I am a huge fan of Stubby Steve and IIRC the first to post on this forum the merits of SS after Todd Overton sent me a complimentary package to test.
FWIW, as a long time user of pellet flies, I offer an opinion.
Best: Foam pellet surface fly encased in panty hose and stored in ground AQMX � UNTIL � fish get hook shy.
HSB will strike fly so hard that fly will be pushed away.
Most durable pellet fly.
Best: Cecil�s AQMX pellet encased in panty hose for sinking flies and lasts long enough to land several fish.
Best: Stubby Steve for sinking fly, stored in ground AQMX as a convenience for folks not wanting to go to the trouble of tyin� flies.
Better than any other commercial product ever tested.
I used SS a couple of days ago that had been stored in ground AQMX since June w/o any mold problem.
A problem with the �stamped out� SS pellets that I have received are in one piece that requires separating � a plus is the sticky side adheres to ground AQMX very well.
Negative SS - shipped in flat envelope, postal sorting machine flattens out pellet to thickness of penny rendering them almost useless.
I highly recommend SS for fly rod.
