Jig Man

Credit unions are generally hard to beat. Are you buying new, used, from an individual or dealer?

I don't know about the number. What I would be concerned with is the warranty period. It should start when you put them into service. I recently switched to agms and decided to pay a bit more and go for more warranty so I bought Optimas at Auto Zone with a 3 year warranty.

You want really smooth deep crankin try the 3.8:1. It is pretty slow but easy to turn no matter how big the bill is on the bait.

You could buy a set of gears for an E5 and have both possibilities for around $30. I did that with a 3.8:1 crankin reel and switched it to 6.2:1. In less than 5 minutes I can switch them back and forth.

If your problem persists you should let your physician look at it. You may have the beginning of arthritis. I had a wrist problem that would not go away when I fished and found out that it is karpal tunnel. Now I fish pain free with a nsaid once a day.

Another thing which can help while pouring and getting clogs, heat the tip of the pot with a propane torch for a few seconds then let out some lead into a container. This often lets the clog run out so you can continue pouring. I don't have a drill bit small enough to work on the tip so I use a spinnerbait wire and clean it while it is hot. I think this is the stuff he uses. http://www.opticsplanet.net/frankford-arsenal-6-oz-drop-out-aerosol-763758.html

Are you melting new plastisol or old worms? There is a difference.

I marked hundreds of stumps, rocks, logs, trees gravel bars, channel swings and brush piles with my gps units before I had the side/down. I would definitely opt for the gps.

Bob at the BPS catalog outlet in Springfield may be able to give you the info you need. Call the main store at 1-417-887-7334 and ask the operator to connect you to Bob in the outlet rod and reel repair.

They work sometimes. Last week we caught around 30 on them. They were much better than anything else that day. Yesterday the fish would only follow them but jumped on a spinnerbait about 1' below the surface.

A solution to your problem would be to add a couple of short bunks on the trailer tongue so position the boat.

I'm sorry for not defining deep, but $1000 is very deep in my pockets.

Some times it can be a bear to remove. Just keep chipping away is all I know to do. Before the new hubs you had to have them taken out at a shop and new ones pressed in. That was really time consuming and quite expensive.

If you mean the plastic part, I used a wood chisel, a flat screw driver and a rubber hammer when I spun mine. Once I split a side it just popped out.

Your specs could be a lot of different things. In order to make a guess we need to know more about your installation: What battery is the unit hooked to, where is the transducer, how are your wires run, are any other electronics present?

I'd use silicone.

If you convert to hydraulic you better dig deep into your pocket.

I don't think there is a magic bait for big fish. I have caught them on spinnerbaits, crankbaits, worms and jigs. However, when I go for big fish I use the largest Gene Larue salt craw as a trailer on a jig. I prefer a brown rubber jig with a plumb colored craw.

Have you tried using a bell sinker inside the tube? I do this sometimes and put the hook through the eye of the sinker. It holds the tube very well and I don't have a sinker hanging on stuff.

There is a steering cable luber that you can build which might solve your problem. This site is picky about links so I will look it up and provide you info in a pm. I hope it is what you need.

So N8 what will you take for those old nasty Shimano reels?

Like fishes in trees I have many setups in the boat and at least 10 out when by myself. If I am not on fish or at least have an idea what has been working, I make 5 casts then change until something gets bit. Then I can think about color, size, similar bait that might work better and a better presentation. I like it when I get bit on the first bait that I use.

Try your spinnerbaits early and late. Just after dawn or just before dark and see if you can get bit. I usually have the spinnerbait in the box before 10 am and it stays there until just before dark.

Guys who take their sonar/gps units into the house and need a 12v power supply typically use a lawn mower or motor cycle battery. Sonars don't draw much juice so hooking it up to the trolling motor battery should not be a problem if your trolling motor battery has many reserve amps.

I carry 18 setups and 11 are spinning. They are used for plastics and light weight jigs and small tops and cranks. I use the 7 bc reels of the heavier baits.