Spoilage bacteria works that whole time to cause the "fishy" taste and mushy texture that makes people think they don't like seafood
Movement and Presentation : The angled eye gives the bait an undulating, up-and-down movement (an injured baitfish look) that can be more attractive to fish than the movement of a standard hook lure
The B and BB sizes should cover anything your weighted flies cant
The Champion Series will always be the backbone of the company
Also, the step-down leader builds as described require, in some cases, as many a six joining knots [some think thats an issue], and usually blood knots except when joining the tippet in fluorocarbon, which then becomes a diameter consideration, not pound test
I like a wider gap for most of my patterns