Many years ago I found a fella on the water dipping jigs , I was about done with a box full when we met up in the heavy timber , said he was struggling to get bit and I offered up a spot and advice on how to hit it .....
it was an old horse apple tree and I wasn't really hitting that tree that day , but knew full well it was stacked with fish .
told him to keep the jigs about 10 foot down in 17 fow and try that there tree .
met him a few days later again at that lake and he was on THAT tree .....said WOW thank you so much , limited out on that one tree fast after you left the other day .....
next thing you know he is determined to give me some of his handties , said he only uses handties and only ties ONE color !
no paint head , blue body , short chart tail and RIDICULOUS long flash in the tail , like 3 inches long ....
thought wow those look stupid , no wonder he is struggling to ketch fish and left him at the task ....
bet he misses lots of fish that hit that silly long tail instead of the jig body ....
well let me say this about that , used them quite a few times after that day and did exceptionally well most of the time with them .
in synopsis it does not surprise me to see DSJ with a box full of the blues , just saying .......
KABOOM is the word btw