Everything posted by Jig Man
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Ned rig jig head with 3/0 or 4/0 hook?
Not very well for me. I pour some for Arigs to keep the overall weight down. They are what you might call sketchy.
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Another new boat advice thread....
The reasons for the limitations on ordering Trackers is they are not designed for anyone other than first time owners. They tend to keep costs down by under powering at both ends and offering cheap electronics and they don’t always use top grade components. I used to sell Lunds. I don’t think that there is a better aluminum boat on the market.
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Another new boat advice thread....
You should be able to get a boat set up how ever you want it with motor, trolling motor, and electronics just how you desire. It is your money. You make the call. Even if you buy a boat that is in stock, a good dealer will swap out what ever you need. That distance is not good unless you can get an appointment with same day service.
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Best Lake for Smallmouth in Missouri?
No from my experience. Most of the smallies that I have caught on that lake have come north of Edge Island. There location will depend on the time of year.
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battery maint over the winter
Noco told me that I could leave mine on if there was no draw from anything so you should be good to go. If they are wet cells check the fluid levels at least monthly and top off with distilled water if necessary.
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Best Lake for Smallmouth in Missouri?
I’d say Bull Shoals or lower Table Rock.
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Where/how do you keep your "used" soft plastic baits?
I don’t have very many used ones. Where I fish they don’t last very long. Right now I have 1 brush hog, 1 zero, and 1 trd that have been used. They are still on rods waiting for the next trip. How do you get a bunch of used plastic?
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Float n fly with soft plastics
Take a look at Bobby Garland baits the baby shad and swimm’r both catch fish.
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Is there anything wrong with having 3 identical setups?
Most of my setups have a twin. I don’t have any triplets but do have one set of quadruplets.
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Best line for Ned Rigs
Around here 6# fluorocarbon line will get twice as many bites as even 8#.
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Best line for Ned Rigs
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.
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Trout
Fly rod, 2# line, 1/100 oz jig in tan, brown or black.
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Advice
I got a Curado dc as a gift. I liked it well enough to buy another one.
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Investing
You might look at some of the site sponsors.
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Seeing creek channels
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.
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Christmas Music Favorites
- My freezing hands
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.- Pies
I really only like one kind of pie and that is French Silk. I can eat the whole thing.- Who do you eat ?
Here in MO it isn’t legal to give fish away unless you are done for the day.- Battery Charging During Winter
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.- Who do you eat ?
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.- first time buying a bass boat - opinions wanted
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.- spinnerbait blade configuration
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.- Well, my spot-lock stinks
You might need to adjust your boat offset.- Rehabilitating Plastics
When I repair plastic I use Mend-It or my hot knife which ever is best for the situation. - My freezing hands
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