Thread: Has anyone experimented with making UL jigheads out of fly hooks?

Originally Posted by John Scott

I’m unfamiliar with this book. Can you give me the title, or a link?

Sorry for the delay. I missed your question.

Fishfishwish posted the title above. I don’t know if the book is still in print, but this is where I got it:

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Originally Posted by John Scott

I’m unfamiliar with this book. Can you give me the title, or a link?

It's a good book. I don't agree with all the authors conclusion on tackle, but he loves and promotes UL, so I forgive him.

This book is written to convince fly fishermen to try UL spinning. In one early chapter, he compares UL spin and fly tackle casting weights. Since I also fly fish, I thought this was pretty interesting.

In the second edition of the book, Dave Whitlock (a famous fly fishermen) wrote an introduction. I saw Dave at a fly show several years ago and got him to autograph it for me. When Dave saw the book, he reached out, took the book, and hugged it, saying, "I love this book!"

Talking to Dave for a few minutes about UL was awesome. (Dave is highly revered in the fly world and is a closet UL spinning fan.)