Jig Man

I have both and wear both for different occasions. I have a couple of Carhartts but they are stiff and heavy so I cut and haul wood in them.

Well I’m doing great. Nitro took my boat into the factory and a bunch of glass work which they covered under warranty. It came back during the cold spell. It is warming and the wind is supposed to drop so I have everything ready for a trip to the lake tomorrow. I haven’t been in the boat since early October.

Eric Prey would be a good choice or Pete Wenners. They both put out frequent reports and you can look them up and maybe follow them. If you should decide to try Bull Shoals, I recommend Buster Loving. Have you ever been to this area before?

That sure looks like centrifugal brakes to me. The way I clean them is take a clean dry Qtip and wipe the drum. Then put a little Shimane oil on a Qtip and wipe the drum. How many of the brakes do you have set to engage the drum? You may want to experiment with that.

Once I rig them they stay on until I lose them no matter what season.

Amazon or ebay may have one.

Neither. I just change baits.

You can get a rod custom built to your specifications for less than that.

90% of my fishing time is spent fishing on or near the bottom. My 6 best setups are for bottom contact Some of them do double duty but each of them has a specific bottom contact job.

The US Army Corps of Engineers use the Mustang. That was enough for me.

I had a Precision Sonar mount on my Ulterra.

I have not used that particular hook but I have been using their hooks for several months and find them to be of very good quality.

There’s only one of you. What’s your life worth other than the best.

This time of year I always have a Ned and Shaky tied on and ready.

I’d say that depends on the lake and what part you are fishing. For example on Table Rock down in the mid to lower part it is common to catch fish 40-60’ deep while up in the rivers they can be caught in water 10-20’ deep all winter. A rigs and jerk baits work both places.

If it ain’t broke don’t fix it.

Neither. When I hunted I had bird dogs. When the last good one died I quit. Out in the country we had barn cats but not in town.

When I winter fished for trout I caught most on a fly rod with 2# test leader using 1/100 oz black, brown, or green maribou jigs.

We have one and used it regularly for years. My wife developed type 2 diabetes and we quit using it.

It was 37° when I got up this morning in a bit it started blowing and dropping. It is -7° right now.

On really cold days I wear beaded jersey gloves. If they get damp I pull them off and put them inside my coat so my body heat can warm them up and maybe dry them. Meanwhile I have put on a dry pair so I can keep fishing. I can tie on baits with the gloves on because I use the Pitzen knot.

We use ours almost daily. I haven't figured out how to do hash browns in it and I don't like the way steaks come out but other than that I think it is great.

I’d like to see that. Do you have a link?

That used to be the only grub we could get and it was only green. It was a great bait on Bull Shoals for smallmouth. I haven’t had any since I started making my own plastics.

What ever you want to call it I see that middle one getting some jigging spoons in that deep depression.