I guess you can't yo-yo on this site

[Fish_Eye]

Hi Sandman,

In an old issue of OTW you'll find an editorial comment on a reader question "What is this in the belly of a striper?" It showed pictures of the steel rods and lead weights (some 10 or 12 of them in just one striper) that baffled the OTW reader.

I know the finer points of the technique and would never devulge them...first out of respect for the person who passed on the info (a commercial hi-hook) and secondly, I don't believe it's a proper technique for catching stripers...too many fish ingest lead and that's not a healthy fish to eat in the long run.

Furthermore, some poor angler will weigh in a fish at either the Derby, The OTW event, an ASA tourney or FLW event and will likely be looked at as a cheat. I know a half dozen fisherman that have zipped opened fish full of junk. In the old days (early 70's) it involved spark plugs and coat hangers...I'll leave it at that.

[Mike P]

Originally Posted by Fish_Eye

In the old days (early 70's) it involved spark plugs and coat hangers...I'll leave it at that.

Exactly. Yo-yoing has been around at least since then. It's even written about in Bob Post's Reading the Water. Al Rheinfelder, the Al part of Alou Eels, was one of the early practitioners. He's reputed to have said that he hoped God would forgive him for doing it.

[NIB]

How did Al die.I read somewhere he was young.
Where can I find his book "The Art of fishing Bait Tails."

[NIB]

Yo Yo's?
I had a few killer Duncans when I was a kid.
I could walk the dog like nobody's bizness.

[Squibby17]

i was reading the derby rules the other day and they mention how "yo yoing" is illegal and I had no idea what that ment I guess now I know

[Mike P]

Originally Posted by NIB

How did Al die.I read somewhere he was young.
Where can I find his book "The Art of fishing Bait Tails."

Somewhere in the back of my head, it says he drowned, but I may be confusing him with Jack "The Professor" Frech

[BigFish]

I guess to "Yo-Yo" is a no no!