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On a recent trip to San Diego, we paid a visit to our good friends at Hatch Outdoors.  Hatch makes some of the highest quality, most innovative and down right coolest fly reels available. Founder and CEO John Torok set out to make a premium reel that delivers in both performance and design.  From the ultralight 3+ to the tarpon-seething 12+, Hatch makes a reel for all needs.

As their website states: "Hatch was created for the hardcore and recreational angler alike. It’s dedicated to pioneers and pirates. It’s a brand whose sole focus is on providing the most stylish, high performance fly-fishing reels on the market today. And I think that’s just what we’ve done."   

A batch of Hatch reels waiting to be anodized.
 

Andrew Dickinson gave us the grand tour of the Hatch HQ, including the manufacturing floor. Step by step, they transform solid blocks of aluminum into an incredible piece of fishing equipment.From the millworks floor, the final product is then assembled by hand and shipped out to your local fly shop.  

Hatch 12+ in the assembly room overlooking the factory floor.
 

As with Yeti Coolers, the best part of making a great product is actually putting it to use.  Coolers and reels typically go hand-in-hand with fun times, and here Andrew displays the fruits of his labors:

Andrew Dickinson shows off the bounty of fishing with Hatch reels.