Jig Man

Have you tried a Toyko rig with mono on the dropper?

100 miles round trip gas $3.89 14 mpg $28 staying within 10 miles of the ramp and running under 50 mph gas and additives 5 gallons at $5.00 $25 So for me $50 and up.

I would try adjusting up and down to find the sweet spot. The higher I got mine the faster it would run but I had to quit because it was so high it wouldn’t go in the garage.

Motor 3” below the bottom of the boat does not compute. What is your ptp (prop to pad)? When I got my boat the motor was too low. I raised it up and got 10 more mph. My ptp is 3 1/2 “.

What has changed? Is your gas fresh? Have you hit anything? Do you have water in the bilge? Have your rpms dropped?

It works great. I have it in 10, 12, 15 and 20 # test. I have it on at least 10 setups. I’ve used several but now I have Seaguar red because I got a deal on a bunch so I bought the guy out. I find it to be as good as most that I have tried.

X2. I hold the spool and use the boat’s trolling motor to break the line.

I used to do the braid to fluorocarbon leader. I tried lots of connecting knots. I learned to hate it so I quit and went to straight fluorocarbon for some setups, straight braid for others, and Yozuri hybrid for Neds. That has simplified my life.

Don’t know. Have you tried another card slot?

What I saw wasn’t Ned.

I use Elaztech for shaky. Lately green pumpkin, watermelon red, watermelon candy, purple haze, California craw, dirt, and junebug have been pretty good for me, but Alabama craw has been the best.

Have you tried bending the blade tip for more vibration.

My uncle was a big eater of things growing wild, all kinds of plants and fungi. He was sure that he knew all of the varieties that grow around here. I guess he didn’t. He wound up in the hospital and nearly died from eating the wrong kind.

Nope. I’m not a nice guy when you come uninvited to my property.

If you don’t get it the way you want it, get some heat shrink tubing from the Mud Hole and cover it.

That rod should be perfect for shaky. My shaky rods are 7 1/2’. I fish heads from 1/8-3/8 on Zeros with 12# line.

I moved on because I got a good deal with the Ark Rod people. I could get Lowriders for $21 each.

I’m guessing it is low. We are in a hot dry period.

I quit buying them when they moved from Ark Rods to China. I do have at least 1/2 dozen Fenwick HMGs. They come with a lifetime warranty and are around a c note.

We have a 15” minimum length limit. Most gut hooked fish seem to be shorter.

I didn’t plan at all, but a “wise” bean counter decided that they could save money by offering early retirement to some of us. They offered 1/2 year salary and 75% benefits. I was 50 at the time. I spit in the doorway and ran for my truck. I haven’t regretted one minute.

I can usually turn the hook and get the barb loose and remove the hook. Once in a while I can’t so I keep a pair of D-BARB pliers handy. I cut the hook and the magnet in the pliers holds the cut off when I pull them out. I’d rather put on a new bait than kill a fish.

Get some cheap mono, then you won’t cry so much when you have to cut it off.?

Not me. That’s why I have a water heater.

Is there a point here somewhere?