[fishing bum wannabe]

Thanks everyone for the information. Bob I really appreciete the effort you went through for a stranger. I really like the looks of Brad Pohler's plugs. i love pencil poppers, and Brad's variation looks great. I will be turning some up over the winter. Unfortunately I won't be able to test them until spring. I do a lot of fishing from a boat using pencil poppers in the rips when the squid are around. I love watching the Bass knock poppers in the air and/or clear water while trying to catch them.

Brad Pohler's Hawg Hunter is certainly unique. It sounds as if Brad was well liked and respected. Unfortunately I fished the canal again this fall for the first time in 7 years so I missed the pleasure of meeting him. I will try to make sure that my copies of his plugs live up Brad's standards.