Bob, shush. No more talk about kings.


Maybe this will help. Plus I amused myself with it enough to repost.






Its a bit less snaggy then a corkie. Where it excels is fishing small pockets surrounded by structure, and where there is not time to get a corkie and lead to sink to where the fish are. Especially if you can get above the hole into a decent "jigging" position. You want to be able to work the jig in a up and down twitch as much as possible. If your casting way out in front of you you'll only be dragging the jig along the bottom and getting it snagged.

Maybe a decent analogy would be to imagine the spot your fishing is a 10 foot wide ice hole with a little bit of current. You'd drop straight down at the top of the ice hole, twitch it a couple times, then lift the rod tip to get your jig out.
So that means that getting close is important, as well as keeping extra movement down to a minimum, wearing clothes that blend in, and having your exit strategy preplanned.

The site below is where i get my unpainted jigs. I can't imagine he is making any money for what he sells hand poured jigs for. I'm getting 50 unpainted jigs for about $10. You can get 100 painted jigs on 2/0 Eagle Claw 635 nickel hooks with eyes, for about $30. Thats costs me no more then $15 a day in lost tackle after I add in costs for marabou and paint.

Ask him and he can do special orders for very cheap. Let him know that vince, the salmon angler from Olympia, sent you.





Online tackle store


Actually I've learned to use my tongue to remove hooks from deep in a fishes mouth. I'll be giving a class teaching this innovative new catch and release technique in the girls dorms at UW. Please sign up early and include a picture.

The picture is me with one of the coeds from WSU, giving that same class. She was one of the better looking gals too.