Jig Man

I don’t like using braid and leader, too many things have gone wrong for me so I just use straight 6# fluorocarbon and be done with it.

Fly rod, 2# line, 1/100 oz jig in tan, brown or black.

I got a Curado dc as a gift. I liked it well enough to buy another one.

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In many places there won’t be much difference in depth. Creeks have shallow shoals and stretches of straight shallow holes. I’d start looking for bends as they are likely where the deeper holes were.

When it gets really cold out I use beaded jersey gloves. They are thin enough to give me feel and thick enough to keep my hands warm. The beads give me good grip. I carry more than one pair so I can change if one gets wet. If so then the wet ones go to an inside pocket in my parka so my body heat can dry them. They usually coat less than $2 per pair.

I really only like one kind of pie and that is French Silk. I can eat the whole thing.

Here in MO it isn’t legal to give fish away unless you are done for the day.

That depends on the charger and the batteries. Some charger manufacturers say it is ok some say it isn’t. It would be best to call them and ask. Additionally if you have flooded cell batteries you need to check the water level every few weeks if the charger is left on.

Crappie, walleye, white bass, and an occasional spot are the fish that I catch and eat. I don’t eat largemouth because of the way they smell. I don’t eat smallmouth because it takes 10 years for them to reach legal length.

I would be looking at Bass Cat, Skeeter, and Phoenix. I have a Nitro Z20 which I got for almost $20,000 less than a comparably rigged Ranger. I wouldn’t buy another Nitro.

For me it is what works best on what waters. Table Rock lake has been a double Colorado night or day. On Stockton a double willow produces best for me during the day and a single Colorado at night. I rarely mix blade types.

You might need to adjust your boat offset.

When I repair plastic I use Mend-It or my hot knife which ever is best for the situation.

So put one on a TRD and see how it works for you. It was not a good producer for me so I went with smaller hooks.

Champion would be another good choice as would Bass Cat.

If you are using the traditional size baits for Ned rigs you can get a hook that is too large for the bait to function well. I have been doing this type of fishing for many years. I make my own jig heads in various sizes and shapes. I have used hooks from #4 to 4/0. I have found with hooks from 2/0 and larger that I get a lot fewer bites. I have caught lots of fish on the #4 hooks but I can’t get real comfortable with them. I have 5 setups for Ned rigging and have done a lot of experimenting with hook sizes and head weights. I have settled on 2 sizes for my Ned rigs, #2 and 1/0. I don’t make the other sizes at all any more. I you are concerned about the smaller hook pulling out, use light line and at least medium light rods with a loose drag setting.

When I fry fish all I need is the other food group, ketchup. I use all that other stuff for grilled, baked and smoked fish.

I don’t use a trailer on a hair or marabou jig but if I did it would be one that didn’t have much vibration.

Mine won’t use the live well. She has a coffee can in the boat.

You might want to research Cadman’s brush tapping method with powder paint. He can do some amazing things.

I don’t know what you mean by fine details.

You can powder coat jigs with a jar of paint and a candle if necessary. I painted hundreds of them that way before I bought a toaster oven and built a fluid bed.

I have talked to service techs at both Lowrance and Humminbird about this same topic. Some of them say it will ruin the transducer and some say it is ok.