Thousands of salmon have been caught off Puget Sound beaches using Buzz Bombs. They are very effective.
Lots of people use a mini hoochie skirt under the buzz Bomb. On odd years with big pink salmon runs, they are hard to find and sell out quickly.
A similar lure which is becoming just a popular as the Buzz Bomb is the Rotator. It has holographic tape on the side and is flatter and wider then a Buzz bomb.
People like to set them up with contrasting color combo, green Rotator / pink mini hoochie.
I'd never use either in a river, but know folks that do so successfully. Both are killer in the salt.
Here is what a Rotator looks like.
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