Jig Man

I make my own. I have tried the dipping and cutting but got tired of it so I bought some of Bear's injectors and molds. They are pricey to get into but easy to make.

Almost all of our lakes here in MO have a smallmouth population. Table Rock, Bull Shoals, and Stockton have good amounts of quality smallies.

I have used mono that was kept in the basement for over 10 years. The only way to tell is to tie some on and try to break it.

I think Ranger has been into oil bath for a long time on their trailers. Most all that ezloader stuff is made my Unique Functional Products. Give them a call and they will tell you what to do and how to do it.

After the spawn in the spring I like to use 1/4 oz jigs and beaver trailers for smallies. They work well when the fish are suspended on the flats.

If your local bps is out of them, have them look on the computer and see who has them. Then have one shipped in for you. The Spfld store does that all the time. I have had reels shipped in from Chicago and rods from Houston. It only takes a few days.

I have been using power pro for 10 years now. It is all the braid I use.

This is good advice. I'd add; charge them within 24 hours after each use and check the water level once a month. I have to add water 3-4 times each year as I fish close to 100 days and that much charging will make water go away.

Mine is on its second liner. I have poured thousands of jigs with it and it has thousands more left in it. What would you use if you didn't use one?

Always in the parking lot unless I have a driver who doesn't know how to pull a boat out of the water.

I looked into stocking some of my ponds and the biologist who spoke to me talked about balancing the forage and predators. He said never put back a perch or crappie and keep 20 bass per acre of the pond each year or I would wind up with a stunted population.

Take up bait making. There is a wonderful world out there and lots of different kinds of baits to make. I make everything except my tops and jerks. I poured 10 dozen jig heads yesterday.

If you have a chance to ride in the Xpress you won't even consider the Tracker. Xpress has the lift of a glass boat.

I swim it during the day around cover. I hop it at night in the summertime full moon.

My advice would be: skip Beaver Lake and go straight to Table Rock.

If you want to do some deep cranking a 3.8:1 will pull them down and not wear you out. I just happen to have one with 2 sets of gears.

Aurora Canvas Battlefield MO. They have been making custom covers for years. I have one that is 9 years old, been all over central US and still going fine.

If you want good power you will need to be in the 70# range for that weight of boat. A friend of mine hauls around a 19' Bass Cat with a 67#. I have an 82 on my 20.5' Champion. We both seem to have all the power we need for the wind in which we fish. Measure your shaft and add at least 3" so you can fish in stronger winds. As for power drain 12V is the most you can find. 24 is less and 36 is even less.

Check out the alberto in the video JFranko posted. http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1298514158/6#6

If there is I haven't heard of it.

I use a microwave oven to melt plastic. Bear's has good prices on plastics. Be sure to buy some heat stabilizer when you get some. It will help keep the plastic from scorching on reheats.

Use a narrow angle beam, like 200mHz. I think its like a 10* beam, or something close. Yep. I have a custom built 8° xducer just of deep ledge fishing in the winter. But you have to be in slick water to keep the bait in the cone.

I have never done drop shot with a long rod. I use rods no longer than 5'9" because I fish vertically and want to sit or stand comfortably and keep my bait in the cone.

I have braid issues in rocks. It doesn't hold up very well. That is when I go to a leader.

I use Bondo fiberglass resin that comes from O'Reilly Auto Parts.