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BEN KEPKA
FOUNDER & LEAD REVIEWER
MBSc, Victoria University. New Zealand backcountry specialist. Tests all rods and reels personally.
SPENCER DURRANT
NEWS EDITOR, MIDCURRENT
Professional guide. Bamboo rod builder. Regular contributor to Hatch Magazine and The Drake.
JAMIE MELVIN
SALTWATER SPECIALIST
Former bonefish lodge manager (Bahamas). Guided in Seychelles. Tests all saltwater gear.
KYLE KNIGHT
FLY TYING EXPERT
South Africa-based. Only fishes flies he ties himself. Freshwater and estuary specialist.
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