Jig Man

I got tired of giving my jigs to Bull Shoals Lake so I sold my Arkie and bought a football mold. I lose a lot fewer of them.

Of the two you listed ArkIe would be my choice. However I prefer the football jig over the ones listed. I recommend fishing skirts and Captain Hooks for supplies. Also Harbor Freight carries cheap powder paint. Good luck.

That lawn mower battery will probably do the job.

I keep the yellow, not the green bar bait in the barn at the farm. It will get rid of mice, rats, squirrels, and even racoons.

You battery needs will depend on the fish finder you choose. Some of them are power misers and some are power hogs.

I’d like to see some of those. I really like sj’s vid onlocking a spinnerbait wire.

I have not. I have used a lot of methods and have settled on a microwave and nor pour silicone cups.

For me Biffle bug.

Thanks rw. I ordered some from BPS having it shipped to the Springfield store.

I have 5 setups for Ned rigs. I have been using 6# fluorocarbon for a few years. The 6# is only good for a short period. Yesterday I got broken off twice by fish that should have been easily boated. I checked and all five have weak line. What’s out there that won’t rot in a short period. All of the other sizes last all year long. I prefer not to mention the brand as I am not looking to bash anything. I just want something that will work.

There are lots of discussions all you have to do is a google search. I’m not advocating either way just putting out some information.

You might want to do some more researching before you proceed. There is a different train of thought out there about soldering wires in a boat.

I think you need at least 2 rods. I don’t think a rod for Ned rigs will work very well for those other baits, at least it wouldn’t for me.

They haven’t been very good for me except at night with a brush hog.

Lookin good. Nice pair.

A Ned rig might add to your variety. Yesterday we has smb, lmb, spot, white bass, walleye, and crappie on Neds.

X2 I have a shaky rod that I really like. It was made by the previous owners of Ark Rods. They have changed hands. So I can’t replace it. I took it to a local rod builder. I told him I wanted a rod similar to it. He built me one that is way better than the one that I really like. That’s why I X2 on roadwarrior’s post.

My bc Ned is a 6’9” Gloomis ML Bronzeback with a Shimano 70 XG and 6# fluorocarbon line.

I had a bass put a spook in the underside of a finger, down to the shank. My wife was along. I couldn’t get her to try the line thing. I tried it myself with no luck. I was in another state out in the sticks. Miles from any town. I took a pair of needle nosed pliers and a deep breath and took it out, wrapped up the finger and kept on fishing. Nothing about that was fun. Since then I rarely use anything with treble hooks.

Always there will be a spinnerbait, at least a shaky and a Ned with several more of each in the rod locker. Sometimes multiples of each are on the deck.

I wanted to experience a Chronarch and bought one. The instructions said oil a couple of places every trip to keep it top notch. That did indeed work. If I didn’t, after a couple of trips it wouldn’t cast very good so it now lives in New York state and I am back to various Curados.

I modify many different types of baits for several different species. One mod that probably won’t make it product more but will definitely extend the life of an R wire spinnerbait is to wrap the bend with braid or light wire. It will triple or more the life and doesn’t have any effect on the way the bait functions. I also cover the wire with shrink tubing to keep it from catching the line.

Ned new money Ned hot snakes Ned yoga pants Shaky is barely working.

It sounds like the dog is no where as trained as it could be. It takes a lot of time to get a dog fully trained. Your best bet will be to put it in the garage or tie it up while you are fishing.

A picture of the install would really help.