Meet the Stinger - World's Lightest Fly Reel
8 Reasons Why Stinger is Better
- At 1.4 ounces the Stinger is the lightest fly reel in the world
- Designed specifically to improve Euro nymphing
- Low rotational inertia for better casting
- Less mass increases rod sensitivity for better strike detection
- Less shoulder strain improves dead drifts
- Same Euro nymphing techniques as a traditional reel
- Portable and lightweight for the back country
- Comes pre loaded with 62’ of premium Euro nymph line, leader, sighter, tippet ring
You’ve chosen to be the outlier
You prefer to fish the remote, the isolated, the often rugged.
At Mavrk, we believe in a streamlined approach when stalking wild trout, off the beaten path.
Our gear is lightweight, versatile and dependable while our techniques focus on what really works.
Fully experience both the hunt and the catch.
Light
When hunting wild trout in the backcountry, you Need gear that's lightweight, compact, and dependable. Stinger Manual Reels are everything you Need and nothing you don’t.
Versatile
Do more with less- is our basic approach to fly fishing the remote. Our gear and techniques are developed with versatility in mind so you can carry less and catch more.
Effective
Fly Fishing the remote areas isn’t easy- but the challenge is why we do it. You don’t need an arsenal to catch fish- Our gear and techniques work because we keep it simple.
Mavrk YouTube Playlists
How-to Videos Playlist
Here we show Tips and Tricks on everything from gear to sharing our own techniques on how we catch so much fish on one of the hardest rivers in the west.
General Videos Playlist
These videos are just fun fishing with cool people and places. Enjoy!
A PANDEMIC-DRIVEN SURGE IN FLY-FISHING HAS CREATED OPPORTUNITY IN THE TAHOE AREA, WHERE AN INCREASE IN ANGLERS INDICATES GROWING INTEREST IN THE SPORT—AS WELL AS MORE PRESSURE ON LOCAL WATERS.
The rod moves like a windshield wiper on a drizzly day, tracing wide arcs over the Truckee River as Jeff Sasaki points the tip upstream toward Lake Tahoe, then downstream toward Lake Pyramid, then back again. The physics at play in getting his fly between two pale boulders where a rainbow trout may be hiding—involving potential and kinetic energy, air resistance, surface tension, turbulent versus laminar flow and who knows how many more textbook terms—may be nearly as complex as the rights governing the highly contested water that runs through California and into agricultural fields and kitchen sinks in Nevada.
So, you drank the kool-aid. You read all the hype on euro nymphing, bought tackle and hit the water. But you’re still not catching fish. What the heck? I can assure you that you’re not alone. In fact, That was me a few years ago. Back then, I didn’t know what I didn’t know; but now I do. So, I’m going to tell you what I was doing wrong and what I see everyone else doing wrong when they start to euro nymph.
It took me about 100 days on the water to figure this all out. For me, that’s only 6 months, for you it might be 10 or 20 years! Let’s fast track it so you can catch fish now.
I’m assume that you understand the basics of trout fishing in moving water
Things like:
- Cast upstream of the fish and let the fly dead drift in front of it.
- Don’t scare the fish- Always be stealthy when fishing.
- Know where the fish are generally located in the given river.
*Keep in mind that my advice is based solely on wade fishing in technical high sierra rivers and streams for trout- It doesn’t pertain to stillwater, drift boats, steelhead or other large fish. Just river trout. OK?
When people ask me what my favorite nymph fly is, I tell them I don’t have one. I’m not trying to hide anything, it’s just that I try not to pay special attention to those “confidence” flies- you know, flies that I caught my biggest fish on, or flies I used the day I fished my personal best. Choosing confidence flies are probably some dopamine triggered behavior, I suspect. They get fished most often and so they catch the most fish. But only fishing confidence flies can be holding you back. And when you are having a real tough day out there and the fish won’t even take your star players, you won’t know where to turn. You’ve been beat.
Here’s a better way to select the “best fly” in your box when your confident fly is screaming at you “Pick me!”
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The Stinger is the ultimate
nymphing tool for most of the waters I guide. It’s lightweight, compact and deadly accurate. It also helps people learn how to apply proper pressure when fighting a fish.
Sam C.
Professional
Christman Guide Co.
The Mavrk USA’s Stinger has a definite place in my euro-nymphing. I’m a fly fishing guide in Colorado and when the trout are not looking up for dries euro-nymphing is my preferred fishing method. The Stinger manual reel is a great way to keep the weight of your system light so your arm is able to last longer. You can also carry two Stingers, one with a euro setup and one with a weight forward line to fish the hatch. Get one, or two and learn to use them.
Jim Garrison
Fly Fishing Guide
Gunnison, Colorado
My shoulder problem was getting worse from euro-nymphing with my heavy reel. The Stinger allows me to euro-nymph much better than before with longer and better dead-drifts. Lightweight is the way to go for the best euro-nymph and high stick techniques.
Joel G.
Fly Angler
Reno, Nevada
Great for backpacking.
“Well, my dad is a better angler than your dad so the Stinger must be good. It’s all he ever uses now. He also uses it when backpacking. 5 paws up!”
Jin
Fishing Dog
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