Posted on January 30 2013
Some time back I started offering for sale both the 6'6" and 7' models of the Eagle Claw Featherlight fly rods which I feel are a great exposure to what a fiberglass fly rod is without much expense.
Last month I sent five of the 6'6" 4/5 weight Featherlight fly rods over to Adam Maskew in Australia and last week he sent this dispatch and review of their first time out on the water with them.
Adam wrote... "I was super excited when I went to the post office last Thursday and became the holder of a very long box containing the four Eagle Claw Featherlight 4/5 weight 6’6” fly rods. The timing was right as we had a friend up and had planned to go to Rocky Pool, one of the permanent fresh water pools on the Gascoyne River, the following day. I quickly dug up my five weight fly reel and some small flies the kids had. I don’t usually fish this light but have been looking for a fun stick in this weight and something the kids could learn on too.
The smallest flies I had were tied on #8's and I had to make a detour on the out to get some 8 pound tippet so that I could tie the flies on. After the initial isn’t it strange seeing so much water in an arid environment we quickly strung up the Featherlight.
To say I was impressed with the little fibreglass rod is an understatement. I didn’t expect it to cast nearly so well as it handled the 5-10 knot winds well. Most importantly it was a delight to throw such a light line and fly. The spangled perch cooperated very nicely with over twenty fish bought to hand between myself and the two kids ranging from 4 – 8 inches. Also importantly the kids really liked using the little yellow stick as much as I did. One of the biggest surprises was that my wife, a long time ambivalent fisher, picked the rod up and had a crack as well. Thanks for providing some advice about these fun little sticks and sorting me out for them. I’m in the process of giving the other couple of sticks to friends and I’m sure they will have as much fun with them as I have."
If you are interested in a Featherlight of your own please check out the T.F.M. Store page and send an email to thefiberglassmanifesto@gmail.com to place an order.
Last month I sent five of the 6'6" 4/5 weight Featherlight fly rods over to Adam Maskew in Australia and last week he sent this dispatch and review of their first time out on the water with them.
Adam wrote... "I was super excited when I went to the post office last Thursday and became the holder of a very long box containing the four Eagle Claw Featherlight 4/5 weight 6’6” fly rods. The timing was right as we had a friend up and had planned to go to Rocky Pool, one of the permanent fresh water pools on the Gascoyne River, the following day. I quickly dug up my five weight fly reel and some small flies the kids had. I don’t usually fish this light but have been looking for a fun stick in this weight and something the kids could learn on too.
The smallest flies I had were tied on #8's and I had to make a detour on the out to get some 8 pound tippet so that I could tie the flies on. After the initial isn’t it strange seeing so much water in an arid environment we quickly strung up the Featherlight.
To say I was impressed with the little fibreglass rod is an understatement. I didn’t expect it to cast nearly so well as it handled the 5-10 knot winds well. Most importantly it was a delight to throw such a light line and fly. The spangled perch cooperated very nicely with over twenty fish bought to hand between myself and the two kids ranging from 4 – 8 inches. Also importantly the kids really liked using the little yellow stick as much as I did. One of the biggest surprises was that my wife, a long time ambivalent fisher, picked the rod up and had a crack as well. Thanks for providing some advice about these fun little sticks and sorting me out for them. I’m in the process of giving the other couple of sticks to friends and I’m sure they will have as much fun with them as I have."
If you are interested in a Featherlight of your own please check out the T.F.M. Store page and send an email to thefiberglassmanifesto@gmail.com to place an order.
