WFS 291 – Fly Fishing Sling Pack & Design with Ross White – Deli Fresh Design

Show Notes: wetflyswing.com/291

Presented By: Fly Fishing Film Tour, Dette Flies, Stonefly Nets, Anglers Coffee

Sponsors: wetflyswing.com/sponsors

The founder and master craftsman of Deli Fresh Design, Ross White, is here to tell us how he came up with the idea to create a fly fishing sling pack and some other fly fishing gear, and how 80% of the materials he uses are repurposed plastic, rope, and old Simms waders. Find out how these simple gear allows us to have a better experience on the water.

We talked a lot about fly fishing history and how some of the fly fishing gears evolved throughout the years. Ross also talks about his involvement with the Catskill Fly Fishing Museum and his plans to start a podcast with them – very exciting! We also find out the last 5 podcasts Ross listened to.

Fly Fishing Sling Pack Show Notes with Ross White

03:26 – Ross was on the podcast for the first time at WFS 079

05:04 – Ward Tonsfeldt from Classic Fly Tackle was recently on the podcast at WFS 276 where we talked about classic fly rods

08:04 – About 80% of the material used in creating the bags is made from recycled or repurposed materials – they partnered with Simms to recycle old Simms waders

11:18 – Lee Wulff created or popularized what we’ve known as the modern fly fishing vest

11:51 – Fly fishermen back then were using creel bags

13:17 – Hardy bags were considered popular in terms of vintage collectible fly fishing bags

14:17 – Deli Fresh Design collaborated with Dette Flies (the oldest fly shop in America) – Dette is also one of our sponsors and we are truly grateful to have them as a sponsor

16:44 – The Neversink Chestpack is what Ross use most of the time when he goes dry fly fishing on the East Coast – he designed it

20:00 – The Beaverkill Weekend Wader Tote is considered their fanny pack

28:27 – I met Ross through Elliot Adler, who use to be the host of The Drake Cast – Elliot was on the podcast at WFS 054

32:59 – The movie, Don’t Look Up has a strong message in it that we should all think about

35:18 – Pflueger Medalist was the bread and butter for reel

36:18 – The early Hardy Perfect reels have the drag tension

37:45 – Ross is currently involved with Catskill Fly Fishing Museum

39:12 – Hoagy Carmichael wrote a book on how to make bamboo fly rods

41:14 – Bob Clay is one of the best bamboo fly rods maker (his rods are called Riverwatch) – Bob was on the podcast at WFS 216

41:56 – Watch the Vimeo video, Chasing the Taper below – features a bunch of legendary bamboo rod makers

44:45 – The Golden Gate Casting Club 

46:07 – Goodwin Granger – who is he? Click here to find out

50:10 – Ross’s bucket-list guests if he was to start a podcast (Marc Aroner, Hoagy Carmichael, etc.)

51:52 – Spinoza Rod Company is one of the best classic fly rod shops out there – and they got a pretty cool story of how they got started (they are definitely on the bucket list to have on the show!)

56:05 – The Fretboard Journal Magazine

1:00:00 – Tom McCoy was on the podcast at WFS 275 and Michael Barger was a co-host for that episode

1:01:27 – Ross shares the last 5 podcasts that he listened to

– The Truth About Vintage Amps
– How Did This Get Made
– Luthier on Luthier
– Dead Eyes
– Unspooled

Fly Fishing Sling Pack Conclusion with Ross White

Ross White, the founder and master craftsman of Deli Fresh Design shared how he came up with the idea to create a fly fishing sling pack and some other fly fishing gear made out of recycled plastic, rope, and old Simms waders. We found out how these simple gear allows us to have a better experience on the water. We also talked a lot about fly fishing history and how some of the fly fishing gears evolved throughout the years. 

Show Notes:  wetflyswing.com/291