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I have a soft spot in my heart for Fenwick fiberglass (the finest in it's day) and would be all over this deal if I were still into fly fishing. This would be a great outfit for someone wanting to try flyfishing, fiberglass has a softer more forgiving feel than graphite.and in my opinion is easier for a beginner, Trout and panfish size flies and poppers would be perfect for this outfit. And it comes in an aluminum tube and flannel sleeve so it wont be damaged shipping. The bait monkey is barking in my ear but I haven't touched a fly rod all year.

If it is catching on the tip top guide you could try changing to a larger size ring on that guide. I use back to back nail knots, a fly tackle knot. Gives a reliable compact knot. I make the leader long enough so the knot goes into the reel and have no problems.

That's funny!

Great looking jigs! It sure can be addicting.

I've gotten a couple orders from Besotted and have been totally impressed. That popper with the tail prop and belly blade looks like I need 3 of those!

Very good looking jig, a fish catcher for sure. I remember way back Lindy/Little Joe sold a similar jig, instead of marabou the tail was saddle hackles, it was called the Canadian jig fly. Lots of walleye were caught on those around here,

are you sure it's a fish?

congrats, get out there and have some fun!

And it hit a lure wanting to stuff something else down it's gullet?

just got some of their poppers and fished them a little this weekend. did not catch anything on any topwater so results don't matter. The 8139 with tail propeller and Colorado blade dangling between the hooks really looked good in the water, could slow crank it with the prop and blade kicking and it would give a nice pop with a twitch. Got an 8088 popper I wish I chose a bigger one but sometimes a little change in size is good. Both the 8088 and splash popper performed very well, unfortunately no fish were harmed in the testing of these baits.

While the fg knot is very small diameter it is rather long and stiff, my rods are mostly micro guides and the fg knot catches on the guides pretty bad especially the tip top. One rod I changed the tip guide to a larger diameter and that helped. Instead of the fg knot, I tie back to back nail knots, similar if not the same as back to back uni knot. Slightly larger diameter but much shorter and more compact. I leave it long enough to go on the reel and have no issues with the knot catching on the cast.

I like the thunk when they grab a jig.

that's a great idea! I'm gonna go check out my shrink wrap selection right now.

could you get a small scale and compare the weights of the single vrs treble hooks?

Grindstone Lake is right across the road from me, last week sure had some rough weather and I'm glad you had a good time. Did you get into town for the Musky festival?