Growing up in Edmonds as kids we were always around the docks and the jetty fishing for what ever would bite. We'd jig for bass or lings and float herring or spinners for salmon. Later they put the big fishing pier in and that's say this older gentleman using this strange jig that slides on your line. Seeing him out fish our herring 5 to 1 it wasn't long after that that we were buzz'n to. My favorite was the 2 pink pearl then on cloudy days the gray/black one was a killer. Where the notches came from is once in a while you would get a hit but the hook was a few feet from the jig and you missed it, and there were teeth marks left. This marked up one became very hot and I would out fish my buds and they were right next to me. After several fish or trips I lost that lure, so I put a new one on and comense the process again, it was later that I figured out to notch them right from the package. I don't use them very much any more, but they are a good change of pace form trolling when the fish are feeding on the surface.