Bob La Londe wrote:


Being back boated deliberately is not really an issue. I have not
fished with soembody who has doen it deliberately, but i can tell you
that it happens.

I have had it happen deliberately on many occasions,, but that is what I
tell them to do, I want them to work the fish first, and catch what they
can, I'll fish for what's left, or for the fish they just caught, of
course there is never any "money" on the line like in a tournament,,
well sometimes some money is side bet,, but all in fun.

I let them work an area first, and I follow up.

Without me doing this, I can't directly compare their fishing rigs
and/or techniques to mine. It has proven to be the best way to test
fishing techniques on the same fish, at the same time. It's not good
enough (to me) for my rigs to work, they must work better than others,
at least the major majority of the time. If I come up with something
that is "just as good" as another product, I don't pursue it,, just
being different is not enough.

Of course there are some days where nothing works, or almost doesn't
work, and I need to know that other rigs are failing at the same time,
that my successes,, even when they are few are still better than other
techniques under the same conditions.

Just taking a rig out, and having a good day, proves absolutely nothing,
neither does taking it out and having a bad day
--
Rodney Long,
Inventor of the Long Shot "WIGGLE" rig, SpecTastic Thread
Boomerang Fishing Pro. ,Stand Out Hooks ,Stand Out Lures,
Mojo's Rock Hopper & Rig Saver weights, Decoy Activator
and the EZKnot http://www.ezknot.com