Everything posted by Jig Man
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Electronics Repair
You might call Clear Cast Marine in Springfield MO and see it the might have the part.
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deep cycle battery
Could be any number of reasons for the wetness. Take it to an auto parts store and get it checked.
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JIG HOOKS ???
I buy my hooks by the 1000 count from Shorty’s. Mustad quality control = mfg in China.
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Has anyone shopped at Fishbrain?
I don’t remember ordering from them but they did get my email addy. I got so many annoying emails from them that I finally blocked them.
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JIG HOOKS ???
I’ve been waiting for you or Ted to respond because you two know your stuff about hooks.
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JIG HOOKS ???
Mustad quality went down as Eagle Claw quality came up. I switched a few years ago an am happy.
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What fishing knot to tie?
Line to bait no matter what line….Pitzen. It is fast, strong, and easy and I can tie it with gloves on.
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Powder Paint & Saltwater Bucktails
Thinner wouldn’t hurt. I was fishing with a guy who was whacking fish. His jig looked like it had nothing on it I went back took his jig and counted. There were 7 hairs left on the thing. BTW the painting looks good.
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Casting rod for 7" Texas rigged worm
I’d try what is on hand before I bought something else.
- Turkey as a sedative
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Shaky Head : Main Line Size ?
I only do shaky on 2 custom 7.5’ rods with Curado X70 reels. I use 12# fluorocarbon line on both. My neighbor uses lighter line and has a lot more break offs than I do.
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You Know You're Old When...
When you hurt so bad you can’t fish 2 days in a row. (True)
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Ongoing problem I have with spinning reels
I have never experienced anything like that, but I have never owned a Pfluger reel. I have 20 some Shimano spinning reels. Some of them are real high mileage and over 20 years old. You might want to switch brands.
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Someone smarter than me....
You might spray some silicone or wd40 on the pole and let it soak down into the pcs to help loosen it.
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Books that impacted you..
I’ve probably read thousands of books. As a double major in history and sociology in college I had to read at least 1000 pages for every credit hour. Today I read from 2 to 4 books every week. The only book that has had any permanent impact on me is the King James version of the bible.
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Question regarding the old wiggle warts..
Corporate America is a mystery. There was a great double bladed buzz bait that got sucked up in a Rapala buyout. It is now as extinct as a dinosaur.
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Best lure parts site?
If you want premade jig heads you might start with guys on this site like cadman, smalljaw, munkin, or seibert. For hooks if I want less than 1000 I order from Captain Hooks. If I need at least 1000 of something I order from Shorty’s Hook Sales. Skirt material I get from fishing skirts or living rubber.
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Color that surprised you
Me too. When our Lew’s store closed I bought out their entire stock of Elaztech worms. There were about a dozen watermelon candy packs that I found when I was sorting them. I wondered if anything would bite them. They do.
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MEGA transducer (terrova) question
You could call Humminbird tech support and ask them.
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MEGA transducer (terrova) question
You will need to have a Humminbird unit which can display the mega image so you can connect the sonar cable to it.
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Loop knot for braided line
Something went wrong. I was copying a link but it didn’t work.
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trailer tires
I normally travel less than 100 miles to a lake so I don’t figure my spare needs to be as good as the others so I don’t replace it as often.
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trailer tires
People who are full time rvrs or do serious camping never let tires, no matter the wear or amount of sunlight, be more than 6 years old. I’ve replaced 5th wheeler tires that had less than 5000 miles on them before the were 7 years old. In the scheme of things trailer tires are about the cheapest items on a boat rig.
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Mouse eradication in stored boat?
Bar bait to kill them.
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Setting up a dedicated Ned rig combo
Good luck. I hope you catch a bunch. I’m not familiar with your lake. If it has clear water you will catch more on 6# fluorocarbon whether you go straight or as a leader.