MV Fishing Shack Results for 2004

[Mr. Sandman]

Jules and Bill,

I want to thank you guys for giving me that simple but awesome jig along with the fly teaser rig. I have to say it kicked ass!...I got my largest surf albie with it 10.09 on my 10# spin setup...I managed several others that day too but that was the largest. The next day I broke it off during a fight with quite an audience. I had walked down to the beach with my 8# rod with that jig about 6:00am. No one was doing much. Mr and Mrs. Clay (the folks that donate the truck and live on chappy) were there (***SUPER*** nice people too!!) and I walked up and on the 1st cast hooked into a screamer...Well they would not let me live it down...They could not belive it...I heard comments like "I've been here since 4:30 and you walk up and on the 1st cast hook up!..what are you using?...you will never forget this day!, I can't believe this guy!"...anyway after a nearly empty spool I get bogged down in weed and current and my line breaks. I was able to get a couple before it ended on the standard jigs.

1) That jig is very effective...
2) That fly was fantastic in the water! You also gave me a bent one that I straightened and attached to my wifes fly rod...which yielded her 1st bass on a flyrod! It was a small fish but she was pumped! Below is a picture happy spouse with flyrod during battle.

needless to say I would like to pre- order some for next season...
I don't know if you tie the rigs commerically or not but if you do put me down for 25 jigs, and leaders (with those kewl spro snaps and swivels)...w/ those flys teaser. I'll also take a dozen assorted fly's that you like bare.

I was never much of a big albie fan...caught a few each season but I see an adiction starting....Again...thanks for those tips!

Next year...albie on a fly rod.

Jim