As every fly fisherperson knows, the fly rod is at the core of the fly fishing experience, which is why the Underground has stared at this Buff gear ad from the Drake for upwards of four hours, all so we can ask you this thoughtful, penetrating, journalistically derived question:

Is that a hexagonal grip on that fly rod?

Look closely at the grips on that one.

There’s no need to explicitly thank us for the time we invest keeping you up to speed on the latest gear trends.

It’s just one of the many sacrifices we make for our readership who doesn’t send checks nearly as often as they should, and we’re happy to do it.

See you in the buff, Tom Chandler.

UPDATE: Singlebarbed – as if reading my mind (or exhibiting other power of precognition) – takes issue with our ongoing attempts to keep readers enlightened about the latest gear trends (the nerve).