Ah, the classic curly tailed worm
The cosmetics are a little unusual, in that Winston went with black rather than its traditional green, but the rod is still attractive, with excellent attention to detail
Some of these floating loops eventually get large enough to be pulled into the narrow spaces between the spool and the reel chassis a phenomenon known as a spool overrun or a backlash , which often snares the loops into a very messy tangle (colloquially called a "bird's nest" or "birdie") that is notoriously difficult to untangle
A Fenwick World Class 8 model fly reel with a spare spool, approximately 3 7/8" diameter and set up for LHW
the drag plate bearing ""C" (key #21) does not affect freespool, so i'm going to remove the shields, pack it with grease and reshield it
Extremely sharp and super strong hook tip delivers rapid hook penetration,special barb hooks for less mortality rate