I walk in the shadow of giants......introducing Cigarmband.....a must have for cigar lovers who fish.

[El Presidente]

David Watt is a member here and the inventor of Cigarmband. 

This is pure genius 

 

Its a great gift for yourself but also a cracker of a gift for your dad/brother/mate.....anyone who loves casting a line and smoking a cigar. 

Here is the website  https://cigarmband.com/

Use FOH as your coupon to get $5 off 

Thanks David!

[El Presidente]

Part of David's email. Cracking story 

 

It is literally something I invented to solve a problem that I had when smoking cigars and fishing.  I could not find anything else that worked, so I made my own.  With my down time during the COVID epidemic I decided to try and make it into something.  Partly because every time I used it on the stream people would stop and ask me about it and partly to show my boys that you can follow through with an idea and make it into a business.  My boys are 12 and 14 and they have helped me write the patent, source the materials, assemble the product, and work the trade shows we have attended this year.  It has actually been a great family project, which I never expected.  They can tell you exactly what every piece costs as well as how price point effects margin, sales, etc...   That alone has made this more than a worthwhile venture.

I was really suprised to find that marketing anything related to tobacco use is almost impossible.  I can't advertise on Facebook or Instagram.  I can have an amazon ad but can't advertise it.  It's really kind of crazy to me.  I can spread all the crazy conspiracy theories I want, but sell a cigar holder - - thats a capital crime

[Lfhard]

Love the idea I just ordered one. My brother in-law and I were just talking about something like this, this past weekend. Something to hold our cigars as we are tying on flies or casting. 

[Hammer Smokin']

it looks a bit ridiculous - yet soooo useful!

function and purpose appear to be A+

 

[frenchkiwi]

Excellent work. Great that your boys could be involved. I feel like taking up fly fishing just as an excuse to use one 

[Nevrknow]

11 minutes ago, Lfhard said:

Love the idea I just ordered one. My brother in-law and I were just talking about something like this, this past weekend. Something to hold our cigars as we are tying on flies or casting. 

Actually an awesome idea. I can NOT be the only one trying to tie a line, cigar in mouth and the line goes limp? Goodbye leader! 
 

Or am I the only one that clumsy at times? ( crickets….)

😂😂

[Lfhard]

@Nevrknow haha did the same thing this past weekend. Burnt my leader off when I was trying to tie on a new fly. At that point I left that water and sat down, so I can put my cigar between two rocks. So your not the only one that is clumsy at times. 

[Ford2112]

I want one of these so I can get some space on the Klamath River this fall!

[Cigarmband Guy]

Wow and thank you all.  This really has become a labor of love and a mission to spread the solution to not having that other hand on the stream.  So glad you all see the utilitiy in the Cigarmband, and much, much appreciate the feedback.  Please circle back after you have a chance to use it, I can use all the feedback I can get to improve it going forward.  I am already looking to add some magnets to hold your flies when you are changing them out. I am well aware that the Cigarmband is for a rather small niche of cigar smoking/fly fishing enthusiasts, but hey, we matter too.  And most of us are really cool.  At least that's what I keep telling my wife. 

So glad I found FOH, alot of great info on your forums and I have to applaud you all for the amount of respect that you seem to have for each other.  I belong to a ton of other groups and have found many of them quickly devolve into trash talking or political arguments.  Thanks for keeping all the bullshit out of things and allowing everyone that contributes to enrich the content, not degrade it.  

Leaving Wednesday for an annual fly fishing trip in West Virginia, or as like to call it, "the best week of the entire year".  Will post some pics for you all!

Tight Lines and Long Ashes,

 

David

[tuff]

I love to fish and have become very talented in holding a stogie and casting. My fishing buddies are amazed. However, I have amazed myself a few times seeing my 12.00 crank bait go sailing off with about 20 feet of line with it. This may help. Ordered

[Hemclas]

Love that thing!  I've struggled with cigars on the river for years, finally a solution!

I no longer have to slobbering all over it while I changing flies! 😂

[helix]

Brilliant !

[Cigarmband Guy]

Hi all,

Just got back from my annual fishing trip to Harmans Log Cabins just outside of Petersburg, WV. 5 days of fly fishing, over eating, over drinking and plenty of fantastic cigars on the stream and buy the fire at night.  Many laughs and reconnecting with my buddies, some of which I only see at this trip.  This was the 23rd year of keeping the tradition.  A lot has changed for all of us over the years and keeping this tradition has kept us all close.  When we started it was another reason to get together and throw back to much alcohol and bad food, but has evolved into a way to stay connected, share what is going on in everyone's life, laugh over the memories we have created as well as make new ones.  As we all get older it has become the highlight of the year for all of us.

If you are ever in the area I can't recommend this place enough.  This was the 13th year me and my fishing buddies have gone here for our trip.  Before that we would camp in the State College are of Pennsylvania, which we did for 10 years before deciding to quit sleeping in tents and looked for a place with cabins.  I routinely fish all over Western PA and West Virginia and I have to say that all of it is amazing for fly fishing, but Harmans is hands down the crowd favorite.  The cabins are amazing and the fishing is nothing like we have experienced anywhere else.  Attached is the monster trout I caught this year.  A personal best for sure.  I wish I had a scale to weigh it, I am sure it was over 7 pounds.  Hope you all are enjoying your summer as much as I am so far!

[Hammer Smokin']

that's a fat rainbow! That natural, or is it coming in from a Great Lake? Hot damned she's a beaut!

I'd be confident that fish is over 7lbs. 

Well done Sir.

[Cigarmband Guy]

Thank you, it was at least twice the size of the biggest trout I ever landed in the 25 years that I have been fly fishing.  I actually hooked this pig earlier in the day on a prince nymph but it broke my line.  I ended up hooking it up again later in the day on a dry fly and managed to land it.  It still had my prince nymph and tippet in its mouth.  I couldn't believe it, but it was no doubt the fish that snapped my line earlier.  I pulled the nymph and tippet and released it to get bigger for someone else.  I will be framing that picture so that I can relive the moment years from now.  It was definitely a stockey, but I can tell you that it didn't take anything away from the excitement of it slamming my dry fly and running my reel down to the backing.  Definitely a memory I will have for the rest of my years.  And after the release I got to celebrate with my cigar and a pull from my flask.  Thank you fish and thank you Cigarmband, LOL.

[BlueDrew2]

Beautiful fish and great idea! Coming from someone who tends to spend half the fishing season with waders full of water, there may be a market for an extended cigarmband (XR) with a 4' arm for those of us butter footed individuals that have an affinity for snotty, slick rocks and not enough cleats who cant keep cigars dry to save their lives. Haha

Seriously though, I really like the thought of this. Great design!

[steelcity]

As a native Yinzer, good for you. Looks like a he'll of a trip. 

[Andyyin]

Unbelievable.Well done Sir.😉

[toto]

Ordered one from David.  What a great guy.  Cigarmband really is a labor of love for him.  So responsive to suggestions.  Worthy of support.