Yes I did read his book! I read through it once and went back to read a few sections a few times over to let it all sink in. The first group I ever made came out too heavy. After purchasing a few spinners here and there and literally sitting in the isle at Fisherman's for an hour or so I started to get a better idea of the overall target weight I wanted. My smaller spinners are a little light but I like them that way. Let them sink and reel them in real slow. Then let em drop, and pop and reel. Kinda like jigging and it works. I use the same tactic with larger spinners and get a decent response from the fishes. The idea is that the spinner will attract the fish, but to keep the attraction i have to add that extra touch in letting it drop again only to pop it back up. I also have no use for tuning a spinner for one reason: it acts a a hurt food item. As long as the blade spins but if it has an overall wobble, my theory is that it will entice the fish more since they can sense the weakness through their lateral lines. Any animal will take advantage of a weakness for their overall well being when it comes to survival. I have a few different sizes, colors and weights so I can fish in various water/weather conditions. My next step is to make some trolling gear for myself and my friend for some Kokanee fun!