You gotta remember, most of the fishing tackle in stores is there to catch the fisherman, not the fish. Sounds like they may have a nibble with you. lol On the serious side though, it may have it's place in fishing. After all, the plastic cork, bobber, float, or that red and white thing, at one time was a novelty in the stores. More @Wikipedia
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