born2climb

By my observation, that's often the case. The other is those who never worked for it, but either had it handed to them, inherited it, or simply had the fortune of a great-paying job fall in their lap. I'm reminded of the line in Montgomery Gentry's song, Where I Come From..."That old man right there in the rocking chair at the courthouse square, I'll tell you now, he could buy your fancy car with hundred dollar bills..." Those who have earned it the hard way, (and have seen hard times), tend to hang on to it rather than blow it frivolously in an effort to impress folks. I know a few folks who are "rich", but live as humbly as those who are not. And I know a few who live WAY beyond their means. I always told my kids I'd always rather be richer, stronger, and smarter than I appear to be.

So you don't think they're working 80-100 hour weeks to pay for all that stuff? 😆

Glad to see I’m not the only one to peg a sinker in front of a fluke!

Rather than start a new thread, I'll just stick my question here... I caught my first jig fish about three years ago. I am hooked on jig fishing now. But...my primary jig is a swim jig. I just use it for everything. Is there a noticeable advantage to using different types for each purpose? I can swim it, hop it, drag it....without having to tie/retie every time I want to change presentation.

Bump…wound up buying a new tank and new gas line. Problem solved….😁

Makes me drool....and I can only imagine the gun collection....😁

I bury my hook point back into the plastic with an EWG, but don't see how its feasible with a flipping hook. Or do you mean just don't push the hook completely THROUGH the plastic?

I have 8’x20’ dump trailer. Not sure if it’ll all fit in the 8’x16’! 🤣

I started out with the old style round bend work hooks back in the 80s. Then went to Tru-Turn/Rotating/etc style. Then on to wide gap/EWG. Now I’m seeing more and more folks using flipping hooks. My question is this…how do you rig it to avoid hangups? The reason I went to wide gap/EWG hooks was because of getting hung up so much with regular worm hooks. The hook point being in line with the eye on EWGs eliminated well over half of my hangups. I used to avoid them by just not throwing into the thick stuff, but I know I missed many a bass by doing that. Now I can throw almost anywhere. The flipping hook intrigues me, but I see many a hang up with them. Can one fish flipping hooks in THICK COVER? If so…what’s the secret?

With all due respect....when did you come inspect my hooks? The hooks I bought ARE NOT BIG ENOUGH for the Horny Toad. The throat is not deep enough to allow for a clean hookset. Perhaps you misread my post. I quoted your previous hook recommendation...then stated that I had purchased some hooks with the centering pin but they aren't big enough. By the way, I love your signature line!

The hook I'm using now doesn't have the centering pin, though I bought some that do. They aren't big enough for the Horny Toad though. Still no comments on super glue. Anyone use it with Horny Toads?

I did a search and couldn't find this anywhere in past discussion, so I'll start a new thread. I bought a bag of Zoom Horny Toads a long time ago. Like, probably ten years ago. Tried throwing one a time or two and quickly moved on to something else. A couple of years ago, I got the urge to throw one again, after having intermittent success with Scum Frogs, Booyah Pad Crashers, etc. I didn't care for the action when rigged on the EWG hook I had it on. My fishing partner tossed me a hook with the screw keeper wire on it. He had had them so ling, he can't even remember for sure what brand it is. Anyway, I started catching fish on that Horny Toad. The weight of that hook gives it near neutral buoyancy. If it sits in the water for a few seconds, it will very slowly sink. I have a tendency to prepare for the worst, and I know inevitably that sooner or later, I will lose that hook. I have several other screw-lock worm hooks, but they're all narrower, and while they work great with worms and craws, they aren't deep enough to allow a good hooks with the Horny Toad. I found some Mustad hooks on Amazon that I'm wanting to try. I wondered if anyone here has tried them, and if so, what were the results? Here's the link.... https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000AUV14/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&th=1&psc=1 Next question....do you use super glue with the Horny Toad? I have not thus far, but have been seriously considering it.

Looking at this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00817R87M/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A1Z03B87ZP7KU9&psc=1 Reviews are pretty good. I'm planning to pull the fuel pickup unit, but had to order gasket material to make a gasket, as the old one is in bad shape, and I can't find one like it online.

And on to the next question....what bulb/line should I get? The last fuel line I bought was like 20 years ago. Just walk in and buy one. No shopping/comparing.

I'm thinking this is the gasket I need, but won't know for sure until I tear into it. It is shaped like this, anyway. https://www.westmarine.com/moeller-mod-plate-gasket-screw-kit-11882727.html?&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=[ADL][PLA] Bury&utm_content=autoag0000x21227124701x11882727&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD_lEeqMznS7M6zR5_XWIJIZOZzFB&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI4ZW8wMbAhwMVsDcIBR3NVQ1VEAQYASABEgIp4_D_BwE