Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Time to Diversify

We have all heard to adage to diversify in your investments for smart security and growth and in the past few years this has definitely been something to really think about and live by.

For the past few winters Blue River Anglers has added an online store, e-mail marketing to try and keep off-season business streaming, by offering specials and keeping our customers informed. This has been fairly effective but still has not allowed Blue River Anglers to have enough cash flow through the winter months without running a deficit.

So for the winter of 2011-2012 we are getting into the Ski and Snowboard tuning business. We have cleaned out the back room, put in a workbench, bought a Grindrite Snowboard/Ski grinder and all the necessary equipment.

With the necessary equipment comes twenty some years of experience from being a part owner of a shop in Washington State to managing a couple ski and snowboard shops before starting Blue River Anglers in 1997. This is nothing new to me, it was just time to diversify and utilize the space and many snowy months we have in the High Country.

I am very excited to offer my skills to all of you this winter, so please bring in your equipment and let me clean it up, make you go fast and stop on a dime!

With all this being said this is also a time of year to diversify your fishing.

Fall and early winter is a big transitional period, with the streams low and clear, Browns, Brook Trout and Salmon spawning, Blue Wing Olive hatches and cold fronts on the move. What works one day cannot even get a fish interested the next.

This is where having a diverse arsenal of fishing techniques comes into play. If you have all the bases covered your fishing will be more effective and fun.

To have a diverse arsenal make sure you can Nymph fish, Streamer fish, Dry Dropper, Triple Trouble Dropper fish (shallow water nymph fishing) and Dry Fly fish. If you have all these techniques in your arsenal and more importantly are willing to give a different technique a try, you more than likely will have a successful day on the water.

Happy Fishing and Now Skiing!

Please come in and check out the shop, I will comp your first Quick Tune! (Rates are below)

Are Off-Season special is book your trip for 2012 by 12-31-2011 and receive 15% off
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Trips must be used by 10-31-1012!
   
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Ezekiel Hersh 

Ski and Snowboard Tuning

 Rates

Quick Tune - Side edge and buff wax - $10
Hot Wax - Hot wax, scrape and buff - $10
Quick Tune Plus - Side edge and hot wax - $20
Basic Tune - Base grind, machine edge and hot wax (no p-tex work) -  $30
Full Tune - Base grind and edge, p-tex base (possible estimate), hand file and hot wax -  $40
Six-Pack – Buy any 5 tune punch card receive the 6th for free