Keith,

I've caught dogs on artificial stuff in the strait too. But usually I'm close to the shore when this happens. I've really never had that problem out in the middle. Sometimes you just have to pull the gear and make a run somewhere else.

That flasher trick is similar to the Ace-in-the-Hole method that John Truax uses out there in Sekiu. If I remember right, hook up a flasher to the downrigger ball and let it run a few feet behind and clip the real bait a few feet above and behind it. If anybody knows the particulars, please refresh my memory.

This thread is bringing back some good memories of Sekiu and P.A. when we used to hookup 20-30 times in just a couple of hours. Maybe we can look forward to some more of that real soon!

Is is Friday yet? I wanna go fishn'....