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The exact gear David Mangum runs on the Florida Panhandle flats — the rod, reel, line, and layers behind two decades of chasing the silver king. Annual Fish Camp members get 30% off Howler Bros (Sign up and get your code).
Orvis
A nearshore big-game blank with the lifting power to turn fish under the boat and the accuracy to put the fly in a six-foot window.
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Mako
A 5½" sealed reel with a carbon-fiber drag that engages without startup inertia — the spool moves the instant a tarpon bolts.
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Scientific Anglers
Short-head taper that loads the rod in one false cast. Reinforced big-game core, tropical coating that stays slick in heat.
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Howler Brothers
4-way stretch nylon-spandex that dries fast and moves with the cast. Articulated knees, gusseted crotch, bungee hems for boots.
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Howler Brothers
Lightweight UPF 50+ sun hoodie in recycled poly stretch. Thumbholes, full hood, cut so it doesn't bind on the haul.
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Costa
Medium-wrap polarized frame with removable side shields and Costa 580 lenses — built to find fish, not glare.
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YETI
A nearly indestructible 5-gallon work bucket for the skiff. Doubles as a stripping bucket on the casting deck — keeps the line off the floor and out of the cleats.
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With Kirk Deeter
With Abbie Schuster
With Jeff Currier
With George VanDercook
With Christiaan Pretorious
With Travis Sands, aka the Flats Phantom
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With Scott Smith
With Boots Allen
With John MacMurray