Jig Man

I only use the swim jig chunk from zoom. It looks like a swimmer with flippers.

The last few years I have caught twice as many bass on tubes as on jigs. Jigs produce bigger fish for me but not as many.

It sounds like it is a really good deal. That makes me wonder why they are willing to sell it that low and throw in new carpet. If I were buying it with winter coming on, I keep a deal braker until almost done with the trading then I spring a longer warranty on them. Them giving you longer warranty won't cost them anything if the motor is in good shape.

I have lots of molds. I only have 2 store bought molds (tube and stick). The rest I have made myself. There are lots of ways to make molds. Pick some types of baits and research ways to build molds for them or buy one of the cheaper molds and some plastisol, dye, and glitter. Then make a few. You need to do this out of the house. I work in the garage with hot plates and a cheap microwave. My first ones were made in the kitchen with one of my wife's pans. That didn't last very long.

The hi vis yellow is what I am using now. Sometimes the fish won't take a bait in clear water with it. I have never had that problem with the white. BTW: I just got a call from a friend and he got a local mom and pop shop to order us 600 yds of the white 8/1 so problem solved. Thanks for the ideas guys.

Thanks I'll check it out.

I am looking for the 8/1 or maybe the 10/2. I use it for walleye vertically jigging in the winter. It really translates a bite from 50+ feet down and is easy to see.

I am wanting some of it and can't find it at any local dealers. I can't find the size I want online. Shimano won't sell it to an individual. Have any of you guys noticed it in stores where you buy fishing supplies?

Alberto's knot is the only one that has never failed for me. I got the tip from Avid here on this forum.

If it will hook up then it should be compatible. Tell us more about what is going on so we may have an idea of your problem. What unit was there before the 17?

I use Power Pro 5/1, 8/1 and 10/2 on my Shimano 1000 series reels a lot. I too tried Fireline and wound up throwing it away.

ME TOO

I use a switch to change my ducers because I want the guest to see the same as I be it front or back.

Is this for a lake rating or a motor on the boat rating? If it is the boat then your insurance would probably be no good. And yes if they know anything they should be able to tell.

Where I buy my tires the give me a free rotation and inspection twice a year. My trailer is 9 years old and has worn out 2 sets of tires as I fish close to 100 days per year. The last time I had the tires rotated the guy said by the December rotation I should plan on replacing the brakes. This is a 20' tandem axle trailer with brakes on the back axle carrying over about 3000 #s of boat, motor, gasoline and gear.

My pump came from Wally World and the rest from Lowe's. Total was about $30 and I have enough pvc for at least a dozen cups.

I have both brands in my units. I find them to be right on in certain places in the lakes that I fish and way off in others. Nav seems to be worse than Hot Spots for depth in open water flat areas.

I bought a bunch of them and don't like them at all. I find it hard to keep fish on with them.

Most ramps are accessible but the courtesy docks are mostly on the bank. It should be coming back up if we get some rain because the water is being held for work below the dam. The COE told me that it will have to get 24' above power pool before they would even consider letting water out.

That is the only glue that I use on wg.

Green pumpkin and pumpkin seed are the main colors that I use even though I have a bunch of colors.

Head up one of the rivers and get to the gazillions of shad. I fished there Friday and a white spinnerbait did the early morning job for me. Then I used plastics. Either put in at High Point or Rouark Bluff.

When I am fishing alone I rig 6-10 setups. I normally make 5 casts with one then change if I haven't had a strike.. When I have gone through the 6 on the deck, I go to the back and swap out for the others. Once I get on some fish, I usually stick with that "type" of bait and try different colors.

I have a hand held with lake mapping that I take with me in other guys boats. I use it for wpts and trails to help me navigate back up stumpy or shallow areas at a later date. If I were in the back seat in a tournament, I'd talk to the boater and tell him why I want to have it on and if he objects, leave it in the bag.

A-Jay it sounds like you have them all in one file. I got tired of lots of clutter and decided to organize my wpts into lake files. It was some work but it has been a good thing. I delete wpts before I go to a different lake so that I can mark spots during a trip then look at them when I get home. If I want to keep them I save the new file over the old one which is on my puter, if not then I just delete them from my units.