Jig Man

If it is the mold that uses fg12 I use house romex 12g when I pour. After I paint and bake them I drill out the holes and put a dab of superglue gel in the holes. I have no problem with them. I have tried a bunch of ways to cover the weedguard and then bake the heads. None of them have worked.

Looks like a little bucktail mixed with silicone

The rip rap I fish is deep and most of the time the fish won't respond to baits up in the water column. I fish tubes and jigs as light weight as possible depending of the wind.

I say keep it simple. Choose one of those baits and make some so you don't get in over your head to start.

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I have been recycling a table saw motor for over 10 years and it looks like I have another 10 years of wire left in the thing. No matter where you get your lead you will find some imputities which will float or sink. Once in a while I dip the stuff off the top and a couple of times a year I empty the pot and give it a good cleaning. The rest of the time I flux.

You can get a fair estimate on the nada guides site. A 16 boat is not big enough for 4 people.

I have used a lot of Pledge on glass boats in the past. But now I use BBS.

I don't bed fish and think the season should be closed during the spawn. That is a lot more important than catch and release during the rest of the year.

"Get the larger boat(19') Do not under power it. Minimum 150 H.P. No 115H.P. or 135 H.P. motors will do. If you decide to go with a larger boat(20') Nothing less than 200H.P. The boat will perform to it's high end range and if you decide to sell it it will be easier to sell. Check the transom, floor, and stringers Have a certified mechanic check the motor. Best money you will spend. Put the boat in the water and fish it. Don't just drop it for a few minutes and put it back on the trailer. Power up all electrical components. Go over the trailer from end to end. Make sure the titles are current and available. If the transom is weak, stay away from it. It's a minimum of $4,000.00 to repair. Compression should be within 10% on all cylinders." This is sound advice.

You can get a fairly good idea of its value by looking it up in the nada guide book.

I have the leatherman but don't take it in the boat. It is too much hassle to open a particular part when I need it and have a flopping fish in one hand. So I took some old vinyl and had my wife sew it into pockets on her sewing machine. I put a couple of snaps on it and can use it in my boat or anyone else's around thier pedestal.

There is a product called Totally Awesome at Dollar General Stores. I use it on mildew on my camper.

I am assuming that you have a pretty big boat. I have a 3500 # rig myself. I pulled it with a few different trucks, all of which were 4X4 Chevys. The thing I'd say is get a 2500 for the weight handling and bigger brakes. If you can find one get a diesel, you won't believe the power difference, not to mention the improved mileage. Right now I am using a Duramax that gets 20 mph empty, 17 with the boat, and 10-11 with the 13000# fifth wheel camper.

I don't have a set rule for those baits. I leave them on the deck of my boat until I get home. Sometimes I use a Power Zap to repair them and put them back in the box. Sometimes I throw them away if they have a lot of salt in them. If they don't have salt then they go into the remelt sack and become part of a brand new bait.

Not only will you need new batteries but new tires are a must for something setting around that long. You will also need to check the gas line and bulb. As for the engine, if I were buying it, a tech would make sure it was running well before anyone got a dime from me.

I like a white jig with a white trailer on a summer night with a full moon. I also throw them during the day when the water is high and in the bushes.

Different types of presentations require different types of rods and reels. I use both. I carry 23 setups on the boat so that I can swithc to what is working at the time of day. [edit]Removed derogatory remark. - Glenn[/edit]

Most any jig can be used as a swim jig if you have open water. If you are swimming in grass then use a grass jig, if in timber use a head designed for wood, etc. I swim jigs from 1/8 oz to 1 oz depending on the depth of water, wind, water clarity, and agressiveness of the fish.

I had a Tracker one time. One of the best days of my life was then it didn't live at my house any more. I will never have another one unless all the other boat companies go broke.

You need a few things to keep the hair in place: 1. a vice to hold the jig, 2. some real strong thread, 3. a bobbin to hold the thread and give you leverage as you wind the line and 4 a whip to let you put several half hitches in the line.

This is one of the 3 bad things in my life this year. The boat and trailer were in the shop for 3 months.

That was the first and most important thing the tech told me. "No matter what the temp is, let that Opti warm up to at least 120° before you leave the no wake zone." It has worked going on 8 years now.

The darkest I have ever found is fishingskirts dark melon pepper.

If anything needs to be lubed it probably is the bearings on the shaft inside the head.