Have A Question About FE? About Your Subscription?
We have tried to answer below the most commonly asked questions we receive from our customers, etc. If you can't find the answer to your question, give us a ring. 800.597.0634
Fishing Enthusiast Gift of the Month has been serving customers in search of highly relevant and memorable gifts for anglers since January of 1996.
Fishing Enthusiast specializes in the fishing related gift-of-the-month subscriptions, offering five unique subscriptions for use in fresh and salt water.
Because we understand how difficult it can be to find just the right gift, one that your recipient will actually use, we back up your order with Fishing Enthusiast's Unconditional Satisfaction Guarantee. Your "unqualified and complete satisfaction or your money back" is the only way we do business. Always has been that way here.
Taking this commitment further, we extend our guarantee to your recipient. In our Welcome Packet we state clearly that Fishing Enthusiast stands behind every aspect of our subscriptions. From our monthly selections to the quality of our tackle. We stand behind your purchase unconditionally.
Are You The Only Company Offering Similar Products?top / back
No. You've Got A Choice!
When Fishing Enthusiast Gift of the Month opened our doors in 1996, we offered a unique gift item. To our knowledge, we were the only company of its kind. Today the marketplace has grown to include a number of welcomed companies offering their own interpretation of our original subscriptions.
We believe that competition is a good thing.
If you haven't experienced our competitors' products, this may be the right time to do it. FE believes that in order to appreciate our gift subscriptions you need to learn about their products too.
There's a difference.
We would like to point out that there are significant differences in tackle quality, packaging materials and customer service at Fishing Enthusiast Gift of the Month. But in the end, we leave up to you to judge.
Our core business.
Fishing Enthusiast Gift of the Month does one thing only: we offer fishing-related gift subscriptions. There's nothing to distract us from providing your recipient with an elegant, premium quality, highly-relevant gift month after month.
Unconditional satisfaction guarantee
Three-minute ordering: online or toll-free (800.597.0634)
24 hour turnaround on all orders is available
Same day fulfillment available (Overnight delivery service also available)
No forms to fill out, no guess work about the right subscription. Guaranteed.
Tip: Flies vary in cost. So dramatically, in fact, that the price paid for one premium quality fly buys as many as three or four substandard flies. The same is true of fresh and saltwater lures. Demand premium quality for your recipient.
What About Your Shipping/Packaging Materials?top / back
FE is very concerned about our impact on the environment.
We are committed to the environment and are aware of our impact upon it. In keeping with this commitment, we are continually considering the impact of each of our packing materials.
FE makes use of paper products made from 100% post consumer waste
100% biodegradable starch-based packing peanuts
Our packaging twine is manufactured from hemp
and many unbleached paper products are used throughout.
These materials and others make up nearly all of our paper usage. We are continually searching for alternative materials with environmentally - friendly characteristics.
Tell Me About The Quality Of The Tackle I'm Receiving.top / back
We only ship Premium Quality tackle. Guaranteed.
Fishing Enthusiast Gift of the Month ships only premium quality lures and hand-tied flies available. That means tackle made or tied by major manufacturers only. Anglers are very focused on the quality of their tackle.
We've heard from a surprising number of our recipients, and the consensus is that the lures and flies we ship each month exceed their high standards for quality fishing tackle: û
Lures. . .
Our lures are all manufactured by companies anglers have trusted for decades. In fact, some of the manufacturers FE works with on a monthly basis have been producing tackle continuously for over 80 years. Such longevity is surely a statement of quality.
Here are a number of the Lures and their manufacturers we've chosen for our recipients over the last several months:
The Original Minnow, by Normark
The Bass Oreno, by Lurh Jensen and Sons
The Rat-L-Trap, by Bill Lewis
The Zara Spook, by Heddon
The Aglia #3, by Mepps
( And Dozens of others, all by major manufacturers)
Wherever possible, FE selects lures that are made of all natural materials and carved by hand. For example, the anniversary edition of the Bass Oreno by Lurh Jensen, a true classic which is carved by hand from solid wood.
You really put a lot of thought into your product and how you present it. I've really enjoyed receiving your monthly mailing and look forward to it every month. -J. Markussen, OH
Flies. . .
Very early on, we developed a relationship with an excellent source for our monthly fly pattern selections. After examining samples from a dozen vendors we arrived upon a quality conscientious vendor tying near the East Coast. They produce amazing hand-tied flies of all natural materials and are a dream to work with. When asked to summarize the benefits, our vendor quickly noted:
"We use only Daiichi hooks. Daiichi hooks are chemically sharpened, made of superior materials. The best hooks we've ever seen. The best hooks on the market.
"We have designed a single facility tying our flies. We keep a very close eye on quality this way. The benefit of this business model is illustrated in the consistent quality from fly to fly, from month to month, year after year.
"Because we are anglers ourselves, we select only from the finest materials available for our flies."
Fishing Enthusiast Gift of the Month stands behind your order, so if you or your recipient ever receive antything from us that you are not completely satisfied with, please contact us and we'll make it right.
How Do You Choose Your Monthly Tackle Selections?top / back
Quality is a concern, but so is the history behind the tackle.
FE selects its lures and fly patterns using the following criteria: Of each candidate for selection we ask:
Is the fly pattern/lure considered a true Classic?
Has the fly pattern/lure a documented record of fish-catching success attributed to it?
Each month we select only the lures and flies that have a strong record of fish-catching success year after year on various types of water. Lures and flies that develop a following over dozens of years, and in some cases hundreds of years. Tackle that has been passed down through one, two, even three generations of anglers.
I'd Like To Renew My Subscription. Do Selections Repeat?top / back
No. You will not receive duplicate shipments.
Fishing Enthusiast guarantees that you will not receive a duplicate selection at any time.
There's also a great benefit to renewing your subscription. Renew an active subscription and FE will add an additional month to your subscription free of charge.