Everything posted by Jig Man
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Lead and plastics
In cold water I really like jigging spoons.
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Spooling line
And my wife to hold it.
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Fish Finder Setup Recommendation
I spend a few minutes each trip behind the wheel and hours and hours up front. I always want my biggest screen to be where I am most of the time. I have front and back si and di. I use them mostly from the front.
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Been 7 months since a start
The concern that I would have if it were mine would be the condition of the impeller. If it has any age on it, it will most likely be in pretty bad shape after setting in one position for that long. Keep an eye on the water pressure.
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Fighting (landing) fish / Finesse VS Generic Med/Hvy
I do a lot of both types of fishing. I lose some fish with spinnerbaits, jigs and worms probably from "horsing" them in. I rarely lose a fish on my finesse rods using 6# fluorocarbon and medium light rods.
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Lowrance or Humminbird
Either one. It just depends on what you want. I think HB has the best side and down scan and Low has the best 2d sonar. When you say you are putting "chips" in when you buy I assume you mean map cards. If that is the case you can network the units and have them share 1 card. I have 3 units in my boat all using 1 card. It would be time well spent if you went to a store that carries both and look at them and the key functions to help you make your choice.
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How to clean costas?
I've been wearing them for years. I clean them and all other glasses and screens with a 50/50 mixture of distilled water and isopropyl alcohol along with a microfiber cloth.
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Trials of buying that first boat
If you are in an area where they have boat shows, take one in. Lots of dealers are willing to give some very good deals at boat shows on new and used products.
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Reels....do you stick with one brand?
I only use Shimano. I carry 18 bc and spinning setups in the boat.
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Lowe
Bass Pro spends more on ads than Lowe generates. Tracker also put lots of boats on the market with under powered motors and trolling motors. The aim is for the first time buyer. Lowe started out as a family owned company just NW of where I live. They sold and became part of OMC. They later became a part of a major conglomerate where the took a back seat to Lund and some others in the Genmar line. Now they are a part of the Brunswick line of products. Lowe hasn't been a lead product since the Lowe family sold the business.
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What size weights for Texas rigging
I use 1/8 and 1/4 more than any other sizes.
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Tackle organization
So Allen are you single or married to a blind lady??
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some questions re: curado 70/71
I have 3 of them. 1. 6# fluorocarbon 6'9" ML rod for Ned Rigs 2. 12# fluorocarbon 6'6" MH rod for jerk baits and light jigs 3. 12# fluorocarbon 7'6" MH rod for cranks and shaky I probably use them more than my other Shimano reels.
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Fishing Clear Water Riprap
The best bait I have used day in and day out on rip rap is a tube with a 1/8 oz jig insert. I loose way less of them and catch as many fish as I do with a jig.
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Smallmouth vs Spotted bass
Our Department of Conservation says our spots are the Kentucky strain.
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Help me find an underwater camera
The worst $600 I have ever spent was on an Aqua View camera. It was next to worthless. Any sunshine at all made the glare so bad you couldn't see anything. I wound up giving it to my son in law to play with in his boat dock.
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Smallmouth vs Spotted bass
Tom we have Kentucky spotted bass here in MO. Our lakes that have threadfin shad for forage have good sizes of KYs. It is very common to catch them from 3-3.5#. Our state record is over 7 #. We also have a hybrid strain called the meanmouth. That one gives about the best fight you can get. Our state record of them is over 5 #.
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Motorguide Xi5 and Lowrance
Don't have questions any longer. I switched to MK.
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Rods in cold weather...?
I've broken several rods but it was stupidity not temps that broke them.
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synthetic reel oil
I used to use Walt's synthetic blend from Bass Pro Rod and Reel repair center. Then Walt retired and it was no longer available. So now I just use Shimano oil.
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Looking for a Hook
You might also look at Captain Hooks.
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Cooking up the catch
When I fry I use corn meal on the fillet pieces after they have been dipped in a batter of milk, egg, and mustard. Toss them in my Fry Daddy and let them turn golden. Never let them cook very long. It will ruin the texture and flavor. But for today, I have a 6# walleye filleted. I'm going to put some olive oil and lemon pepper on it and pop it on the smoker for about 2 hours then have it with home made hash browns and asparagus, a wonderful lunch coming up.
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Need Help with Lowrance Units
That is absolutely correct. Can you get your money back on the total scan? Will your TI run total scan? You want map sharing get an ethernet cable it the TI is ethernet capable.
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Manually inputting GPS coordinates into Navionics on Lowrance Elite 9Ti
I did hundreds of them in years past when all you could get was written ones. Your lat lon numbers have to be the same like degrees/minutes/seconds. If they are listed differently your wpts won't be accurate. If they are different then you will have to use a conversion program to change them to the same coordinate system before you input them.
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Optimax 200 (only cold weather starting issues)
Have you checked your primer bulb and fuel lines?