[joey]

I have a Plastic owl in my marina that is worthless,I think that they get use to it very quick.I have done the mono thing and it works great!I know for a fact that the paintballs don't kill gulls.I use alot of live ballyhoo here sailfishing and when anchored up on a patch and chumming the hoo's,it seems that just when they are getting thick behind the boat and you are ready to throw the net,here come the sky rats!And there goes the hoos.So,now we stand by with a really cool semi automatic paintball gun and hope the little @%&#$@^ show up.It takes a little practice as they are not real easy to hit,but once your zoned in you can catch all the ballyhoo you want! Really though,it hardly phases the gulls,they turn green or blue or whatever color paintballs you are using,but after hit ,they go sit on the water for a minute or two ,then fly right back in to your slick.Sky Rats,not the most intelligent creatures on earth!