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I would be interested in some of those. I don’t need eyes. Pm when you go into production mode

It won’t work with powder. I bought the harbor freight deluxe kit which, it looks like that is what that is just sold at a different retailer. I upgraded my brush but, still use the compressor. However, if I was in a pinch I wouldn’t hesitate to purchase another harbor freight deluxe air brush I paint model planes with mine so it would work for lures.

Testors is probably the best paint to use if you are not powder coating and just brushing it on. When I first started making jigs and in-line spinners that was what I was using instead of powder paint. It was fairly durable as I don’t think I had my little oven At the time. Plus it was cheap and available as the hobby store was only like a half mile away as far as how I powder paint to day. I just heat the jigs up with propane torch and dunk them in the powder paint. Not good for multiple colors but, I usually keep the jigs them selves simple with one color. Then I cure them in my convection oven at 320. If the paint has glitter in it I power to about 275 for 25 minutes. once my boat project is done I’d like to get the harbor frieght palm sized sand blaster. Instead of sand I’d put powder paint in it. Cheap powder air gun

My rule of thumb has always been whether the water was muddy or not. That I’ve always done best with throwing silver colored stuff on sunny days. Gold flashy colored stuff on cloudy days. Some days none of it matters

Most productive lure for 2020 with out a doubt was a black/blue chigger craw either t -rigged or on a jig. The smallies can’t get enough of those on Saginaw or Tittabawassee river. most productive lake lure was either a bendito bug or rage Menance in summer craw color. Benito bug was t-rigged and the menance either on watermelon or green pumpkin jig. PB large mouth came on size #5 delta craw Shad rap in the last week of March other than that I struggled all year to get on a consistent crank bite. I would have success here and there but, lost a bunch. Same can be said for spinner baits. in the spring I’m concentrating on jerk baits and cranks. I also purchased a new crank rod to help with them staying buttoned on I had other tackle that I would have good days with or be good for specific lake but, couldn’t get it to go the next time out or on different lake

I think it’s going to a good 100% flouro carbon line for spinning rods. Tried Segar red label for a while and I didn’t like it. Thinking maybe Tatsu, sniper, INVX or something about like that.

5 gallons is what I would get. I had 9.8 merc 2 stroke on a 14 ft mirror craft deep-V. If I was just fishing smaller to medium sized lakes a tank would last 4 trips or more . If I was on a river or Saginaw bay doing a lot of running around every 2 trips

I like using mostly senkos, Berkley max scent, and yum dingers. However, a zoom pumpkin magnum swamp crawler has caught a of lot wacky rigged bass. Especially in clear water

Thanks. I have a 7ft4 H st croix bassx for punching also. I’m not all that crazy about that rod. Originally I was looking for the same punching rod in a bass mojo but, BPS in auburn hills didn’t have any. your not the first person I’ve talked to that says the Penns were heavy. I should have time off for the automotive shut down at Christmas. Which, means I should have time to look at reels soon. I’ve also been thinking about the diawa BG. We will see what I come up with and what’s available. imho I think the premiers are better than the mojos for only $10-$15 more. I like the mojo rods too I’m thinking if one of those for either another t-rig/jig rod or a glass deep cranking rod This premier will be a strictly a finesse rod. I have a dobyns colt ml I’ll use for Shad raps, jerk baits and other stuff

My new St.Croix 7 ft m/l premier showed up today and on time. This thing feels awesome. This is my 2nd premier the other being a 7ft UL. This new one I plan on ned rigs, shakey head , tubes and other finesse stuff. Just need to find a reel. I was kinda thinking of a penn but, the Diawa BG has been looking better and better. Just have to wait and see how many cabelas cards I get.

Guides are not going you to take to their way off the beaten places or honey hole spots ( unless your willing to pay big $$$$). Chances are they are going to take you to the very spots that all the locals know and Honestly, if they are good they shouldn’t have to take you to a ultra top secret location. the way this works is if a guide is taking you to a spot it becomes public knowledge and they know this . Any guide who expects a paying client to keep some secret spot a secret is a fool at best. If I want a spot to stay hidden I don’t people to that spot. in the end YOU are paying him to find the spots and put you on fish. This happens all the time in Michigan. The fastest way to get a crash course In how to fish a species, spots or learn a technique is just to pay a charter/guide Iike others have said if you want to learn a lake or technique just tell the guide What you want to do. With all that said and done talk to several guides as some guides are better than others when it comes to teaching. we learned this the hard way on Lake Michigan. There are some spots you take paying clients to, there are some spots you take friends to, and some spots you take family to. However, you always keep spots back for your self. Never tell everybody everything. Somethings are best left a secret unless like I said they open up the wallet.

Just got fondeling the rods at the Saginaw cabelas store. Definitely Getting the medium light. Which to me seems like a medium. The medium seemed like a MH. I may order it tonight. edit: just pulled the trigger on it. Only thing I’m looking for now is deep crank rod but, I’ll hold of a while need to replace the deck on the boat next

Either a 7 ft m/l st croix premier spinning rod or a 7ft M premier spinning rod. I Havnt decided which one yet. Im going to go handle a couple when we take my daughter to see Santa clause at cabelas on Saturday. I don’t know what spinning reel that I will pair it with yet though

Yes pb&j is a very legit color. Before I took my PB large mouth on a size #5 Shad rap in March. My personal best came on a pb&j jig. Very good color for the Saginaw river. I’ve gotten away from it though as I have been throwing more Black and blue jig/trailers

It’s because, he’s from Michigan. Smallmouth are every where and literally falling out of the trees here. Not saying there are not nice large mouth in the state but, generally speaking. chances are better that you are going to catch a MA smallie before a large mouth.

I usually just use twister tail grubs as trailers. 2 inch in the spring/fall and 4 inchers in the summer. Same for spinner baits. I’ve done well on them while making my own chatter baits. Three main colors of twister tails I use are white, black, and chartreuse

Once a year during the winter time or unless one of the reels starts acting up. Than I will do it at the next possibly time I have down time. This is also when I access if a complete tear down and lube job is necessary or not. this year including my brothers trolling reels, my own trolling, spinning, and baitcaster reels I’ll probably be looking at 20-25 reels this winter

I like it for its non stretch capabilities more than any thing and which, is why I use it for leaders tying onto braid. With that said, some lakes I fish up north you need straight flouro spooled up or run a 12-14 foot flouro leader on any thing not moving. In the 8-12 lbs range I’d rather use flouro than braid. So I like it for more finnesse applications. Other than that it’s mono and braid.

I’d be using a bigger minnow ,blue gill( check your local laws), or my personal fav a golden shiner on a circle hook. Up here using live bait like that I’d have to run a steal leader to keep toothy critters away. I don’t think you have that problem. I’d probably skip using a worm under a bobber. However, if you were to t-rig a live crawler that would work if you were fishing 6-8 foot of water I’d only put that minnow 2-3 feet down ( adjust for what ever depth your pond is). Run a big split shot 8-12 inches up from the hook. The split shot that far off gives the minnow free range of about a foot radius but, won’t let it go much farther. I liked using bigger bobbers just so you can see the minnow start to panic by the bobber moving. However, the minnow won’t take the bobber down As long as you pay attention and set the hook when your supposed to and use a circle hook. gut hooking should be non-existent. We used trebles all the time as kids. We currently still use trebles hooks for ice fishing and catch bass occasionally on tip ups and still havnt gut hooked a bass in over ten years in Michigan with all of walleye, salmon, trout, perch, pike, catfish, whitefish , sunfish species and all the other edible species bass are treated like 3rd class citizens but, they are gaining more respect.

I try to make my fishing excursions atleast 4-5 hrs at a minimum. ideally I like to fish 8-12 hrs. My closest place to take the boat is 30 minutes away which, is the Tittabawassee and Saginaw rivers. Depends if it is a new lake. if I’m fishing a new lake I take everything but, the kitchen sink. If it’s some where I have been before I generally have an idea of how to be successful that day and I plan accordingly. I really don’t enjoy bringing the kitchen sink with me, it gets heavy and messy after a while

Came in the mail today. I’m impressed with it for $100 bucks. If it pans out I’ll buy the MH for deeper crank

I mean that’s not what I would use and no I was talking like 5ft5-6ft

Ha, I don’t think I’ve ever caught a smallie on my ML wait, I did loose like an 17incher on it wading a river. I use mainly MH when not in a wad able river. If I’m in a smaller river than I’d use the ML. I’ve got a MH spinning rod that acts like a medium. Mainly, though my casting set ups are all MH that I use LMB and SMB. I am actually looking for another ML/M spinning set up though This winter any how, any rod works just depends on what your doing. Main concern would be length. As long as your not trying to use your shorter walleye jigging set ups. You will be fine

I’m a bouncing ball and depends on the day. My #1 thing I love to do is covering ground with cranks and spinner baits. I love to just crank and reel. Cranks or spinner bait is what I start out with each time. I hope that’s what they want because, if it is it’s easy fishing However, my number one technique that I’m actually good at is t-rigging, jigs and swim jigs. If they don’t hit a crank or spinner bait this my next go to. I can either power fish these or slow it down and pick apart stuff. My big fish come here 3rd is a wacky rig and what I call a light t-rig (but is a mojo rig with out the swivel) . For numbers this is probably my favorite thing to do. I throw both rigs on 8lbs-12lbs flourocopolymer 4th is ned rig especially in the spring time. For what ever reason when june rolls around I basically for get about it 5th punching slop with 11/4-11/2 jigs. Prrsonally this is my 2nd favorite thing to do but I’m still kinda learning it abd in Michigan you get about 2.5-2.00 month window to do it Normally if I try to take only 6 rods with me #1crank rod, #2spinner bait/square bill rod #3 t-rig/jig rod #4 wacky rig/ned rod/#5 I have a mh spinning rod that I use for tubes or swim baits #6 another mh bait caster for for swim jigs or I might do the opposite of what’s currently rigged on #3 rod obviously what I use in the fall or spring will change from what I use in the summer. Spring/fall more finesse. Summer more power. or if fishing a river I take 4 rods #1 crank #2 spinners/sq bill#3 jig-trig#4 my MH spinning rod for tubes

That does happen once in a while.