Jig Man

If you don't want them to chip then don't throw them in the rocks. Where I fish a jig's life is about 3 casts so I don't worry about chips.

I make my own for 1/8 oz jigs and tube inserts. I use 90# sevelon or surflon. I get it in 30' rolls from Cablea's or Bass Pro. It is the one shown in this pic.

That may be the case where you live but the guys here know more HB than Low.

Either brand will do a very good job for you if you take time to research them and get some hands on experience. Go to a place like Cabela's or Bass Pro where they have both brands on display. I latch onto a sales guy and have him walk you through both units in your price range. Then take over the controls and do some button pushing yourself to see which one have the features and ease of operation that you want. If the store is a reasonable distance from you, go more than once. Make sure you are getting what you want before you lay down that much cash.

Super Glue Gel is all I ever use. Be sure to use it sparingly.

I just updated my hds 8s. I was amazed at how fast it did it on the units. I also expected to have to change my settings back but with the keys still being quiet, the soft keys still the same and the screens coming up like I left them I guess that info was not redone thank goodness.

Get the wire at a hardware store or craft store. I have a worn out electric motor and take wire out of it. You'll need two pairs of pliers to pull the wire tight.

No it isn't bad for the motor. When I had 12/24 with speed levels I had to use 12V part of the time to get the speed I wanted to be fishing. Now I have 24 only with infinite speed control.

Like smalljaw stated unless you want to get into some serious money, you can buy premolded jig heads either painted or unpainted and skirt material. Then you can put them together yourself and see how it goes. Check places like Cabelas, Bass Pro, Stamina Inc, Barlows, Jans Net Craft, Lure Craft, and Fishing Skirts for supplies. For example: Barlow's has football heads for around $.60 each and skirt tabs in a kit for around $.30 each. So you could put together jigs for $1.20 per jig. You can make the a whole lot cheaper once you have you lead pot, fluid bed, powder paint, lead, etc. But unless you buy hooks by the 1000 and skirt materials by the 100 you won't have a lot of savings.

Maybe because OMC went belly up and no one wanted that part of the industry. The boat companies went several places like Genmar and Bombardier bought out the motors.

That is the way I have always found them to be. That is why I keep doing business with them.

Optimally speaking if they are the same size and same age they will work better and longer. I had a battery go bad after 2 years while I was on an extended fishing trip and had to replace it. I opted to get one and see how it worked. It was 2 years later that my original battery started weakening and had to be replaced. So I had about 150 fishing trips with batteries of different ages. The thing to remember is go for as many reserve amps as you can find and have room for.

I keep all of my baits in boxes or tackle bags. I bought a plastic closet at Lowes and put the extra stuff in it.

There are some really bright colored gold tones out there. I use yellow braid but it is a bear in the wind. When in clear water you could add a fluro leader if the color bothers you.

The best buy on the mold release is Zeiners in Wichita, KS.

Mike I also am running Optimas. My charger does fine on them and I have been impressed with the batteries so far. BTW: Deal directly with Dual Pro. They will probably give you a better deal than anyone else out there. When one of my banks went bad on an 8 year old charger, they beat the next best price by close to $100. They may also have a new version for the AGMs.

sycamore sinks and stays put

The mileage isn't as important for me as the service record. Today's engines can go a long ways if they have had regular oil changes and the rear end, transfer case and transmission serviced when needed.

I'm running a dual pro 3 bank 15 amp.

All of my reels are shimano and my rods are gloomis and st. croix. That way I don't have to mess with any different feel except stiffness in the rods to compensate for bait weights. That is critical for me especially when it is dark and I have to go completely by feel.

Some say that it isn't so but a guy who spent 35 years in the government working with their gps equipment told me that they vary the accuracy that you are allowed to have from time to time so on a bad accuracy day one will have problems. What ever it is, I know that mine doesn't work the same from one trip to another getting on wpts in open water.

Go 3 batteries and 24 volts. That is way better than going 12 volts.

I the very clear water I fish in the winter and early spring I have found that braid and fluro are a good combination. In fact I have 5 setups rigged and loaded for tomorrows trip to upper Bull Shoals.

It may be your technique or the way you control your boat. I catch a lot more fish on windy days than I ever do when the wind isn't blowing. My best days are when the wind has been blowing for 3 days from the same direction.

There are two ways: dipping and injecting. Dipping can be done 2 ways: vertical and horizontal. Dipping can be very cheap to get into. Injecting will cost from $150-400 depending on how many molds and injectors you buy. Any kind of slick rod will work for dipping. Melt your plastisol and put some cooking oil on the rod and dip it down into the plastisol. Let it cool and take it off. Cut the tail into strips and you have a tube.