fly Goods' brand-new Bug Collars, a bag full of Allen Fly Fishing carp hooks, and a BadAxe Design Carp Hat. -$110 Value.

2nd Place - Larry Dostal won a WV Angler Sun Mask (Buff) and a Feather-Craft "Meat Locker" Fly Box. -$80 Value

3rd Place - Chad Shaner won BadAxe Design Patch, The Fly Trout shirt and a Loon Outdoors hat. -$50 Value

Congratulations to all of our winners! Be sure to send us an email at tltffcarpweek@gmail.com letting us know your mailing address and we will have things shipped out ASAP. Please take time to thank the companies that sponsored this year's Carp Week.

Same time, same place next year, the week after 'Shark Week'...Carp Week 2015 is due to be enormous. This year we peaked out at numbers that were completely unfathomable. From here on the blog to our social media pages...well over 20,000 unique views...whoa. You guys are awesome, thank you so much for supporting and following TLTFF!

Boom...Morgan

Carp Week 2014 Photo Contest - LESS THAN 24 HOURS REMAIN

So far we've received about 250 entries (individual photos) into this year's 2014 Photo Contest. The gear we're giving away this year is pretty ridiculous, seriously, its well over $1,000...that YOU could win! I figured, since there is 24 hours left until the contest ends, I'd give you a little more stoke to sleep on once you've submitted your photos knowing what it is you could potentially win.

If you need a little refresher, heres how the photo contest works...

Rules:

-Submit all photos to TLTFFCarpWeek@gmail.com with the subject line "Carp Week Photo Contest". 

-Max of 4 pictures per person (one per category).

-Picture must be in PNG or JPEG format.

-The categories will be as follows:

• Best Picture
• Biggest Carp
• Prettiest Carp
• Ugliest Carp

-1st, 2nd, and 3rd place will be selected for each category and will win some sick gear from the companies listed above.

-Submissions are due by August 24th, 2014 by 8am.

-Winners will be announced on (Sunday) August 24th through a blog post in the afternoon.

-Any questions can be directed to tightlinedtalesofaflyfisherman@gmail.com

So what do you win you ask? You may want to sit down for this, the prizes are pretty unreal...

Best Picture -

1st Place - Custom Vedavoo Tight Lines Sling. You pick the color, as with all Vedavoo products, its made 100% in the USA and made to order! 1 pair of Dizm Eco Eyewear shades -$225 Value

2nd Place - Handcrafted Wetfly Net (medium) and 1 pair of Dizm Eco Eyewear shades. -$155 Value

3rd Place - A Wetfly Farmer John Hat and a Cheeky Fly Fishing beverage koozie and reel pouch. -$50 Value

Biggest Carp -

1st Place - 12wt Apparel mixed bag of their newest, freshly-launched gear and colors and set of Goat Head Gear Sole Spikes - $150 Value

2nd Place - Handcrafted Wetfly Net (medium) and set of Goat Head Gear Sole Spikes. -$85 Value

3rd Place -  BadAxe Design Carp Hat and set of Goat Head Gear Sole Spikes. -$50 Value

Prettiest Carp -

1st Place - A custom, made-to-order, Nature Boy Designs "Con Mas" 550 Lanyard, a dozen Feather-Craft carp flies, and a Feather-Craft "Meat Locker" Fly Box. -$110 Value

2nd Place - A dozen CarpPro carp flies, a Cheeky Fly Fishing beverage koozie and reel pouch. -$50 Value

3rd Place - BadAxe Design Patch, The Fly Trout shirt and a Loon Outdoors hat. -$50 Value

Ugliest Carp -

1st Place - An assorted bag of Bozeman Fly Goods' brand-new Bug Collars, a bag full of Allen Fly Fishing carp hooks, and a BadAxe Design Carp Hat. -$110 Value.

2nd Place - A WV Angler Sun Mask (Buff) and a Feather-Craft "Meat Locker" Fly Box. -$80 Value

3rd Place - BadAxe Design Patch, The Fly Trout shirt and a Loon Outdoors hat. -$50 Value

I hope you were sitting down for all of that. As you can see, pretty crazy. Even in 3rd place your walking away with $50 in gear, just for sending in a photo of a carp you caught! This is by-far the largest giveaway we've ever done both in value and sheer size. It only happens once a year, during Carp Week, so dig through your computer and phones photo libraries and send those photos in by tomorrow at 8am!

Boom...Morgan

TLTFF's 3rd Annual Carp Week

Some of you may have been following us for awhile and saw the promotions we've been doing for this year's Carp Week. The last two years have been a huge hit, thanks to you, so this year we thought we'd not only bring Carp Week back, but make it even bigger. This week has a lot of greatness packed into it, thanks to our awesome contributors and friends. Just to give you a breakdown of how the week will pan out, we wanted to give you a play-by-play as to what we have in store.

Everyday at 7am, like we've always done, 3-4 posts will go live. One is guaranteed to be a sick carp-related fishing video (Daily Reel). The rest will be either interviews with industry experts, reviews of carp-related gear, knowledge from the geniuses of the carp world, and info on how you can win free gear! Every day we will be giving away all kinds of fly gear! You have multiple ways of winning, please read carefully below...

The best part about Carp Week is not only that you can exponentially expand your knowledge of fly fishing for carp, but you can win awesome prizes. Just to give you an overview as well as a shoutout to our amazing Carp Week sponsors, here's who's on board this year for gear...

• CarpPro
• Allen Fly Fishing
• Bozeman Fly Goods
• 12wt
• Cheeky Fly Fishing
• Feather-Craft Fly Fishing
• Wetfly
• Nature Boy Designs
• The Uncommon Angler
• Goat Head Gear
• Risen Fly
• Vedavoo
• The Fly Trout
• Dizm Eco Eyewear
• WV Angler
• ScaleFish Studio
• BadAxe Design

And here are our featured fly tiers for our "Daily Dozen Fly Giveaway" where we will be giving a lucky one of you a dozen flies every day all week long. To enter into the daily fly giveaway, be sure you email TLTFFCarpWeek@gmail.com with the subject line "Daily Dozen Fly Giveaway Day ___" (the ___ corresponds with the day of Carp Week, tomorrow is Day 1).

• Day 1 - The Catcher and the Fly
• Day 2 - Rob Snowhite
• Day 3 - Mario Garza Flies
• Day 4 - FlyTimesDC
• Day 5 - Waters Edge Fly Co.
• Day 6 - Pat Cohen (R U Superfly)
• Day 7 - Roughfisher

The world-famous Carp Week Photo Contest is BACK!

Rules:

-Submit all photos to TLTFFCarpWeek@gmail.com with the subject line "Carp Week Photo Contest". 

-Max of 4 pictures per person (one per category).

-Picture must be in PNG or JPEG format.

-The categories will be as follows:

• Best Picture
• Biggest Carp
• Prettiest Carp
• Ugliest Carp

-One winner and one runner up will be selected for each category and will win some sick gear from the companies listed above.

-Submissions are due by August 24th, 2014 by 8am.

-Winners will be announced on (Sunday) August 24th through a blog post in the afternoon.

-Any questions can be directed to tightlinedtalesofaflyfisherman@gmail.com

-Contest begins now...GO!

I hope y'all are as syked as we are for a super-fun week. Make sure you spread the word by using the hashtag #CarpWeek and 'like' and follow @TLTFF on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter for exclusive content! 

For your chance to randomly win some gear, use the hashtag #CarpWeek on all posts, we will be selecting a random winner at some point that has used the hashtag during Carp Week.

During Carp Week, please send all contest entries, questions, or any correspondence to TLTFFcarpweek@gmail.com.

Boom...Morgan

Daily Reel...'Fishing Flamingo: "Soulshine"'

Fishing Flamingo: "Soulshine" from Coach Chin on Vimeo.

Boom...Morgan

Daily Reel...Dan Decibel's New Edit - 'TURF-N-SURF'

"TURF-N-SURF" by Dan Decibel from DAN DECIBEL on Vimeo.

Boom...Morgan

Daily Reel...'In the Loop' - Dan Decibel

I have yet to meet the guy and I love him. Privileged to have such talent on Team Dizm with me. What an amazing edit to get you stoked for your weekend...

"In the Loop" by Dan Decibel from DAN DECIBEL on Vimeo.

Boom...Morgan

Daily Reel...'Estrada Art Presents - Due South: Somewhere in the Keys...'

Dope new video from our man Eric Estrada of Estrada Art featuring fellow Dizm teammates Warren Chin, Dan Decibel, and of course Eric.

Estrada Art Presents - Due South: Somewhere in the Keys... from Estrada Art & Apparel on Vimeo.

Boom...Morgan

Fly Product...Dizm Eco Dempseys

Also available in Brown Seaweed

Dizm’s take on an iconic frame shape worn by trendsetters since the mid-50s, the Dempsey offers a softened rectangular silhouette combined with an accent on the temple.

• Handmade, 100% renewable and biodegradable frame
• Polarized, impact- and scratch-resistant CR39 lens
• 100% UV protection
• Durable stainless steel optical hinges
• Prescription ready, optical quality frames
• Minimal, recyclable, 70% post-consumer recycled packaging
• Dual-purpose 100% renewable cotton storage/cleaning bag
• Polarized

And the 2014 lineup, with improved Dempseys will be released soon, so keep your eye on the Dizm site!

Boom...Morgan

2013's Behind Us, Bring on 2014!

Well, its here. There's no avoiding it, not that I want to, but for most, 2013 was a great year and others are thankful its behind us. Looking forward, personally, I'm super stoked for 2014. I recently took a new job, which will be crazy at first but should give me more freedom to be with family and financially make the trips I've dreamed of, finally materialize.

It's day one of 2014 and there is already a lot to look forward to this year. From our 3rd Annual Carp Week (which will begin in roughly 225 days) to our hosted trip to Beaver Island with the gents at Indigo Guide Service (there are still two more spots), and more. A full calendar of whats in the books for 2014 (so far) is below...

December 2013-March 14th, 2014- CCA MD Tidal Pickerel Championship

January 24-26th- The Fly Fishing Show/IF4 in Somerset, NJ

* Spring- F3T

June 21-24th- TLTFF's hosted trip with Indigo Guide Service in Beaver Island, MI

* July 16th-18th- IFTD in Orlando, FL

Mid/Late July- TLTFF Crew Belize Trip

Mid August- TLTFF's 3rd Annual 'Carp Week'

Summer/Fall/Winter- Various CCA Maryland Tournaments and Events including, but not limited to, 2nd Annual Red/Trout Tournament, Kent Island Striped Bass C&R Tournament, 4th Annual Tidal Pickerel Tournament, Lefty Kreh's Annual Tie Fest, and more.

MORE TO COME...

* - Still up in the air

2013 was a great year for us personally, from Luis catching more fish than ever on the fly in places like Florida, Puerto Rico, Belize, Beaver Island, and more to me knocking 5 species off my Fly Fishing Bucket List, to getting my first Steelhead on the fly, signing on with Dizm Eyewear, and even winning the 1st Annual CCA Maryland Red/Trout Tournament's fly division. As for us as a crew, it was even better, having a blast with some great new reviews, adding brand new equipment to our arsenal, and finishing off 2013 with a record-breaking month in December with over 20,000 recorded unique views on the blog alone (does not count our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts) in just 31 days!

We have quite a few things up our sleeves for this year, including the launch of a new company and possible move over to that new site. More details on that will be rolling out over the next few weeks.

We are always looking forward to whats ahead and whatever we are blessed with. For those of you who have some great fishing spots or we've had the privilege of speaking to/fishing with in the past, please don't be a stranger, that goes for those of you who we haven't had the privilege of fishing with yet. We are always down to try and squeeze new trips into our schedule, if you don't ask, we can't make it happen! For 2014, we're looking forward to spending more time with you guys and getting lines wet with the ones who make this blog happen, you! Shoot us an email at tightlinedtalesofaflyfisherman@gmail.com letting us know what you think or have in mind.

The support is ALWAYS appreciated and does not go unnoticed. We look forward to bringing you more giveaways and contests this year with even better gear from our awesome affiliates, sponsors, and friends within the industry!

Thank you all again for everything, hold on, 2014 is going to be a great year!

Boom...The TLTFF Crew

Daily Reel...Trailer Intro for Upcoming Video

Mike Percelli put together the footage I took up in Pulaski, NY and has put together a bitchin' video for IF4. Unfortunately the trailer cannot be viewed until approved by the gents at IF4 so for the time being, here is the intro Mike made...

introtrailernew from Rockstar Fly Fishing on Vimeo.

Boom...Morgan

Daily Deal...Dizm's Johnny Johns

Dizm has been periodically reappearing on The Clymb. The other night some black/smoke lensed Johnny Johns showed back up on there and are only live for another 24 hours. These fully polarized, stylish, and well-built shades are normally priced over $100 and are available now for only $39.98.

Boom...Morgan

E-Zine...Revive - Issue 1.2

Boom...Morgan

Trip Report: 1st Annual CCA MD Red/Trout Tournament

What a long weekend of fishing...seriously, around 40 hours of fishing in 4 days. But it all paid off...on the last cast of the trip.

5:30am came quick on Thursday morning after a sleepless night. I finally got to bed around midnight on Wednesday after recovering from a pretty hardcore bout of nausea throughout the day and slowly packing my gear. I had the car loaded up and ready to go and I got to Luis' house to finalize the packing and get everything moved over to his Jeep and the River Hawk. We got on the road around 7:30a and started our 2.5 hour trek to Crisfield, MD (more specifically, Jane's Island State Park, where our camp/launchsite would be for the next four days). After a brief stop at Wawa for breakfast and ice and Walmart for extra food and such, we made great time and arrived at our campsite.

And The Winner Is...

Thank you all for an amazing Carp Week. Honestly, y'all crushed our numbers bringing in the most unique views we've ever had in one week let alone one month! We had hundreds of submissions to the Carp Week photo contest and gave away a record number of gear from our amazing sponsors. If you didn't already have the opportunity to do so, please head on over to our sponsors pages and check out what they have to offer, check them out on their social media outlets as well, let the know you heard about them through TLTFF's Carp Week, I'm sure they'll all appreciate it.

For those of you who entered, wow, what beautiful fish, you guys are killing it around the world! Its great to see this unique type of fly fishing take off and be appreciated by so many.

We hope that you learned a thing or two this week, maybe added some new gear or flies to your collection whether it be through one of our contests or through supporting our great sponsors. We really cannot thank you enough for the support! We got some amazing feedback throughout the week that made us realize how great our readers are and why we keep this blog going, thank you.

All that said, lets get on to announcing the winners of this year's Carp Week Photo Contest! With hundreds of submissions received, it was a bit overwhelming going through the photos but over the last two nights we've been going through them over and over and we've finally selected the best of the best.

There were four categories: Best Picture, Biggest Carp, Prettiest Carp, and Ugliest Carp. All pictures submitted were placed in their respective categories based on our perception of them. After cups and cups of coffee...here are your winners as well as runner ups and below the pictures are their prizes.

Best Picture- 1st Place

Jeremy Green

• A pair of black Dizm Eyewear Dempseys (polarized)
• A copy of The Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing for Carp from CarpPro
• Choice of ONE pair of gloves and ONE SUNwt Mask from 12wt
• Cheeky Fly Fishing Stash Reel case
• "Carp Fly Fishing" print from BadAxe Design
• BadAxe Design trucker hat
• BadAxe Design "Carp Fly Fishing" shirt

Best Picture- Runner Up

Dave Kuntzelman

• The Fly Trout "Don't Get Skunked, Get Fly" shirt
• Fishpond USA hat
• Dragonfly Fishing Can-yard
• Gift Certificate to J&M Flies

Biggest Carp- 1st Place

John Bartlett

• A pair of black Dizm Eyewear Dempseys (polarized)
• Choice of ONE pair of gloves and ONE SUNwt Mask from 12wt
• "Meat Locker" fly box from Feather-Craft Fly Fishing
• BadAxe Design "Carp Fly Fishing" shirt from Kevin Morlock at Indigo Guide Service
• Cheeky Fly Fishing Stash reel case

Biggest Carp- Runner Up

Anthony Macchiarola

• The Fly Trout "Fly Fishing Love" shirt
• Redington hat
• Set of Goat Head Gear Sole Spikes

Prettiest Carp- 1st Place

David Litten

• A pair of black Dizm Eyewear Dempseys (polarized)
• Choice of ONE pair of gloves and ONE SUNwt Mask from 12wt
• BadAxe Design "Carp Fly Fishing" shirt from Kevin Morlock at Indigo Guide Service
• Cheeky Fly Fishing koozie
• Free Fly Apparel Sun Mask from WVAngler.com

Prettiest Carp- Runner Up

Josh Gutierrez

• Redington shirt
• Loon Outdoors Classic Logo hat
• Set of Goat Head Gear Sole Spikes

Ugliest Carp- 1st Place

Gabriel Bizeau-Régis

• A pair of black Dizm Eyewear Dempseys (polarized)
• Choice of ONE pair of gloves and ONE SUNwt Mask from 12wt
• Nature Bay Designs custom "Carp Week" NBD 225 Lanyard and Hat(ch) Patch
• Cheeky Fly Fishing koozie
• Hat from Fishpond USA

Ugliest Carp- Runner Up

Miles Christmas

• Fishpond USA shirt
• Loon Outdoors Classic Logo hat
• Cheeky Fly Fishing Stash reel case

If you are a winner, you have one week from today (August 25th, 2013) to respond to us by sending your name and address to tightlinedtalesofaflyfisherman@gmail.com with the subject "I WON".

Please take a moment and pat yourself on the back, job well done. I have to say, we have some amazing photographers and fisherman follow us, it really gives us the motivation to keep TLTFF going.

Thank you all again, stay posted for more upcoming giveaways and don't forget to gear yourself up for your next trip with stuff from our sponsors!

Boom...The TLTFF Crew