Jig Man

I doubt it but they do make good kindling for fires.

Actually guys, Genmar owned Champion along with Ranger and several other boat companies including Lund. It was run by Irwin Jacobs who owns the Fred's stores. When Genmar collapsed Champion which was being built in the Strasto/Javelin plant in TN was sold off. I believe that same company bought Ranger. That company combined the Champion and Stratos lines into a whole different boat. Now it is all owned by John L Morris the founder of Bass Pro.

I'm running a 2001 Champion 206. I've had it since it was new. It has been a great boat and is still going strong.

Take a look at lead, lead pot, goggles, hooks, weed guard, molds, paints, skirt material, etc. See how much the start up costs are then decide if or not you want to take the plunge. There are some guys on this site (Cadman, and Mike at Seibert outdoors come to mind and maybe smalljaw) who would probably sell you heads (painted, unpainted, with or without weed guard). Then you can get some skirt material and make some jigs.

A good welder can fix it in a few minutes. You won't even notice it was broken.

What Skeeter are you running and how is it powered? Does it porpoise? Every one I have ridden did.

Thanks trees but I don't fish tournaments any longer.

Mike how does your buddy's Phoenix set in the water when you are fishing? How is it for rocking when a boat comes by hitting you broadside with wakes.

Sorry Catt I did overlook size. I'm fishing out of a Champion 206 right now and have been for the last 13 years. I won't buy anything shorter than that. I have heard of Legends but know nothing about them. I fish lakes that are from 20,000 to 60,000 surface acres and 1,000 miles of shoreline. Some are rough most of the time and some aren't.

I plan to buy a new boat next spring. So far I am considering Ranger, Phoenix and Bass Cat. I'm most interested is the layout, storage, and fishing platform front and back. What else would you look at and why would you want it?

Nice. Did you pour the plastic as well as the heads?

10-15 minutes at 350° is what I normally do. That gets them hard enough for me.

It looks like some one took good care of it. Good find.

Maybe no vice for you Mike but I'd for sure have to use one.

You can put any kind of thread on the hook. Wrap it around a few times then put the hair where you want it and wrap the thread around it. A couple of half hitches and some clear fingernail polish will hold it in place.

I think the rag thing would be better than a tooth pick, if you pull like I do when I wire tie something. My daughter bought me a bench vice at Grizzly in Spfld. that has rubber cushions on the jaws. It really helps when skirting jigs.

I have 1000, 2000, and 2500 Shimano Stradics. If I were setting it up I'd be going for the 2500 but if you are uncertain why not take the rod to a store that sells them and hang them on it so you can see for yourself which one you want to use.

Ryne thanks for the inspiration. Your pic got me off my butt and out to pour for the first time in months.

I used to take mine off but now that there are 5 different items hooked to the back of my Lowrance hds units. I just put a cover over them and leave them on.

Yes the warm up is really important. My tech is a good friend who told me a long time ago that my Opti would keep on keeping on if I warmed it up to 120° even in the summer before I left the launch area and also after any extended fishing without using it. Mine is 13 years old and going like a charm.

I've been dealing with them for the last 4 or 5 years. I have their injectors and some of the molds. I also use Calhoun Medium plastisol and buy from them.

I throw it on a Curado E7 and a Gloomis Bronze back rod and 8# line.

You can get that first effect by using the brush/tap method. Cadman is the master of that art.

I couldn't find anyone with it when I wanted to buy it. Some had bought it and gotten rid of it because of the quality. I'm hanging back till the 3D gets up and running.

Been doing it for a long time and never had a problem. I fish 80-100 days per year and never turn the thing off from unload to load.