Bad fish

With the growing interest in alternative shapes, people with little or no experience jumped on the bandwagon, attempting to shape fish, not because they believe in it, but because they see a growing market niche for it. As a result they turn out inferior products, design and construction wise. Giving a bad reputation to the design.

“What constitutes a fish?” It’s not an easy question to answer; it has a lot of valid interpretations, but certainly not everything with swallowtail.

If you ever be interested in this design, be aware because It can be difficult to find a proper fish, if you're outside US it's even harder. Before you made your own conclusions do some research on the design. Borrow one, order, buy used... but look for a good one.

Good Luck

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Rick email us great pictures of his fish sessions at Danna Point, CA. All he does is fish now, been over 3 years now, he has the #5 and #6 on the way.



Rick Erkeneff showing how to ride a fish properly

Got another email from Grant, he sent us a few photos of his rad quiver along with an invitation for the next Fish Fry in Australia... he did orgazine the last one on the Gold Coast last March, they had Chis Christenson , Rich Pavel and Danny Hess come on down there.

This 8ft Carbon over styreen Dick van Straalen fish caught my eye, it's one more example of what a fish can be,


Grant Newby big fish,

So we are talking about serious "afishinados" here. Thanks