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Bentley Bentayga Fly Fishing by Mulliner is the SUV to drive when a river runs through it

Bentley's first-ever SUV gets a seriously fly special edition for hardcore anglers.

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Chris Paukert
Following stints in TV news production and as a record company publicist, Chris spent most of his career in automotive publishing. Mentored by Automobile Magazine founder David E. Davis Jr., Paukert succeeded Davis as editor-in-chief of Winding Road, a pioneering e-mag, before serving as Autoblog's executive editor from 2008 to 2015. Chris is a Webby and Telly award-winning video producer and has served on the jury of the North American Car and Truck of the Year awards. He joined the CNET team in 2015, bringing a small cache of odd, underappreciated cars with him.
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Bentley Bentayga Fly Fishing by Mulliner
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Bentley Bentayga Fly Fishing by Mulliner

Fly fishing is often considered to be the preserve of the rich, if only because of the mounds of costly specialized gear that accompanies practitioners of the pastime. Bentley's new Bentayga Fly Fishing by Mulliner will only serve to further that reputation.

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Bentley Bentayga Fly Fishing by Mulliner

The specialty model's changes aren't readily evident from the outside. As seen here, this Bentayga looks like the same W-12-powered, 187-mph SUV as its non-piscary-focused brethren.

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Bentley Bentayga Fly Fishing by Mulliner

This is what makes the Bentayga Fly Fishing by Mulliner unique. It comes with all of the accoutrements a fly fisherman (or woman) could ever hope for, including a leather-clad tackle station, "refreshment case," and a waterproof storage container for one's waders.

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Bentley Bentayga Fly Fishing by Mulliner

The tackle station includes a Burr Walnut veneer drawer with all of the bits and bobs needed for tying one's own flies, including a vice and tools. When you hook your quarry, there's a pair of landing nets in special leather bags mounted in a side compartment.

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Bentley Bentayga Fly Fishing by Mulliner

Perhaps this angler is headed back to the refreshment station to take a nip of what's in one of three included metal flasks, or maybe a quick nosh on some of the Mulliner china.

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Bentley Bentayga Fly Fishing by Mulliner

No, it appear he's gone back to outfit another of his four fishing rods, found in leather-trimmed tubes stored on the underbelly of the parcel shelf.

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Bentley Bentayga Fly Fishing by Mulliner

The owner of this Bentayga can stride away confidently, knowing that whatever fishy-smelling bits he leaves behind won't smell too funky as there's a built-in electronic dehumidifier back there. Really.

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Bentley Bentayga Fly Fishing by Mulliner

Pretty fly for a rich guy.

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Bentley Bentayga Fly Fishing by Mulliner

Naturally, all of these fly-fishing cases are removable, presumably for cleaning or when one needs to re-outfit the trunk for hunting season.

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Bentley Bentayga Fly Fishing by Mulliner

No word yet on pricing from Bentley, but with the Bentayga's already massive wait list, you'll have time to save up whatever the extra cost is over and above the standard model's $229,100 base price.

Don't worry, it has to be less expensive than the optional Mulliner Tourbillon dashboard clock by Breitling, right? That self-winding wonder retails at $170,000 all by its lonesome.

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Bentley Bentayga Fly Fishing by Mulliner

Typical shot of a Bentley Bentayga owner's backyard?

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Bentley Bentayga Fly Fishing by Mulliner

This river looks rather too deep for the Bentayga's still-impressive 20-inch wading capabilities.

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Bentley Bentayga Fly Fishing by Mulliner

You know not what luxuries await you, humble fish.

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Bentley Bentayga Fly Fishing by Mulliner

With 600 horsepower and acceleration from 0 to 60 mph in about 3.5 seconds, dinner can be on the table awfully quickly.

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Bentley Bentayga Fly Fishing by Mulliner

No, this is not Mother Nature's visual representation of the Bentayga's 664 pound-feet of torque, but it seems about right.

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