I used to fish the sound around Point Defiance for blackmouth, and would see quite a few of those. They seemed to be a great solution for a small cartopper, 12' aluminum boat, or whatever, where downriggers wouldn't really work.
They were effective.
Ever cast a fly to black rockfish boiling on the surface? Match the hatch, with an imitation hand-tied crab spawn? :geek:
It's about as much fun as you can have with your pants on.
Yeah, it's not exactly purist - surely wouldn't use an Orvis bamboo rod or anything like that.
Just good ole'...