Our recent visit to Canada took us to the country of the BuzzBomb, my favorite fishing lure. We did a little shopping, and I kept an eye out for the lure, reasoning that they might be slightly cheaper in its homeland. I brought home a small Zzinger, another product by the Tyee Tackle Company. It’s a minnow shaped lead lure that is played the same as a BuzzBomb.
I’ve been fishing it as winds allow since we returned from the trip (most of our days lately have been so windy I risk losing gear fishing off the rocks). I’ve caught a greenling on it, and had plenty of bumps and nibbles, but nothing’s caught. Finally, I did what I should have done as soon as I opened the package: I tested the treble hook on my thumbnail. I immediately realized my problem, the hook wasn’t “sticky sharp.”
My Zzinger’s treble hook and sharpening wand (Photo: Mark Zeiger).
