If the surf stays calm the smacks are going to be thicker than you can imagine in the next few months! A straw rig may be my go to rig lol!

the way mine come out, it is a waste

Oh you know what scout, I bet ladyfish would hit them too... the straw could protect your tippet from getting worn to shreds by those sandpaper mouths! Okay, definitely going to have to try it now....

If the fish are on a feeding spree I bet anything feeding at that time will devour it. Another thought maybe just a 1/4 inch strip of straw and throw it in the green lights. It's small and would give a fishy silhouette, perhaps put some lead wrap to help get it down quick especially in the surf.

Fished the surf last weekend. Had intended to try straw rig but wind killed me. Caught a few smack but not on fly. Planning on going down in a few weeks to try again. If not windy I'm gonna try a straw rig. The smacks were full of shrimp in surf. A shrimp imit. of some type would probably work well.

I'd probably use a single hook and pinch down the barbs as that straw rig with a treble would be tough to get out of an ear or the back of your head.

Hooks in the back of the head or ears is good for the soul, builds fishing personality and helps understand what a fish goes through when we hook them!

Think like a fish, think like a fish, think like a fish LMAO!

Ha! If the wind is bringing the fly back towards me I can feel myself flinching preparing for a hook in the back. I need to get some straws Smacks were pretty thick at the jetties the other night!

It's not called chuck and duck for no reason! haha. I've hit myself so hard in the back of the head the world spun in circles and I had to sit down for a while...

Works like a champ, I have caught a ton of skip jacks from Florida to SPI on these things. Never had the chance to try em on Smacks .If you pre tie them with the knotable steel leader its even better. Have fun.