If you're like me, you'll always keep this mini-crankbait box onboard for those days when skittish, hard-pressured fish just don't seem to want to nail larger offerings
Its larger size makes it well-suited for landing fish and handling larger catches
But the lophiid anglerfish (marketed as monkfish, goosefish, or simply angler) are much more valued for their meat, which is considered a delicacy throughout their range
The only reason its not a front-runner in the stickbait category is because many see it as a lure best used in certain situations, namely flat-line trolling in shallow water when finesse counts
00:02:47 Dave: Yeah, yeah, I got you
The controversy it generated, including its banning from major circuits, is itself a measure of how effective and how disruptive it was