^ JB..... take what bucket says with a grain of salt. He's old, retired, and has time to fish almost every day. (Maybe I'm just jealous) You have to wonder a bit about those old farts.
Tell ya what....
I know what a perfectionist you are.....
Since those bucktails are no longer perfect....they are probably of no use to you....
Once the colors run together and the finish is no longer absolutely smooth....fish just won't want them anymore....
Send them to me, and I'll dispose of them properly for ya......in a safe and environmentally friendly manner...
Hogwash. Every day on the internet there is another know-it-all claiming striped bass numbers are not down, and there are more bass than ever. The problem is.....
1. we just don't know how to catch em.
2. Or they are just offshore, and therefore invisible to most of us now.
Yep...that must be the reason we are not seeing em like we used to.