Munkin

Ok, I have to go to St. Louis for a couple of weeks for work so when I get back I will organize this. Allen

Thin the Devcon with denatured alcohol. Allen

None of the Stanley baits I found have the blades like you are looking for. Since I couldn't find any I made some in white and chart. on Booyah 3/8oz heads I had laying around. As soon as I get some batteries for the camera I will post some pics. Allen

I use to make them with a fine tip marker but after a while you will remember the ones that work. My crankbait boxes are organized by running depth anyway so it is easy for me to figure out. Allen

The best system for me so far is a BPS bag (red one). I keep all my hard baits in 3600 plano boxes and all soft baits in 1 gallon clear freezer bags. Soft plastics are grouped together in freezer bag like senkos, creature baits, jig trailers, etc. and it is the best way to carry the most soft plastics in the least amount of space. Allen

I think I have some in my basement? I will check tonight for you. You can buy those tiger striped willowleaf blades on ebay as that is where I bought mine. Allen

Agreed Allen

That rod looks to nice to fish with Is there any weight difference between the burl and cork? Allen

Looks like we need to start a list of people interested? Allen

This is the one I have and I cannot recommend them enough for cold and rainy days! Besides I like the looks on other peoples faces when they see me wearing it. Allen

Whatever you want to call it I know it would work around here! Personally I like a crankbait to look like a crayfish of a baitfish for clear to stained water. For muddy water whatever is bright enough for them to see seems to work. Where do you get you bills from? Allen

A couple of months ago we did a Bass Resource tacklemaking member lure swap and I was wondering if there would be interest in doing another? Allen

Alright send me the Tenn shad one with the red eyes Good work there! I always had a question about making cranks. How do you adjust the weight on them? I just make small wooden cranks and use a 1/8oz drop shot weight. Besides suspend dots/strips or wrapping soldier around the hooks how do you do it? Allen

What about the airbrush city air compressors? Right now I am leaning torwards a badger 180-10/12. Allen

http://cgi.ebay.com/Paasche-D200-Air-Compressor-1-6-HP-for-Airbrush_W0QQitemZ250170819815QQihZ015QQcategoryZ134557QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Does anyone use this compressor or one like it? I am looking for a quiet compressor that I can use in my basement to paint baits. Allen

Lucky Craft RC 1.5 in whatever color you feel looks the best. I have 5 different colors and they all work! The Bandit 100 is a good bait but since they moved their production to China the quality has gone way down. Allen

Color and thickness of the skirt depend on water clarity and temp. Hare jigs are the way to go for water below 40 degrees. For warmer water the jig weight, color and thickness of the skirt all depend on the conditions. If fishing cooler water (45-60 degrees) I use a lighter weight like 1/4oz but for a reaction bite I use 1/2oz in 3' water. Water clarity determines what color and thickness of the skirts I use for jigs. For clear water I like a small profile jig like the Eakins Jewel with a small trailer in a natural color. Stained water I still use natural colors but I will either move up to a full skirt jig or add a larger trailer to the Eakins jig. Muddy water I only use a solid black jig and trailer with a micromunch skirt because it gives me the largest profile. Allen

I have one of those Falcon spinnerbait boxes that holds like 30 spinnerbaits which is beyond full. Buzzbaits do not work well for me and even though I have like 50 of them the only one that works is an old white lunker lure one I found in a tree that squeels so bad it hurts your ears. While I use everything from a single bladed 1/8oz to a 6 bladed 1oz (personal prototype) you only really need a few to start with. Black w/blade single colorado for night and muddy water, white/chart front silver colorado and rear gold willow, and finally whitish with single or double silver willows. Depending upon the water depth and current you could use either 3/8 or 1/2oz baits. Others may disagree but I like thinner wire on spinnerbaits for the vibration as it works better for me. If you are just starting out Booyah makes a decent bait but I would stat away from the $1 Wallymart baits. If you have anymore specific questions about them just ask as I have made 100's of spinnerbaits. Allen

Needle nose pliers Allen

I think Barlows Tackle has the wire frames? Allen

5/16oz jig (like Gman I make my own) in either light or dark brown that looks like the one in Gmans avatar. If I had to buy some it would be the Eakins Jewel jig in brown or pumkinseed. For trailers I usually use a Zoom super chunk jr or a small craw but a lot of differnt trailers work. Allen

Slender pointer 97MR is my #1 fall clear water bait! I caught close to 70 fish on day last September on the UP including a 13" sunfish. If you want to see a collection of expensive Japanese jerkbaits stop by my house some time? The bait monkey knows they are my weakness and he uses it against me. :-[ I have went as far as installing Japanese translation software to try and buy them from Japanese sites. My next bait to find is a Evergreen Side Step minnow but the only place I can find them is Ichiban tackle and I do not want to pay $15 to ship a $16 lure. Allen

Husky Jerk in silver w/black back works well in this area. While you are shopping pick up a Smithwick Super Rogue Jr. in the same color. For some reason blue back baits do not work around here for me and firetiger only catches walleyes? Ghost minnow and pearl ayu colored LC pointers are what I mainly use. Now I do have friends that do well on tenn. shad HJ's and x-raps. Allen

Actually I went to high school with a couple of them but I will not name names? One started from a drug habit and the other was forced into it by a boyfriend with a drug habit. Allen

What are you talking about LC are cheap compared to Megabass? While I am a Smithwick Rogue fan I have to say in clear spring or fall water a LC will outfish just about any other jerkbait. I thinkk Rogue and Rapala with their Husky Jerk need to produce a transparent/translucent "ghost minnow" color to compete? In clear water they shy away from a opaque colored bait and that is where a LC shines. I will admit that last spring a xcaliber XS4 bait in ghost was my go-to over LC but it is still a $10 bait. Jerkbaits are one of my main strong points and I consider myself a semi-expert on fishing them in the river. Larry has a secret lure that no-one has heard about called a tube? Allen