Hawk,
I too am from Minnesota. Jim Janos( Jesse Ventura) lived 5 houses down from me, while I was growing up in New Hope. His gym is where I started training. If you and Native son have never used lighted lures you don't know what you are missing. Since 1990 they have accounted for over 900 steelhead and 450 salmon out of my boat. No fork tongue here. It must be the steroid rage talking. Seriously, it pisses me off when someone is hypocritical about a new fishing weapon. What about boats, underwater cameras, depthfinders, Gamakatsu hooks, fluorcarbon leaders, corkies, rags, secret cures,etc. They all make fishing easier and better. Obviously I am not a purist. I just like to catch a lot of fish. Steelhead and Salmon don't like blinking red lights. Kind of like waving a red blanket in front of a bull. Remember, steroids do not enhance athletic ability. They just make you stronger and faster. Blinking red lures do not enhance fishing ability. They just catch you more fish. Isn't that the bottom line? Word.

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FEAR NO FISH!