By: Rick Crawford Beach communities around South Carolina are pushing for plastic bag bans. In 2015, Isle of Palms was the first city in the state of South Carolina “to ban the distribution of single-use plastic bags by retailers to consumers.” The City of Folly Beach quickly followed suit and banned plastic bags, foam containers and…
Category: Fly fishing
My Top 4 Favorite Fly Fishing Books
By: Rick Crawford I love a good book, especially one’s that incorporate fly fishing into them, so I decided I would put together a list of top 4 favorite fly fishing books (in no particular order):
Flood Tide Company: Why We Joined 1% for the Planet
Flood Tide Company is a fly fishing lifestyle apparel brand based in Charleston, SC and much of their apparel is inspired by the sporting art of Paul Puckett. In addition to original designs and great quality, Flood Tide Company is also minimizing the environmental impact of their operations, and enhancing the local fishery and waterways…
Tails of the South Pacific: Part 2
By: Rick Crawford Tails of the South Pacific: Part 1 left off with my wife and I leaving the beautiful island of Moorea and taking the ferry back to Tahiti. While there were no “tails” in Part 1, Rangiroa is an entirely different story. They have plenty of exotic species and monster bonefish, so come…
Tails of the South Pacific: Part 1
By: Rick Crawford “The South Pacific…The Isles of Enchantment.” At least that’s what the poster said that I found while browsing in a store as a college freshmen. I was looking for posters to cover my walls when I found a vintage travel poster of the South Pacific, which hangs on my wall some seventeen…
Purpose-Driven Brands Do Well by Doing Good at IFTD
Rick Crawford I attended IFTD in Orlando a couple of weeks ago and there were tons of new products and gear. If you are an angler with a gear obsession, like me, it is heaven! Anyways, after wiping the drool off my face, I started reflecting on everything I saw. I couldn’t help but notice…