I'll never forget reeling in my Riptide Striker and having a 20 pounder nail it on the way up. Fishing in the rowboat when I was ten, and trying to net that thing with a net that was much too small. Nothing like jigging a spring!
No, the Reid's Rip Tide does not look like that. It has a slash at both ends, painted red. It is reversible. One end has a black dot. herring one direction, needlefish the other direction. White with a black or green back were fav's.
The rip-tide striker came along later. It is narrow and was a fav at the West Van./ Capilano, in green. Scuba divers find them, and sell at 2nd hand stores.
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