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    Default Need visor recommendation

    My favorite visor, a Simms Rivertek, needs replacing. Bought it 3 years ago and it appears Simms no longer makes the model.

    It was superb in keeping sun/reflection out of my eyes on the water because of the wide and 4 inch long brim. Every other visor I've looked at has the "now-in-style" short brim which is pathetic for reducing glare.

    Anybody know of a visor with a 4 inch or longer brim?
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    Hows about this one?

    http://www.buy.com/prod/anvil-3-pane...217245445.html

    Best regards, Dave S.

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    Be careful with a hat like this. You might start writing short stories and best selling novels and become a chick magnet!!

    http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/68740?feat=500170-GN3

    If you have the latest Bean catalog there's an offer for free shipping if use the code on your mag. BTW, the catalogs cover is done by M. Simon, an old Boulder fly fisherman.
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    Lefty Kreh does not approve of the long billed hats/visors as they hide you cast! (They do!!) I would go with a Tilley for complete protection, ears, neck, nose, etc.

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    My fishin' bud has a Tilley. He can't cast worth a ...can't write and scares the buggers out of the chicks.
    "As far down the river as he could see, the trout were rising, making circles on the surface of the water, as though it were starting to rain."- E.H., The Big Two Hearted River

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    [QUOTE=Jack Hise;401394]Lefty Kreh does not approve of the long billed hats/visors as they hide you cast! (They do!!)

    Anything I can do to "hide my cast" is desirable.
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    how about the O Ducks football coach visor, looks similar to the simms visor

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    [QUOTE=HCR;401469]
    Quote Originally Posted by Jack Hise View Post
    Lefty Kreh does not approve of the long billed hats/visors as they hide you cast! (They do!!)

    Anything I can do to "hide my cast" is desirable.
    Who cares what Lefty thinks?
    What does that mean exactly......."hides your cast"?
    Might be a good thing from the fishes perspective?
    Personally, I try to not think about or watch my casts.
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    Quote Originally Posted by HCR View Post
    My favorite visor, a Simms Rivertek, needs replacing. Bought it 3 years ago and it appears Simms no longer makes the model
    Fly Fishing Rule #5 - If a gadget or other item is PERFECT for your needs, buy two (or several in my case) as they will surely be discontinued.

    Heed this advice once you find a suitable replacement for the Rivertek!

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    A sage observation Bambozzle. If the item were "perfect" for many flyfishers, it would continue to be made. Seeing as how it is "perfect" only for thee or me suggests we are very peculiar indeed.
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