ScottP,
It's great for bass bugs. For smaller flies like Goddard Caddis or Muddlers I still use the Brassie. I switched to the Fugly after an injury. My hand slipped off the Brassie as I was packing a clump on a big bug. I got lucky the hook point did not end up in my thumb but I ended up with a good scrape across my thumbnail and top of my thumb.
Alberto