No, it won't be anything like Frey's "memoirs", although an angling author could forget his own foibles and play journalist and interview one of his target gamefish-like a bluefish with an obvious binge-purge problem. We might call it " A Million Little Pilchards."This disclosure, is, in fact, a real fact and thoroughly owned by me: I'm simply hooked on plug tackle. The old thumb and revolving spool setup with ten pound line and a bucktail has been my first choice for as long as I can remember. I have caught every flats species on this tackle, except the Indo-Pacific Golden Trevally and Milkfish, although with the latter species, I'm working up a hairball style lure (NOT!).
As my friends gaze bemuzed at this stubby outfit while they blast off 60 foot spin and/or fly cast presentations, I'm content with whizzing off a 40 foot presentation, which had done the trick with almost all species. I simply like the crisp feel and efficiency of plug tackle. It looks less impressive on TV shows or still images, so then I stick with a species that takes a surface swish plug like a Devil's Horse, pop it a few times and let the games begin! What is truly amazing is plug tackle's rarity in Florida's flats...why? Search me!
Jan
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