Jig Man

For what it's worth. I sold 2 old superfree Curados and 2 Citicas and took the money to buy 2 new E7 Curado's. I like them so well I sold 3 setups and some baits so I could buy 2 more on Monday.

I've seen it done but the guy who did it was a troller instead of a caster.

what reel did you put them in? Curado CU200s

I throw 1/8 oz with gurbs on a hopped up Curado CU 200 and a 6'10" ML Btonze back.

If you want to make it really go upgrade to boca ceramics and run them dry. I increased my casting distance 20 yds. Run dry they are noisy but that is ok with me.

Check out Barlow's, Jann's Netcraft, Stamina, and Ztackle. Those are the places I have used. Before you dump a bunch of money into molds, powder paint, fluid beds, lead and lead pots you might want to buy some premade jigs, spinnerbaits, buzzbaits and the components to assemble them to see if you think you want to get into it. You are looking at probably a $200-300 initial investment to start pouring and assembling what you seem to have in mind and for a few bucks you can buy some prepoured stuff and assemble them.

You guys might want to have a look at www.fishingskirts.com. They have a large variety of skirts and a very inexpensive and easy to use skirt and collar tool.

You can also wire tie them.

X2 The stronger the better and with a bit longer than normal shaft.

Buy trailer tires not car tires.

You better talk to someone at Wally world. They have had so many problems that many of the offer on warranty on deep cycle batteries.

Bubblegum has been my best color this year, but every color has given me some fish.

I have an 8 on my Champion. I for sure wouldn't want anything bigger. I fished with a guy who was using 2 of the biggest birds. It was over kill.

I'm not a tech but have always been told that those older motors should have premium in them. My Optimax is the only motor I have ever had and run mid grade.

I haven't seen him since he moved to Florida but some how this doesn't surprise me in the least.

Some told you wrong. Tubes work in all colors of water and from very cold to very hot temps.

See if this helps http://www.rodbuildingforum.com/index.php?showtopic=1842

I use a brush and Totally Awesome from Dollar General.

I have had tins and glass boats. I don't like the tins at all. Too hard to control in the wind and not near as stable a fishing platform. DI 2 strokes are as eco friendly and get as good mileage as 4 strokers.

Every 100 hours which translates to about once every 2 years.

Start by going to boat dealerships and this winter boat shows. Look them all over and decide what you like. Then in your price range search the local market for a good used boat in your price range.

JB weld sometimes fixes them for good sometimes it doesn't hold. If you have room drill a little hole in each of the broken parts and JB a pin in as well as the two pieces together. It won't have any effect on the funtion of the xducer.

In today's world you won't be able to tell the difference in a 1 and 2 piece rod like a few years ago. I have a couple that I got as gifts and have to look at them to tell the difference when I am using them.

You time on the water will depend on how strong your battery is. That is why you should be concerned with the battery's RESERVE CAPACITY or reserve amps. 12 V. trolling motors draw a lot of amps so go for the largest amount you can get, preferably 200 but down to 180 would probably work for you.

However, a few friends and I did an experiment one day. 2 of us used power pro hivis yellow while the others used mono. It was early march and things were kind of slow. The two of us with power pro got our butts waxed. Now I use a leader since I mostly fish lower clear lakes with visibility down to 20".