spittendrigh wrote:

... So what do you think the most important,
still-outstanding and unresolved design problems are? ...

I make no claims as to its importance, except to me, but
the design problem which will get most of my attention
this winter is how to tie a large bait fish imitation on
a 4/0 hook. Gizzard shad can grow to 16-20" and muskie
love them.

Rabbit fur strips are the tried and true but they're a
pain to cast, the Puglisi-style synthetics absorb less
water and are easier to cast but don't catch as many fish.

At any rate, tying up big honkin' muskie flies will occupy
a large part of my "creative" tying time this season.

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Ken Fortenberry