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Bob Clouser, well known for his fly patterns, the most famous being the Clouser Minnow, and I both guided on the Susquehanna River

The rod features a unique combination of graphite and fiberglass, making it extremely durable and offering a soft action for keeping papermouths pinned

To my amazement, this stealth/finesse approach drew big bass in and even if they missed on the first strike, a second blow up was almost always inevitable

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Once you are happy with the profile, cut out the template and trace it onto the side of your wood block

Although it wasnt as fun at close range as the LL or H3F it still retained some feel on closer casts, but was mostly just loading the tip