We hope this will help you in choosing from all of the different Chubbys available.
Please note that this review is completely unbiased and based on fishing experiences. We have not received any free Chubbys, are not on any Chubby teams, pro staff, and not affiliated in any way with anything Chubby!
Chubby ratings will be separated into the following categories:
1) Color- general munchiness and fish reaction
2) Lightness in the hand/feel (or something like that)
3) General fit/finish (must have category in every shootout)
4) General overview of Chubby. Size recommendations.
Orange Chubby
2) The orange feels very good in the hand. A light, crisp feel makes the angler feel tingly all over.
3) The finish and general appearance of the orange Chubby is quite pleasing. 3.5 out of 5.
4) For the best munch factor, use this one in a #10.
Purple Chubby
1) The purple leads out the "what the crap do they eat that for" category. Having said that, they eat it time and again.
2) Although the purple Chubby tracks well, likely due to it's Generation 5 technology, the feel in the hand always comes around to "am I really tying this on?".
3) The unique blend of purple, black, and white certainly make this a welcome addition to any fly patch, hat brim, or vehicle headliner.
4) If we didn't fish this one, we'd say it would likely be a 2 on the munchmeter. However, field use dictates a strong 3.2. As for size, #10 seems to be the ticket.
Red Chubby
1) This one takes the level of WTF? found in the purple to a whole new level. Anyone that says fish are smart is out of their mind and possesses the same size of brain as said fish. Some people swear by them, but we only give it a 2.5 out of 5.
2) Anything this goofy has to feel weird to fish. This level of "ickyness" results in a 2 on the performance/feel category.
3) Overall appearance of the red Chubby does make it appropriate for decoration on Xmas stocking stuffers.
4) It does catch fish, so we'll give it a 2.1 out of 5, but there's no love involved. For sizing, who cares, if a fish is stupid enough to eat this it may as well be a size 2 as a 20. But we stock it in a #10.
Goldenstone/White Wing Chubby
1) The body color on this one, combined with the leg material and color, gives us a warm, fuzzy feeeling all over. This one gets a 4.5 out of 5. Even works after 475 anglers who headed out at 4 AM and dragged, popped, and splatted flies for 4 hours with their Skid Bitches and City Workers.
2) This one just feels good. Everything about it is good. Color is good. Legs are good. It's just so darn good. Did we mention it was good.
3) Whoever came up with the color scheme on this one should get a Nobel. What else can we say.
4) This one needs to be a size 8. Mainly because it's so sexy we want more to look at. 4.9 overall rating on this one.
Gold or Tan Chubby
1) We rated these two together because they're so close they can be reviewed as one. In fact, we're not sure why we stock both. That was stupid. Both colors catch fish pretty darn good though and the dark legs seem to stir the loins of many a trout. 4.2 out of 5 on these ones.
2) We always feel a deep sense of redundancy when we fish these. Maybe because they are quite similar to at least 3 other Chubby variations out there. Once again, why do we stock them?
3) Even though they are eerily deja vu like, they work. So we can break down and give them a 3.
4) We would recommend size 10 in these. Only because that's the size we have.
Black/Tan Chubby
1) Number two in the sexy department, the black/tan is the true essence of Chubbyness. A fish catching machine in every way. We give this one a 4.7 on color. Even higher than the G.S./White Wing. And the grizzly leggs top things off nicely.
2) The combination on these is perfect. Not only does this bug look good, it makes you feel good!
3) see line #2.
4) the general overview of this Chubby is that it rocks! It's a fish catching, day making, hero producing, slab sticking, ass kicking stick of yumminess. Oh, and fish a size 6 early in the emergence and a size 10 later.
Yellowstoner Chubby-Peach
1) The peach color on this bug is downright sexy. And the furry foam they use on the body has a great look. The fish seem to be quite fond of it as well. A 4.6 out of 5 on the color.
2) These are like a Chubby that vibrates. The fuzzy look and feel on the underside of these bugs result in chubbies all over the place.
3) As with so many other MFC bugs, these are tied flawlessly. A true work of art.
4) leave it to MFC to take something already wonderful and add a cool factor. Bueno to the guys at MFC! Juicy, juicy, juicy, juicy! Oh, and fish it in an 8.
Chubby Norman
1) A true golden stone imitation. Love the body/leg colors on the Norman. 4.6 out of 5.
2) If people see you with this bug, the first thing they'll think is "this person's dialed in".
3) A truly perfect bug. Reeks of Stoneflyishness.
4) The "sleeper" Chubby. Kind of the "challenged cousin in the attic" of Chubbys in that nobody talks much about it. But it's a diamond in the rough of Chubbys. Should you go out on a limb and put a few of the size 8s in your box (and use them, that's important) you can go to work on Monday knowing your the smartest fly fisher in your office. Now, you're the only fly fisher in your office but does it really matter.
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