I've been thinking about this for a while, because a couple of people on my boat almost brained themselves and others while fishing inshore and near offshore. Posting it here because it's kind of a general lure(?).
What kind of safer alternatives are there to Gotchas? I'm looking for something that people could cast to Spanish, Dolphin if we come across them, etc. Basically looking for something that won't explode close to the boat like a Gotcha when a hookup is lost, if that makes sense. I've taken a jig in my eye before and it was not very pleasant; I started considering this while I was reorganizing my tackle over the weekend for the upcoming fishing season. I found that I had--for some reason unknown to me--overbought Gotchas.
As always, TIA and peace.
What kind of safer alternatives are there to Gotchas? I'm looking for something that people could cast to Spanish, Dolphin if we come across them, etc. Basically looking for something that won't explode close to the boat like a Gotcha when a hookup is lost, if that makes sense. I've taken a jig in my eye before and it was not very pleasant; I started considering this while I was reorganizing my tackle over the weekend for the upcoming fishing season. I found that I had--for some reason unknown to me--overbought Gotchas.
As always, TIA and peace.