Jig Man

I hope that the Celtics shut Cleveland down in 4.

I'm guessing you got water in it thus the interference. If it were mine I'd try to dry it out and epoxy then test. If it works you are good. If it doesn't you are out a little time and a bit of epoxy.

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I always spend more time at the bow than at the helm. I want the best I have to be where I spend my time.

I got the package at the post office when I got home yesterday. I've been on a 2 week fishing vacation. Thanks Blue for all of your work and thanks guys for the baits. They are definitely baits that I don't have in my arsenal. Blue you should have kept the "overstock" as commission for your work on this project.

Go to www.tackleunderground.com. Do a search and you can find out all you want to know.

Allen, do you have an account at Shorty's? His other store Captain Hooks has them for $419/1000

I can't tell you the number of times I have seen this happen. Some people have had complete "come aparts" over this.

This guy usually gives a pretty good report.

I have noticed very little difference in the performance of Lowrance units no matter what the water color is.

I booked it out and the average retail value is $5460 so the guy is in the ball park with pricing. I'd offer $4500 if I wanted it and everything checked out.

No not in general it won't make you a better fisherman, however, I take my wife's friend's husband from time to time. His idea of equipment is Wally world close outs. At least half of the day he is busy picking out back lashes while I am casting. Decent equipment may not make him better at catching fish but at least it would give him more opportunity to do so. He is already skilled enough at picking out the birds' nests.

A popsnagger is very handy pliers, braid cutter, hook threader, eye cleaner, and hook sharpener. It never leaves my boat.

12# on bait casters for worms and tubes.

I'd carry 1/2 a broom handle if I went where yard carp are hanging out. They only charge at me 1 time.

I use fluorocarbon line for everything except spinning reels.

I'm sending you a pm.

I change baits way before I change patterns. When I am by myself I often have 10 setups rigged and ready. I keep some on the deck and some at the passenger's console. I make a predetermined # of casts then pick up a different setup. If I make it through all of them and have nothing, I move the boat and try something else. When all else fails out comes the little guy. If they won't hit him they won't hit anything.

Pick one or the other. Getting into both at the same time is a big task. My suggestion is to find someone or some place that will sell you painted jig heads and weed guards, buy some skirts and assemble them. That way you can see what it takes to put them together then decide if or not you want to spend the money for lead, lead pot, molds and all of the other components that it takes to be successful. If you decide plastics look at Barlows, Jann's, Lurecraft or others for some kind of starter kit. You can easily tie up several hundred dollars getting into either one of these activities.

Any time one of my reels isn't casting as good as I expect it to, I lay it aside and when I get home I open it up and put a tiny drop of oil in each bearing and clean and relube the brake drum. My Chronarch directions say to do this after every trip, which I don't but do often. It only takes a minute and makes fishing more enjoyable.

I use a ML Gloomis Bronzeback 6'9" with a Curado 70 XG and 6# fluro for Ned Rig 3/32 oz and heavier.

The jig looks good. The paint on the eye won't hurt as long as you can get the line through the hole. If you want to keep the paint off the eye, hold the jig by the eye with pliers or hemostats. It is a bit tricky but you will get the hang of it. I'm looking forward to seeing some of your Poison Tail jigs. Look at Cadman's avatar. When you want to really get going you can learn the tap method. It is what Cadman's is widely known for being, one of, if not the best in the business. Good luck and keep us posted on your progress.

They only go back to 1883 and I wouldn't have believed it but NADA says $1500 on the dot. So a 1982 would not be far off. Suggested List Price Low Retail Average Retail Base Price $4,395 $1,210 $1,370 Options (Add) Trailer (Change) 1982 Single 16 Feet $115 $130 Total Price $4,395 $1,325 $1,500

I only use Shimano reels bait casting and spinning. I don't have any idea how many I have but it is close to 2 dozen.

I used to fish with a guy who had a vertical rod holder. It was in front of his console. The rod were always getting hit by him or me when casting.