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This Entrepreneur Has Created a Simplified Fly Fishing System Great for Small Streams
The following piece was originally posted on Dec. 17, 2018 via Rhode Island Inno and is republished here with permission.
Paul Osimo has been fishing for decades. He has chased fish of all kinds all over the world and even worked as a charter fishing boat captain.
Now, the experienced product designer is ready to give back to the sport he loves with his new spin on fly fishing.
Osimo has created the lo-fli fly fishing system and launched a fundraising campaign on Kickstarter to raise money for the first batch.
The lo-fli system is a simplified fly fishing outfit that allows people to hone their casting skills, celebrates hand-lining — a unique fly fishing technique — and can be taken anywhere.
Unlike your standard fly fishing outfit, the lo-fli is only six feet long, has a fixed spool instead of a mechanical spool and can be taken apart into four different pieces and easily fit in a backpack or travel bag.
“It’s not cutting edge, but offers very enjoyable way to fish, a different flavor,” Osimo told Rhode Island Inno. “You fight fish through your fingertips instead of having to rely on the reel. In a lot of fly fishing situations around here in Rhode Island and New England…
