Ben Lipiec

lol im not sure what 10% difference is but i think im ok. i dont have any pictures yet, but i basically just dremmeled out the mold for the hook to sit in and filled the shank and weedguard of the jig with putty. you have to use a single piece of wire or it wont fit well and it isnt nearly strong enough.

anybody know where i can find the skirt layers used in the shooter crawdad color? http://www.shooterlures.com/Shooter%20Elite%208-10%20LABELED@.jpg thanks, Ben

thanks guys, i hope you are right lol. ya i definately wont use the hardhead name but i havent thought about a good name yet. i just modified a football jig mold, and bend up a solid piece of stainless wire for the eyes.

the ones im talking about are like the biffle hardheads http://www.***.com/Gene_Larew_Biffle_Hardhead_2pk/descpage-Ganother siteHRD.html

i started making my own hard head rigs and have been using them since august. i have thought about starting to sell them, but im not sure if its legal or not. i remember seeing all of the press about reaction innovations legal issues with other people selling too similar of beavers. can anybody help clear this up? thanks, Ben

what is the best way to glue your weedguards without making a mess. and what type of finish knot do you use when you tie your skirts thanks, Ben

whenever you want eric, my boat is open. i will be out all day tomorrow and friday- LOOKING FOR BASS. the weather has been warmer the last few days and the water is starting to clear up from all the run off.

anywhere off shades beach is a good general area to start. from there i like to work east. off of any creek can be good, especially if your here in the spring. again any depth changes and if you can find rocks on your sonar is great. i live in Erie but i just started fishing lake erie hard last year if you can believe it. i fish mostly the bay and other surrounding lakes. erie is actually very easy to fish. just figure out how deep the fish are and they get real predictable from there. if your here in the spring dont over look shallow water (10-12 ft or less) with jerkbaits, rattle traps and spinnerbaits.

lagoons are mostly open, same with misery but the wind has the remaining ice pushed up against the bridge so you need to break ice to get out there. the main bay is open almost to chestnut. the pike are biting but the water is muddy with pretty strong current in the lagoons keeping the bass negative.

does anyone know of a good matte finish powder paint for paiting jigs? i have a black but i need green pumpkin and possibly a brown. thank you, Ben

i live in erie, pa and chautauqua is my favorite lake in the universe. as stated before, you can fish docks all day and have a great time. its been called a "dock fishermans paradise". that is one of my favorite ways to fish, and its not uncommon to catch 4 and 5 lbers with 2 and 3's being the norm. if your looking for the real hogs youre going to have to probe the 10 million acres of weeds. basically, dont count anything out. fish everywhere. outside weedlines, inside weedlines, and right in the middle. some of the biggest fish in the lake are hanging right in the middle of those weedbeds.

what do you guys use to glue your weedgaurds in? im not molding them into the jig because im changing the angle of them. am i better off glueing them in before i paint or after? i have been trying the zap a gap super glue and its leaving a white mark on the weedgaurd and the jig, even when i am very careful and dont get it on the jig. could it be the vapers? thanks, Ben

they are closing.

if you have a gander mountain near by, a9' light action advantage steelhead rod is only like $30.

thanks for the help cadman. what if i dont move the hole, but i just change the angle of the weed guard so it sits right on the hook point? could i just dremmel out the top groove where the base pin is to get a sharper angle? thank you!