They immitate those genetically unique large chronimids that float down the Fraser River during the sockeye season.
Save your money and leave the green wool and corkies at the tackle shop. A bare hook works just fine. I finished my 'flossing' career on that note (the famous 2 socks in 3 casts) when I challenged a guy who was agonizing over his tackle box on what to use if he thought the fish were biting.
BS, I would have really found it interesting if it's illegal to use a bare hook but ok to partake in a 'fishery' where said bare hook works as well as if not better than a 'baited' presentation.
Anyway, I really intend to work at finding a more reliable way to get these fish to bite in the mainstream Fraser so future discussion can revolve around how to get a bite instead of better getting that line threaded through the mouth of an unwilling fish
. To me, the opportunities that are available such as infrequent hook ups on the bar rod while fishing chinook and the challenge of short floating the Harrison is ok to me as this is working within the boundaries of getting the fish to bite which is angling, and when sucessful, something to be proud of. Sometimes it takes more effort and/or more of a wait this way, but to me, that's what fishing is about. Maybe some lose sight of what fishing is when they get impatient or perhaps a little greedy and forget that fishing sometimes means 'fishing', and not 'catching' and before you know it, the little details and values that I feel make this recreation great are lost and one can bet that the recreation's health, image and appeal will soon also be lost.
Am I off topic?
If so, I think I should get a break on any misdeed I just performed as I didnt say 'snag' or 'snagger' even just once!!!