I'm going to put in a couple tips I have posted before (they aren't entries in the contest here). And I have a jig question that could lead to a good tip that all of us could use. ...

- Tip: While canola and mineral oils do work well in baitscent combos I feel compelled to tell you about the best one available ... Spectrum brand Flax Oil. This is coldpressed from flax seeds and strained. This is a highly refined oil that is rich in omega-3 fats, as is fish oil, and while it has little taste the taste is does have is slightly 'fishy'. It's the only non-bait oil that I use anymore for my custom scents. It's great! Find it in health food stores or dept.'s, and drink a tablespoon a day to get the same vessel heatlth benefits as eating omega-3 type fish (salmon, tuna, etc.) 3 times a week!

- Tip: Get a couple of the approximate 2" by 5" lure tape sheets, one in chrome mylar and one in flame red (or other good colors such as chartruse or cerise pink). With the skinoil washed off your hands, carefully remove the backing from both sheets and carefully stick them together, trying to smooth out any lumps or bubbles; and pressing it all well together. Then cut varying sizes of torpedo shaped pieces - about 1 1/4" by 1/4". Then punch or slit a small hole up near one of the tapered ends and then put your egg loop leader hook thru it and let it dangle from the lower bend in the hook. Put your egg cluster on. You now have a tiny 'flicker' spinner hanging off your bait that flashes from chrome to red. Flcikers more if the eggs aren't hanging over it, but still works a bit if they do. Good for driftfishing and tailout swings - and great for backbouncing! Make smaller ones for clear water silvers/steelhead and larger ones for colored water or chinooks. Just bring the compressed sheets and small scissors along to adjust sizes for conditions.

- Question: I have tried using the smallest wiresnap at the end of my jig leaders to facilitate the quick changing of jigs to work a hole. Of course this allows it to hang more down than level (as Cowfish mentioned above), so is not as productive of rigup. Can anyone think of a way to have a quickchange rigup and still have the jig stay more stationary level? Maybe Cowfishes superglue gel trick would work with the tiny wiresnap for this? (Assuming the the drop of hardened glue scrapes off easily enough). Ideas?