RODNEY

I picked up a 95 Tracker Pro Deep V 16 with a 40 Merc on it last year, ran good for what it was. A couple of months went by and the motor spit the bit, 1 of the cylinder went away. I found a 2009 Merc 50 2 stroke, brand new, full warranty, about 5200 after taxes. Really nice used boat, $3200, replacement motor, $5200, but I'm fishing. Rodney

For leaks in aluminum Cabela's has a hot melt epoxy that works very well, you need a heat gun and sandpaper. When you know where the leaks are rough them up good and melt the epoxy onto the spot. By the time you clean up and put every thing away you're ready to try it. Rodney

That's me with 3 years of jig making and there's more molds to buy.LOL Rodney

I like the Deep Little N, Deep Middle N, DD22 and I don't remember the model but it is a square bill shallow diver. They all work. Rodney

Berekely Scent, it's worked well for me over the years when I've used scent. Rodney

Take a short piece of line, thread it through the weight so you have a loop, put a rubber band in the loop and pull it through, works like a toothpick without nicking the line. It's easier than it is to describe it but works well and allows you to slide the weight up the line for reties. Rodney

Hmmmmm, and I thought I was doing an intellectual thing deciding what colors to tie in my hair jigs. Rodney

"T" rigged tubes with as light a weight as you can get away with in translucent natural colors and don't be afraid to up size, at times that works better than downsizing. Rodney

If memory serves they were the fist scented worm. Use an 1/8 or 1/4 ounce ball head jig rigged with an open hook, cast along a weedline and fish it like a curl tail grub, 6 inch size, they can save a slow day and be used as a fish finder. Rodney

Got my head handed to me on Stillwater Reservoir by my friend, he was throwing Flicker Shads and I didn't have any. I do now. Rodney

Tube, tube or tube, watermelon, watermelon/black flake, green pumpkin, smoke/ black flake, pumpkinchartrusetail. Rodney

Of course you'll save money, hundreds if not thousands of dollars, By the by, we are having a convention of flying pigs in a couple of days.LOL You may break even if guys you fish with, take a liking to your baits and buy them, key word, may. Rodney

I don't fly fish, not some thing I grew up with, but that is one beautiful rod. Rodney

Send it back and see if they will replace it. Rodney

Where do you get it? Rodney