Sounds like a jolly old time there Stonefish. If I ever happen to be passing through at an opportune time I'd love to join you for a beach session. Seems like a blast.

Not a lot of hook gap sticking out past that ginormous foam head on the Stonygurgler 1.0. Probably the main reason for the misses eh? Think a hangback rig would work? Maybe flattening the underside of the foam to get a little more point out there?

Enjoyed a lovely and surprisingly mild October day on the Kenai yesterday. Quite a rare opportunity for this time of year. Even caught some fish. I'll see if I can find a pic or two at some point.