10-04-2006, 06:45 PM
Smallmouth, not sure what the pony jig is but here in the NE, many of us have found a 'rootbeer fly" which has a brown pearl eztaz body and brown marabou tail , all tied on a clouser style rig. Simple to tie and AWSOME fly for bass in many waters. Sounds very similar.
As for fins, I reciently splurged on a new fat cat ( due to advice from this board, including yours) and figured I should upgrade my Creek Co fins that deliver great thrust but have hard and cramped foot pockets that get painfull after a while. After some research, I came up with "OceanWays Vortec Adjustable Full Foot Fins" that can be had for under $40 if you shop on the net. ( Do a search on the quote to get info)
They have been written up by some dive equipment supplyers very favorably as inovative, comfortable and having good performance. What I like (besides price) is that they have a very soft and open toe foot pocket ( like traditional full foot fins) for comfort but are adjustable so they should lock your foot (booted or not) in securely. ( Without the hassle of guessing at fin size only to find out you were wrong.) I havn't tried them yet but have a set inbound to me as we speak. I hope to put them through sea trials this weekend and am pretty optimistic. I'll keep you posted.
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As for fins, I reciently splurged on a new fat cat ( due to advice from this board, including yours) and figured I should upgrade my Creek Co fins that deliver great thrust but have hard and cramped foot pockets that get painfull after a while. After some research, I came up with "OceanWays Vortec Adjustable Full Foot Fins" that can be had for under $40 if you shop on the net. ( Do a search on the quote to get info)
They have been written up by some dive equipment supplyers very favorably as inovative, comfortable and having good performance. What I like (besides price) is that they have a very soft and open toe foot pocket ( like traditional full foot fins) for comfort but are adjustable so they should lock your foot (booted or not) in securely. ( Without the hassle of guessing at fin size only to find out you were wrong.) I havn't tried them yet but have a set inbound to me as we speak. I hope to put them through sea trials this weekend and am pretty optimistic. I'll keep you posted.
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