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Perched high above a turbulent eddy hole on the precarious sod bank I drowned a worm and set the hook into a beautiful hook-jawed male brookie of about 16 inches in length and shaped like a nerf football

Joes Score: 68.3 out of 80 Casting Notes at 25 Feet: 17 out of 20 It feels sluggish but I am able to make it work with reasonable accuracy

We used to tie these flies from 5 8 long, but have found that flies in the 3 4 range work just as well and prevent a lot of short hits

But regardless of the length of season, I love having a go-to rod that I know will work well in all of these changing conditions

Fish these jigs at a medium-fast retrieve, with the rod tip low to the water, casting into blitzes or pods of hardtails