04-21-2002, 04:34 PM
Historically, in the beginning most all lures were "Barracuda Feathers". They were chome bullet-like heads that had red glass eyes or those with abalone eyes which we called Japanese types. We felt very lucky to find the abalone eye types because they caught more fish. There was also a popular feather called a hex-head. But no matter what the shape the heads were the feathers were (in order of success) red-white, blue-white and yellow-white. The feathers could not "fluff out" and had to lay straight, so we wrapped them with a section of waterproof-like paper we called "fish paper". This era was in the days of Calcutta Cane rods and braided nylon line. These lures were excellent for trolling but just as good for casting, which wasn't easy. We attached a torpedo sinker for the lighter feathers and ran off a 2 foot steel leader to the feather. When mono appeared it revolutionized the art of casting. I don't want to wear out this message but the all time great jigs were made of bone, I still use one to this day. PS Barracuda are fine eating if you blood them quickly and put them on ice and never let them get warm. <br><br>George Van Zant<br><A HREF="http://www.bigfishtackle.com/georgescorner.htm " target="_new">http://www.bigfishtackle.com/georgescorner.htm </A><br>