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Definitely post results. Where in Sturgeon bay are you fishing? Also where on the Wisc. River. Upper or Lower Dells. Used to fish the WI river every February when they broke up the ice and would close the season there in late September. Launched out of River's Edge. Ever since I bought a glass boat. I haven't been there. The docks and river are very rough on a glass boat. Definitely got to have an aluminum boat out on the Lower Dells. Always fished the "Cable" and by the dam. excellent walleye and sauger fishing.

Didn't make it to Geneva on Saturday, however went to Delavan Sunday instead of Browns. Beautiful day on the water , warm and sunny with a 5-10 mph wind. Caught 3 bass and (1) northern pike. Bass were 14-1/2, 15 and 16-1/2". Northern Pike was 28". Fished from 7:00 AM -12:30 PM. All fish caught on jigs in 7-10 FOW

Heading out to Geneva on Saturday and Browns Lake on Sunday. Will give you guys a report when I come back.

Crankcaster, I'm originally from Chicago, so I can give you some tips on some of the lakes there because I used to fish all these from shore. Among other lakes are. Arlington Lake (Arlington Heights), Butler Lake, Independence Grove, Lake Corina all in (Libertyville), Big Bear Lake (Vernon Hills), Beleau, Big Bend, Axehead, Skokie Lagoons, Schiller Woods and Beck Lake all in Cook county. These lakes are all shore accessible no motor boats allowed. Some places, you can put in a canoe or kayak. If you need more info PM me. PS: I have no secrets or secret baits, It's all about finding fish,confidence in what you are using, presentation and spending time on the water.

I went to Lake Beulah instead of Delavan, yesterday. Started fishing at 6:30 AM and left at noon. Beautiful day on the water, but fishing was really tough. Got a 14" fish first cast on the water. Fished my usual spots nothing . Got my second fish 15-1/2" about 11:00 AM. Then my wife got a 17" at 12:00 when I was putting gear away in the boat. Really slow day . I spoke to a guy out there and he said that, that lake already turned over. I also spoke to several guys fishing a tourney there and they had no fish. Jigs rule and do catch fish.

My nephew is 17 and he lives in Carol Stream. He and his buddies fish Mallard regularly. On 9-16-2013, the three of them got (6) bass that day. (3) at 3 lbs and one bas at 4-1/4 lbs. Plus some smaller fish. That was the best day they had all season.

soopd, Tie the skirt tighter. How many wire wraps do you put on your skirt? I have broken the wire before cutting a skirt, so don't worry about that unless you are using very heavy wire. My skirts do not spin and they will not come off. There is a tutorial posted on tackleunderground regarding tying with wire, or you can PM me your phone number and I can explain it to you along with sending you the tutorial.

Well, guys thanks for your feedback, I appreciate it. It looks like off to BPS I go.

I just want your guys opinion on these two rods. I have two signature series rods and I love them. BPS has the Carbonlite on sale for 79.97. What's the difference between these two rods as far as quality goes other than a $40 price difference. I would be buying 2 baitcasters and 3 spinning rods. I am also thinking non- micro guide rods. Any reason I should buy micro guide rods? Thanks in advance for any help.

Yesterday, the same thing, no weeds or no grass, no fish. They had to have something to relate to.

Wow, those truly are nice and healthy looking bass. Job well done. We fished mainly the west shoreline. Starting from the island and moving up north. Where do you normally fish? Years ago, I used to do well by the pagoda, but haven't done that well in the past several years. Mostly smaller fish on that side, but maybe I'm missing something. You are right about the smaller fish under the docks, and the bigger fish holding either in front of the docks or deeper. The smallie we got was under the dock taken on a wacky worm, just a straggler looking for shade I guess. Is that a remote for a Terrova in your pic on your belt? If so how do you like your motor? I have a Terrova with the I-pilot and I love it.

My buddy was up there last week, and he was getting all the bass in 12 - 16 feet of water. Last week they got (3) over 4 lbs and (2) over 5 lbs, another 12 smaller fish and (1) musky about 36". You are right fishing is on fire there. I'm going up again this coming weekend. We started out in 14 feet of water, and we didn't get anything. We found them all in shallower 6-10 feet. All the bass we got yesterday were fat except that smallie. It looked really thin for a 20" smallie.

Well for all you Illinois guys, I fished with a friend of mine on Lake Delavan (Delavan, WI) yesterday. Coming out of the buoys was a cool brisk foggy morning. Headed out to the west shoreline, and on the second cast my friend got a 19" walleye on a rattle trap. About 20 minutes later, I got a 15-1/2" largemouth on a jig. We proceeded down the shoreline, I got another 15-1/2" bass and he got a 17-1/2" bass. About and hour later I got a 14" bass and he got a 20" smallie. The smallie was really skinny and only weighed 3.9 lbs. we turned around and worked the same shoreline going with the wind, and he got a 16" bass. We worked the area for awhile, and I got a 17-1/2 and a 16" bass. We turned around and made another pass, and I picked up another 17-1/2" bass and lost a nice one as it jumped. Overall it was a really good productive 8 hour day. The largemouth were all really fat. Also in the mix we got around (8) northern pike the biggest being 28". So 9 bass and 1 walleye is not bad for an 8 hour day considering. The 17-1/2 " bass were, 3.2,3.4 and 3.6 lbs. I posted some pics of the fish we caught.

Sam, Your quote above is 100% true. I have bought some of the more popular scents this year to try out, and although I've used them, I catch just as many fish without them. I was out fishing yesterday and forgot the scent and loaded up on fish. So unfortunately I'm not that convinced that they help. But if it works for you then by all means use it.

I can't tell from your pic, but I think we're all on the same page. I have attached two pics. The picture on the left shows two wires, poured in a mold without a weedguard hole, however you can do this the same as with a weedguard hole as mentioned by Smalljaw. This mold happened to have a groove cut on both mold halves to allow for the fit of the wires. The picture on the right shows a premade "Y" weedguard that you can buy and mold in or glue into your jig.

x2 what Jig Man said. Skirt tabs really are very affordable. It's not worth screwing around with dye to make other colors. Also since you have black skirts, I don't know of anything that will turn them white. If it was the other way around then maybe Kool-aide or Ritt dye.

Ha ha, now that is weird, I must be a mind reader. So you want a football mold that has two separate weedguard holes to accept two wire weedguards like the "Headknocker" jig I mentioned above? Well as far as I know there isn't a mold available that you can buy without having it custom made. Honestly, no offense to the original manufacturer of that jig, but as unique as that jig is, I find that a double weedguard like that really serves no purpose other than collect more weeds. JMO. However what the guys above are trying to tell you is that you can put in two pieces of wire in the hole where the original weedguard is supposed to go and pour it in place. Once it cools, you can then separate the two pieces of wire to form a "V". Also you can buy plastic weedguards that are formed in a "Y and glue them in place. If you PM me your e-mail, I can send you some pics tonight.

Do apologize. I didn't read the original thread carefully. Thought he wanted (2) separate wire weedguards like the "Headknocker" Jigs. My error.

I haven't seen any molds like the one you are describing available to the public. They are custom made molds.

Cheaper to buy the jigs than to buy a custom mold and then have to pour it anyway.

Hey Don, Yes you were using the correct glue as it does leave a white powdery residue on a jig. The epoxy that you posted a link to, is that a clear epoxy?

Hey Don, On the Super Glue Gel, it does take 24 hours in my opinion, to really set and harden. The D2T I sometimes use hardens a little faster but still needs 24 hours to fully cure. BTW what is the name brand of the contractor epoxy you are buying from Home Depot?

I'm curious what this means. Can you elaborate?

Loc-tite Gel Super Glue.

I really don't know anything about the vice you mentioned, however I bought my second vice at BPS and it was a Griffen Spider vice. About $100. I like the vice very much and all I tie is bass jigs.