Jig Man

Some good gloves, a nor pour silicone cup or pyrex cup, a cheap microwave, and a mold will get you started. My first pours were an open mold, one of my wife’s pans on our kitchen stove. That was a very bad idea.

I don’t throw big swim baits but I do Arigs. I use three baits and several blades. I’ve tried a few reels and have settled on 5-1 ratios. The faster gears are harder to to crank and wear me slick in a few hours. The rods that I have are 7-7.5’ with lots of backbone.

Suckers cause there’s one born every minute!

We are allowed 3 hooks. I make my own as well as the baits. I use 1/16 or 1/8 oz head with 4/0 hooks. 4 inch swimbaits or 5 in flukes are my go to plastics.

For me it was to clear the drive so I could get the boat out. That was before I got my snow blower.

It was on my lake on one of my spots in my boat fishing my technique and I was in the front. It happened on two consecutive trips. I may not be the sharpest knife in the drawer but the third trip things changed as I was then equipped with fluorocarbon. That’s proof enough for me.

The first time I fished against fluorocarbon with mono it was 7 to 0 not in my favor. I now have fluorocarbon on 16 setups and mono on 2.

67 mph with a 400 would not be wide open. A properly setup 250 would do that or close.

Please post a pic before you move anything.

I crank with a 7 or 8 depending on the bait.

I prefer the faster reels so I can quickly take up any slack and get the rod in position after hook sets and getting the bait back quicker when done with a retrieve. I only have one 6 left and it is a loaner with an Arig.

I don’t know why you guys have your panties in a wad. Anyone who gets $600 or more from me gets a 1099. That’s how I do business.

Elaztech worms for me in what ever color they make.

Elaztech worms rigged shaky. 6 in 2 hours in 47° water today.

I know you said white. I just saw some black ones offered on another site.

You might also touch base with the state. MO wanted me to collect sales tax for any individual sales.

I use 7 1/2 foot rods. I drag with the rod tip from 9-12.

For me it is longevity. Round rubber lasts for years rolled up. Flat rubber sticks together and ruins. Fishing I see no difference.

I have a padded metal case for that purpose that I bought at Harbor Freight.

What I look for is Shimano in the type and size that I want.

I’ve tried several but keep going back to brown, though I haven’t made that decision on Mega Live yet.

Of those all I have are Stradics. If I were buying more it would be Stradics.

Go for it.

Yes they do. I don’t tie without it.

I’ve tied a lot of them. I used to make 90 dozen a year for one guy. I never try to put the full amount on at once. I put some on. Do a couple of wraps, put more on do a couple of wraps until I get it the way I want it to look.