tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148053610537598768.post3519108981314319394..comments2023-06-27T01:15:30.176-07:00Comments on Feather Chucker: Re-Review Eagle Claw Featherlight and the Buff Feather Chuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17816824282816730471noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148053610537598768.post-4830049806443927622014-04-28T11:02:57.718-07:002014-04-28T11:02:57.718-07:00I will be honest I am one of the trendy Buff guys....I will be honest I am one of the trendy Buff guys. I know its trendy and I accept that but I do prefer it to sunscreen, to be honest its a confidence thing. I am paranoid about scent on my flies so I prefer to not use sunscreen or bug spray when I fish. I even take grass/dirt in my hands before I fish just to help get a more "earthy" scent on them. Is is necessary, probably not, but fishing and confidence go hand and hand. To each their own I suppose, Either way I appreciate the review. Atlashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02429802720178094906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148053610537598768.post-59204883397301844682014-04-10T14:46:10.269-07:002014-04-10T14:46:10.269-07:00I've had my Featherlight for 9 years (and I bo...I've had my Featherlight for 9 years (and I bought it used so I have no idea how old it really is) and I have had no problems. It is the first rod I grab every time.AdamEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107347958456472504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148053610537598768.post-91163625957131530962014-04-09T18:37:21.161-07:002014-04-09T18:37:21.161-07:00To bad about your experience with the Featherlight...To bad about your experience with the Featherlight. I haven't tried the newer version but still fish occasionally fish a 1964 model that I love. I don't think you could break it if you tried. cofisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12288930899340581141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148053610537598768.post-69626827029688523472014-04-09T18:20:34.237-07:002014-04-09T18:20:34.237-07:00As someone with a solid freckle patch on both shou...As someone with a solid freckle patch on both shoulders, I need to be super careful with the sun exposure, and I have been using the buff mostly as a way to cover up the place where I always fail to apply sunscreen-the area around my shirt collar. I think it sucks in the "bandito" mode. As just kind of a neck gaiter, it's fine. I wouldn't call it "cool", in terms of temperature, but if I get too hot I can just poor eno water on myself.Shea Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00946580498496951752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148053610537598768.post-28335440704474994422014-04-09T07:18:55.790-07:002014-04-09T07:18:55.790-07:00I agree Bill. I currently own 2 of them. A 5 and 9...I agree Bill. I currently own 2 of them. A 5 and 9wt. They both perform well.Feather Chuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17816824282816730471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148053610537598768.post-38085927288283804952014-04-09T07:16:00.684-07:002014-04-09T07:16:00.684-07:00Kevin
You can't go wrong with the Pursuit, exc...Kevin<br />You can't go wrong with the Pursuit, excellent fly rod for the money. Bill Trussellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15351692272817692157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148053610537598768.post-14624993485470085032014-04-08T10:31:55.253-07:002014-04-08T10:31:55.253-07:00Kevin, I don't mind an honest user's revie...Kevin, I don't mind an honest user's review actually. It was your experience and your review that we are reading here. I have fished with Eagle Claw Featherlights and have had satisfactory experiences on my part. I own one of the newer models now, so we will see after some use on the pond this year. Not a buff kind of guy at all. Trendy, I think is a correct way of putting it. While I certainly understand the concept, I think I am on the Sun Screen side of the equation.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15787242134608887555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148053610537598768.post-11823530083738127442014-04-08T09:14:30.980-07:002014-04-08T09:14:30.980-07:00I could have just gotten a flukey rod but I doubt ...I could have just gotten a flukey rod but I doubt it. Buffs are pretty trendy. I actually was hoping to find a solution from having to put on suntan lotion. Feather Chuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17816824282816730471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148053610537598768.post-52343713962584621122014-04-08T08:31:27.172-07:002014-04-08T08:31:27.172-07:00*to look COOL..*to look COOL..Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08288928187563951613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148053610537598768.post-8321358815730290382014-04-08T08:30:33.267-07:002014-04-08T08:30:33.267-07:00Sorry to hear you've had bad experiences with ...Sorry to hear you've had bad experiences with Featherlights. You get what you pay for I guess, but we've had good experiences with ours. I actually have one that's over 15 years old and it's still kicking... after lots of fish and tons of abuse... and I think the new ones are better than that older one.<br />I've never tried a buff, because I expected I would find it to be annoying in some of the ways you describe. I hate things that are constrictive or make it hard to breathe. fogging up glasses would be super annoying. Thank you for confirming my suspicions about the practicality of buffs. I'll be the first to admit, I think they're really trendy and a lot of dudes are wearing them to look ... "hey take a picture of me with my face covered in this brown trout printed bandana thing so I can look like a fly fishing bandit."Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08288928187563951613noreply@blogger.com