Jigfishn10

I say do it.

I just want to make sure before you invest money into something that won't work for you.

A burned spinnerbait killed right at of in front of the boil spot

I just started fishing tubes again this year and in a pinch, I cut up my old tubes and make spinnerbait skirts out of them if I don't have that particular skirt color and I need a new spinnerbait skirt for the next day. Works great!

Found it! I can't believe it. The snowthrower I have is a 1995 model and the manual was on the website. I also found the auger belt in the "Toro Store" section. It was half the cost of the local Toro dealer I called earlier this week. It should be here in a couple of days and from what I read, it couldn't be an easier replacement job. Between the carb kit, oil change and now the belt I got all the parts for around $30. The oil and carb took about an hour and I'm guessing another hour to replace the belt. Hopefully it will be time and money well spent if we get nailed with snow again this year.

That's awesome! Your son must have been pretty excited. Congrats to both of you.

I actually have next Saturday off...With a short notice, I just gotta work on the political domestic logistics...

Have you tried an arky and/or a football head in your waters?

Nice work Diablos, looks great! Rod building is addictive, isn't it?

IMHO, with topwater or any type of reaction strike type lure, for that matter, you want flex in the rod, line or both. I prefer both. The flex will allow the fish to take the lure down without much resistance. It will load the rod up, giving you enough time to set the hook without, or at least minimizing the result of the fish spitting out the hook or missing it alltogether.

I'm not sure what stage you're in as far as a fall season is concerned, but maybe the fish have pulled out and are in deeper waters/structure. Have you checked structure near or in deeper water? Near channels or creek arms? In creek arms?

WTG A-Jay! No need to drop the spinnerbait/crankbait if they keep nailing it. Very nice brownies for sure!

Oinkers for sure...Man, you know how to get on them Big-O. Very nice...Congrats!

Yeah, last week I fished the same topwater and got a nice healthy 3 lber, this one went at 6"... I tried the Roland Martin technique and put that fish fairly close to the camera to make it look bigger, I guess it didn't work... Thanks for the advice tho, Nashua, I knew I could count on ya.

Please nail down a date soon. I need to make arrangements to have someone cover my shift if this outing lands on a Saturday.

The past 2 years I fished until about 1 week before Christmas. Managed to get some smaller ones, but never-the-less they were bass.

If anyone has room on their boat, I'd like to join in, if not, good luck out there folks.

Just wanted to say thanks to Jig Man for providing a ton on info on making these. For those of you who like to fish tubes, Jig Man makes one heck of an injected tube. Thanks again, Jig Man!

Im addition to what all has said, and i gree with them 100%, I like heavier jigs in the spring and late fall. They give you a bigger profile which has produced all my largest fish to date in those seasons. I agree with Andy C to his rational about lighter jigs in current, but I absolutely love to drift light jigs in rivers with a nice current, letting it wash into a nice bassy hangout. Pretty much like fishing a dry fly.

I kind of like the challenges of both. It's what keeps bass fishing intriguing to me.

Your persitence certainly paid off for you, congrats on your day!

Certainly is a pretty girl...Congrats Fat G

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Just get up and bite the dog that bit ya.

I have an arky mold I'll be putting up on the flea market, if you're interested? What kind of waters do you mostly fish in? Weedy, rocks, woods? If you can answer that question you can narrow down your choice.