Willard Wondering

[SkunkedAgain]

Hey Pat,
Put your fligs to work on Sockeye last week, that purple gorilla flig with just the round bead was the best thing I had for putting the lure right in the flossing zone, but second fish took off straight across the Kenai and my 12 lb test wouldn't stop or turn it, so it took off with a new lip flig for jewelry.... Wished I would have had more of that model flig it was just the ticket... Those fish were so powerful they tore everything up, had to go to 20 lb leader and they still were breaking me off from time to time... Fun trip, thanks for the great lures, wish you were still making them, I'd be putting in a replacement order after that trip, lost a lot of tackle... Thanks and Later Jeff

Sounds like fun.  Those big fresh run sockeyes are tough.  Can you imagine what Utah anglers had those to catch, instead of their wimpy fresh water cousins?  Well, maybe not wimpy.  Just smaller engines in a smaller chassis.

Sorry the store closed down.  I know you don't have a lot of spare time on your hands, but at some point you might try making a few of the simpler models.  There's a YouTube available on making them and some PDF files if you need them.  Also, a few of the BFT guys are dabbling with it and some getting pretty good.

https://youtu.be/JNKlIx-BuU8 

Hey Pat you are right for sure on the power of those chromed out reds, put a little, well lot of current behind them and they are a force to be reckoned with...  Thanks for the link, I'll give it a gander, what was it that you use for the floatation?  I know that was the hard part for you to figure out... Would be nice to build a restock of some of my dwindling supply... Thanks for figuring them out, they sure are handy for their needed applications...  Later Jeff