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What lake did you get those at may I ask? Nice fish.

A really windy day on Long Lake, but my wife and I got some fish in the 5 hours we fished there. Got 1 fish before the storm came through and then the rest after that with the 20-25 mph winds. Pic #1 (14-/12" bass), Pic #2 (15-1/2" bass), Pic #3 my wife with a (14-/12" bass), Pic #4 24" carp and last pic a 14.5" smallie

I know nothing about a creek going into Long lake. I do know that there is a small dam that goes out into the chain of lakes and you have to have your boat lifted off of Long Lake Channel and then down to the small creek that goes into the "Chain". Anyway depends on your boat, but I have a Ranger 619VS, and I have no problem launching at Swany's on Wilson Road. Launch is $15.00 If you need more info, I can call you later tonight. PM me your phone number.

Long Lake, IL fishing report 4-25-2016. Beautiful day out on the water on Sunday. Fishing was really slow. Spoke to several guys on the water during the tourney and only a couple of fish here and there. After the 8 hour tourney, weigh-in time. Winning weight was 10lbs ? ounces (4 fish). My wife got a 17-1/2" and 14.25" fish. I got one about 15-1/2" All of our fish were caught on jigs. Winning weight guys said they caught all their fish on chatterbaits. Water temp 58-60 degrees. Water clarity good.

Allen, I met one of your buddies out on Long Lake, Sunday. He was fishing in a yak where I was. Started talking about fishing and t hen he told me he was fishing the 'yak tourney this coming weekend. I asked him if he new a Allen Der and he said yes. I don't remember his name, but he knew you. Anyway good luck on Long this weekend.

That's a very broad question. If it's skirt color black/blue if its company fishingskirts.com for silicone skirts.

Well you definitely got some table fare for tonight. We'll see how it goes tomorrow. Someone in the tourney will do good I'm sure. I'll post results on Monday.

Wow that's a nice mixed bag. I've never seen a striper caught on Long lake, that is a first. "The Chain" has tons of them. Very nice.

Allen my wife and I were fishing out of a boat. It is a phenomenal fishery if you know what you are doing. We got our fish on jigs, but rattle traps will work as well. If you want more info PM me. We have a tourney there this weekend, so I will post some results on Monday.

Got 8 largies last Saturday on Long Lake in Long Lake, IL. Biggest was 17-1/2" smallest was 15-1/2" all in 5 hours of fishing on a custom made jig. Fishing was good, water temp was 56 degrees.

They look good, as long as they spin. I noticed that you put a bead in the front of the plastic clevis. Good choice this will prevent you clevis from getting caught on your wire wraps. Other than that, either tighten your wire wraps, or cut your tag end closer to your main wire, this way it won't be sticking out and have a sharp end. (in picture 2)

I have two Cutco's, extremely sharp, and I send them to the company for free sharpening.

That's interesting, as I currently use Solidworks 2016. I didn't recognize the drawing that is why I asked. I also have experience in Auto Cad, Cadkey, and Metalsoft. Hence that's where my screen name came from. I also design custom molds as well for my personal use. Cheaper than paying for engineering time on drawings.

Very nice machine work. I see you said you made your own cad drawings. What cad software do you use? I am a machine and sheet metal designer by trade.

I totally agree with Ghoti. I use similar lines on similar reels just like he does. I am not a phenomenal fisherman, but I catch a lot of fish. I tried fluoro used it for a year, but it started to break on me in mid spool went back to mono. I tried Power Pro braid, I could not get used to it went back to mono. Now I'm back to my Trilene XL in 6-8 lb for my spinning and 10 lb for my baitcasters. I couldn't be happier. If it works for you don't try to fix it, you will get nuts listening to everybody's advice.

If you are referring to the pound at $33.25, that is bulk rubber not silicone tabs. Bulk rubber you usually have to cut it to length and then make your skirts. The number of skirts you get is based on how long you cut them. Two different animals. I buy tabs from fishingskirts.com. A 10 pack of living image skirt tabs is approx. $2.50 not $2.50 per tab. 100 tabs cost approx $20.00 plus $6.00 shipping. 100 tabs will make roughly 40 jigs if you use 2-1/2 tabs per jig. So you can figure from that. As far as the other stuff, I only wire tie my jig skirts and use nothing else to make them fuller other than tie them tighter.

As far as I remember, you just turn the tabs counterclockwise and the cartridge will come out.

Well, I'm impressed. Very nice coordinating paint job.

Yep me as well. As soon as the waters open up here. Rattle trap and a jig fished very slowly on the bottom. I have really good luck with a red or craw rattle trap also a red/black jig no weedguard. Let us know how you do. I still have ice on our lakes here. probably another couple of weeks.

I agree with smalljaw, however I would think you would be more in the 200 -300 dollar range. If you want to save money don't start up pouring, because there is the initial start-up cost, and then all the other things you will need. Also there is a big learning curve in pouring and a bigger learning curve in painting. All this depends on what your ultimate goal is. if you are going to pour for yourself and friends, it might be worth your while, but it is a never ending hobby that you always dump money into, because you always want to try something new, and new cost money. Your biggest concern would be to make sure you are careful and don't get burned. Good luck in your endeavor.

Ain't that the truth. 60 degrees Sunday and in the teens today. I have Spring fever now sooooo bad. Lakes by us in northern IL are still frozen. Maybe a couple more weeks and woohoo early Spring.

I had mine custom made to match my color boat as well. It is not block letters and similar to slonezp's text. I have had my boat with this text for 7 years and never had a problem with it. As long as the numbers and letters are clearly discernible, you shouldn't have a problem with it.

I don't have an answer for you, but smalljaw is the man that ties a lot of hair jigs for smallies. He will be on here shortly and give you solid advice, on what you need. I also believe he has some excellent tutorial on You Tube you can watch.

I live in northern IL, and more muskie caught on the Fox Chain these past couple of years. Never got one out of Bangs or Lake Zurich. My wife got one about 44" out of Lake Marie when we were walleye fishing. You fish some of the lakes I do, I mostly fish S.E. Wisconsin waters. Welcome.

That is a good deal. The best rebate I saw from RCBS was $50.00. I might look into getting another one for a spare. Thanks for the heads up.