The number one reason for bait-wrapped Kwikfish not performing well is because they are not tuned properly, as salmonhead mentioned, or even more common is having your bait wrapped unevenly. I always wrap all my Kwikies at home the night before so I can be assured that my wraps are perfect. All the tuning in the world will not help if you don't put the fillet on right.

I always make sure that my fillet is the same thickness on each side which means I often discard the belly cavity section of the fillet as this is the thinnest section. Or save that thin section for your K14's. You don't want one side thicker than the other when you put the fillet on or it will throw the "balance" off.

As far as weighting goes, I have caught kings and silvers by flatlining(no weight added) but this is the exception to the rule. Most of the time I only flatline the Kwikies for chums when I am fishing the shallow edges and tailouts. You will need to adjust weights in each hole as some may require only 1/2 oz. while deeper and faster holes require as much as 6 oz. or more. Most of the time I run between 1 and 3 oz weights.

I find that beginners who fish with me have an easier time using a fixed dropper insted of a slider. This is achieved via 3-way swivel. With a slider, your cannonball sinker often hangs up on the bottom and the novice will not know it as he/she keeps feeding out line while the Kwikie is riding up in the water column instead of near the bottom. Due to the large size and bouyancy of these plugs, the require ample current to get down near the bottom. This is due to their swimming "side-to-side" action whereas a Hotshot or Wiggle wart will run at a different angle allowing for deeper diving. Trust me on this one! While you think your Kwikifish is diving way down with no weight, it is but not as deep as you might think. Salmon attack quickfish with a fury and will rise way up in the water column to grab them. I've seen this in clear water conditions many times.

Kwikfishing is my singlemost favorite method of fishing, period. I have put a tremendous amount of hours into perfecting this method and it has paid off, bigtime!

Life is short...fish hard!