Hows it going out there,

Old man weather is making life difficult for saltwater anglers in Japan right now. We keep getting typhoons which cool the water temperature way too low for tuna and dorado. Since I'm not fishing so much I've decided to get down to making some pens and poppers for use towards the end of the month when the down current skipjack and tuna start running.

I've narrowed down a few designs that I want to take out on the water next trip, but I'm having a delimma as to whether I should paint the balsa wood models I've made or use them to make silicone molds from which I can make urethane foam lures. I like the idea of experimenting with urethane foam because I can make multiple copies of a good design fairly quickly, but I'm not sure how the material will perform on the ocean.

Have any of you guys ever used urethane foam lures instead of wooden lures for offshore boat game? Good bad experiences ,opinions, etc? Look forward to your responses.

Del

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