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Jig Man

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  1. No it is not doable in the kitchen. It takes up more room and costs a lot more to get into than making jigs. It would be worth your time for both of you to go to www.tackleunderground.com and do some reading in the respective forums. Start with the don'ts for newbies. MerderInc you won't find a better source than Cadman for pouring lead.
  2. Get a bottle of Mend It and fix them. It works.
  3. I have caught 11 different species of fish here in MO on the Ned. largemouth bass smallmouth bass spotted bass mean mouth bass crappie walleye perch carp drum flathead cat channel cat
  4. I have had both. I prefer the glass if I am in big water. It has a better ride and fishes better in the wind. Skinny water in the upper parts of lakes I prefer the aluminum as it is lighter and handles easier.
  5. It is going to happen sometimes. Learn how to go through the gills and turn the hook around so you can get it out without killing the fish.
  6. I always call the charger manufacturer and get their recommendations. My current charger is a NOCO. I was told by them that I shouldn't leave it on for long times unless I was able to shut off everything to the batteries. I do have a master shut off and throw it when I plan to leave it on for an extended time.
  7. WAR EAGLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  8. Nothing to be concerned about. Have you ever smelled freshly poured plastic worms? They smell worse than spray paint. The fish don't care.
  9. Even the ML might be too much rod for the Ned. I've gone through 8 rods so far and have not yet settled on a good Ned rod.
  10. I have used several different head types. They all work but I bought the Midwest Finesse mold. After some mods it is all I use now as I can make heads with quality hooks for about 20% of the going price which is good since I fish lots of rocky places and go through several each trip.
  11. Jig Man replied to Wurming67's topic in Fishing Tackle
    Well color mattered today. We caught 46 bass with 14 of them being keepers. We threw lots of different kinds of baits in lots of colors. We caught fish on every color except JUNE BUG. I had one tied on for about 3 hours. I'd throw it for a few casts after we had caught something. I never had any action of it at all. So some times color matters.
  12. Jig Man replied to Wurming67's topic in Fishing Tackle
    Most of the time confidence but once in a while it is all about color.
  13. I'll bet you like it. I switched to a Ford F250 this year after being a long time Chevy 2500 guy. It handles my 5th wheeler better than my Chevys did.
  14. We have been noticing that their worms don't hold up as good as they used to. It used to take several fish to wear one out now it seems to only take 1.
  15. I have no experience with that rod but do have 5 Falcons. I have 4 low riders and 1 cara. I don't have reels on 2 of the low riders because my fishing partner and I got such a good deal we bought 20 of them.
  16. It is only legal in MO if you have the vest pfd out of the box where it is readily accessible.
  17. I was also needing one that I would wear. I talked to a friend of mine who works for the Corps of Engineers to see what they use. He said Mustang. He said he could work all day in one and not even notice it. So I bit the bullet and bought one. He was right. After wearing it a few times I hardly notice it at all. My other inflatable drove me nuts when I tried to wear it all day.
  18. I have a vise similar to what you are thinking about. I have never been happy tying bass jigs with it. When I tie them I use a 4" bench vise that is permanently mounted to my work bench. Copper wire is my choice for rubber or silicone bass jigs, thread of some sort for hair jigs.
  19. Personally I want the biggest screen where I spend my time (at the bow). As for size get the biggest you can afford.
  20. My rods won't go in and out of my rod locker without socks so I use them. I don't wipe down anything. I hook what ever bait is on the rod in the bait keeper, put on the sock, put them in the rod locker and go home. I usually have 6-10 setups out so I'm not taking the time to wipe all that down before I stow them. I've been doing it this way for a very long time without issues.
  21. It sounds like a bad relay to me. You might want to be on the safe side and replace both of them.
  22. A rod builder can do most anything you want to that rod. I bought a factory second that was 6'11" instead of 7'. That threw off the balance so that I did not like it at all. My rod guy added 1.5" to the handle and made all the difference in the world.
  23. Sounds to me like you have too much braid and too little backing.
  24. Most fun for me would be a fly rod and a top water popper.
  25. I don't own either but have an older Chronarch. It is the best reel that I own. It is just a little better than my Curados.

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