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I wore them out this fall on this craw I made this summer, it's also been a killer jig trailer.

I do not have the LCR, but do have an LCP380. Very small and lightweight. A breeze to carry. The gun shoots just fine, not the best and not the worst. Minimal recoil for a pocket pistol, but I will warn that it is finicky with the carry ammo, which brings up a good point I will mention below. The hollow points I tried first hung a bunch on the feed. I have gone to Hornady Critical Defense with the "flex tip" technology. I also had the feed ramp polished. Now it performs flawlessly. To my point, so many people practice with cheap ammo and never fire the carry stuff. If I had done this, I would have never known the problem and might have been costly in the time of need. Make sure you shoot at least 1 magazine of carry ammo through your pistols to check reliability! Even expensive ammo is cheap in relation to your life! Jeff

By Joe S. Posted September 12 2007 - 11:46 AM POPULAR Here's a little piece I put together, The jig is my favorite lure to fish because of it's versatlity. Representation, First let's start with what a jig represents underwater, I believe the most Popular use of it is to imitate a Crayfish but they also can imitate baitfish as well. Jigs come in many different shapes, sizes and colors etc. The most popular crayfish imitators seem to be the good old skirted jig usually tipped with some sort of plastic or pork trailer. Speaking of sizes, shapes, colors, I'm only going to really get into the skirted jig with a plastic or pork trailer as this is the bait I primarily use, and use it as a crayfish imitator only. Sizes, There is a very large size range available, I mainly use 3 sizes of Jigs in my arsenal or depending on manufacturer the closest weight to these sizes 3/8 oz , ½ oz and ¾ oz. I will mainly use a 3/8oz when fishing really shallow. The presentation has more time to be subtle because of the lighter weight than just crashing on the bottom in the shallow water. 1/2 oz. Jig This is my go to, if there was only one jig weight aloud in my box, this would be it. I guess you could say the happy medium. I fish this 99 percent of the time from a regular bank down to 15 ft and anything in between. The only time I go to a 3/4 oz. Is if I need to get through some thick weeds, the wind is really blowing or I am fishing dep but want to fish it faster than normal. Colors, I don't get crazy on colors when it comes to jigs. I have 3 colors that I have a ton of confidence in and those are Browns, Greens, and Black. It seems the jig has excepted rules on what colors for what conditions were faced with, green or brown, natural colors for clearer water and black or darker colors for murkier water or night time. I do follow that to a point but not because of the rule but because I have confidence in throwing those baits in those conditions. Ive caught fish in clear water with a black jig and fish in murky water and at night with a green jig so what's that tell us. Color is confidence in my book. Trailers/Chunks These come in many shapes and sizes, Most of them are made to represent the pincher end of the crayfish which are either threaded or simply hooked on to the jig. I go rather simple in this area as far as selection. I mainly use 3 colors in 2 sizes, Green, Brown and Black in 2 or 3 sizes I always match the color of the trailer with the jig, (just a confidence thing) I will normally start off fishing with a 2 trailer in tournaments, I feel the smaller size may get me more bites in order to get my limit then I may upgrade trailer size to go after larger fish, but there is no rule here either, as I have caught fish over 6lbs. on 2 trailers and fish less than 12 on 3 trailers. As far as the many styles and brands of trailers, my selection is simple I use my own, I feel they give me the best chances of catching fish and here is why: When a bass hits a jig they will normally engulf the whole lure, Jig and trailer. It only takes a split second for that fish to reject the bait if it notices anything artificial about it. When I make my trailers I add a lot of crayfish oil to the plastic prior to cooking then once poured they go through a 2 stage salting process. Once you get a fish to bite them they are hard pressed to let it go because there is so much taste for them. Because there is so much craw oil in the plastic it makes the baits very soft which helps release the oils and salt when the bait is bitten. (Shameless Plug I know, but the truth as well) The Bite! I have been fishing a jig predominantly for the last few years and have probably experienced every type of bite possible, but then again maybe not, sometimes you don't feel anything at all, then sometimes they almost rip the rod out of your hand, and then you have everything in between, you must always be ready to set the hook. It is a must to be a line watcher when fishing a jig because you may not always be in direct contact with the lure, and the little twitch in the line that you didn't see could have been a 10 fish or the fish of a lifetime. One thing I really like to do is know the depth of the water I'm casting to, I feel this is very important, a ½ oz jig on 15lb mono sinks at about 1ft per second. So I know if I'm casting it into 12ft of water and the line stops sinking when I count to 6, something sucked it in, reel in any slack and set the hook. This is where I believe salts and scents are very handy, normally when I'm fishing a jig I'm fishing some type of structure, rocks, wood, grass, etc. with the equipment on the market you can pretty much feel everything the lure bumps into, when first getting into jig fishing I might have questioned myself was that a fish or a rock, don't know for sure. But now using my own baits and good equipment as well as a lot of time fishing the jig, I have the confidence in them to know that when I feel that little bump, I can pause and wait a second or two to see if there is any activity or lack there of on the end of the line before ramming the hook into a nice bass, or a stump. Equipment: For fishing these type and size of jigs, I use a 7' Heavy action bait casting rod, I feel this is very important and will not use a Jig on anything lighter, for a few reasons, 1.) These jigs normally have stout hooks that require a decent amount of force to get good penetration. I don't want to take the chance of losing a big fish because my rod didn't have enough power to drive the hook home, 2.) You have the weed guard to deal with as well when setting the hook. 3.) A lot of times the bass will really clamp down on a jig to crush it making it harder to move the jig on the set to get a good hook set, I noticed this especially with small mouth bass. As for the brand of rod that is personal preference but I think you should get the best you can afford in this area or the added sensitivity. For a reel, I prefer High speed reels 6.1:1 or 6.3:1 and a decent amount of line retrieval per handle turn. I like this because I can pick up any slack really fast as well as keep up with the fish if it is charging towards me. This is another brand preference issue, I prefer smaller profile reels so I can palm the reel and rest the line going into the reel on my pointer finger for extra sensitivity. Line I mainly use 15 lb test mono line for most jig fishing, I don't really go any lighter than that, I will go heavier for certain situations depending on a few factors, structure or cover that I'm fishing, or even the size of the fish I have a chance at catching will dictate the size. In really clear water I will use fluorocarbon line for reduced visibility. And if I need to go above 20 lb mono for any reason I will switch to a braid for line diameter purposes. You can use any of the three all the time, these are just my preferences and how I utilize each for certain situations. This is not intended to be a know all of Jig fishing document, these are the ways and equipment I personally like to use and have confidence in for the situations I face,(Notice the title) there are so many variables in fishing that could call for a different tactic from the lure type and size, to the tackle and line, it would be impossible to list them all. Some techniques I use... When I make a cast I let the bait sink, you must always watch your line, a lot of times they will hit it on the initial fall and your line will either twitch, stop before it should, or start going sideways, when this happens reel up the slack and set the hook. If the bait makes it to the bottom I will wait about 3 or 4 seconds and then drag it about 6-8 inches (Right now he's just cruising on the bottom), then pause, after 3-4 seconds drag again, and repeat this. Once I feel any obstruction, I pause then shake without dragging, I feel this simulates the crayfish trying to burrow under whatever obstacle it just bumped into. Then I give it 2 quick very short snaps, this would simulate the crayfish fleeing from a predator, then let it hit bottom and repeat the whole process. A lot of times right after the pause when you go to drag again it will feel heavy, set the hook. Hook sets are free, If you haven't fished a jig a lot , it takes time before you can get a really good handle on determining fish bites from obstructions. Practice makes perfect and when in doubt set the hook. That's for mostly open water hump style fishing and beating a bank. In cover I like to throw it in the nastiest stuff possible and shake it around then repeat casting to it (pretty much pick it to pieces.) Don't ever think there is such a thing as to shallow, I use to cast to about a foot off shore till a guy on the back of my boat beat me bad, the fish were in that spot right on the bank, now I cast to were I'm pretty much hitting the shoreline. You, Glenn, rumbal and 76 others like this Unlike Treat Your Bass Right!!

I would add a 7'6" H and use it for flipping pitching carolina rig etc but you would be fine with those three. I tend to bring more rods like 6 or 7 depending on the rules. but only because I hate to waste time retying.

Friend sent me these. I remember one of them. I hope they are current. Enjoy! The Darwin awards are out! Yes, it's that magical time of year again when the Darwin Awards are bestowed, honoring the least evolved among us. Here is the glorious winner: 1. When his 38 calibre revolver failed to fire at his intended victim during a hold-up in Long Beach , California would-be robber John Elliot did something that can only inspire wonder. He peered down the barrel and tried the trigger again. This time it worked. And now, the honourable mentions: 2. The chef at a hotel in Switzerland lost a finger in a meat cutting machine and after a little shopping around, submitted a claim to his insurance company. The company expecting negligence sent out one of its men to have a look for himself. He tried the machine and he also lost a finger... The chef's claim was approved. 3. A man who shoveled snow for an hour to clear a space for his car during a blizzard in Chicago returned with his vehicle to find a woman had taken the space. Understandably, he shot her. 4. After stopping for drinks at an illegal bar, a Zimbabwean bus driver found that the 20 mental patients he was supposed to be transporting from Harare to Bulawayo had escaped. Not wanting to admit his incompetence, the driver went to a nearby bus stop and offered everyone waiting there a free ride. He then delivered the passengers to the mental hospital, telling the staff that the patients were very excitable and prone to bizarre fantasies... The deception wasn't discovered for 3 days. 5. An American teenager was in the hospital recovering from serious head wounds received from an oncoming train.. When asked how he received the injuries, the lad told police that he was simply trying to see how close he could get his head to a moving train before he was hit. 6. A man walked into a Louisiana Circle-K, put a $20 bill on the counter, and asked for change. When the clerk opened the cash drawer, the man pulled a gun and asked for all the cash in the register, which the clerk promptly provided. The man took the cash from the clerk and fled, leaving the $20 bill on the counter. The total amount of cash he got from the drawer... $15. [if someone points a gun at you and gives you money, is a crime committed?] 7. Seems an Arkansas guy wanted some beer pretty badly.. He decided that he'd just throw a cinder block through a liquor store window, grab some booze, and run. So he lifted the cinder block and heaved it over his head at the window. The cinder block bounced back and hit the would-be thief on the head, knocking him unconscious. The liquor store window was made of Plexiglas. The whole event was caught on videotape... 8. As a female shopper exited a New York convenience store, a man grabbed her purse and ran. The clerk called 911 immediately, and the woman was able to give them a detailed description of the snatcher. Within minutes, the police apprehended the snatcher. They put him in the car and drove back to the store. The thief was then taken out of the car and told to stand there for a positive ID. To which he replied, "Yes, officer, that's her. That's the lady I stole the purse from." 9. The Ann Arbor News crime column reported that a man walked into a Burger King in Ypsilanti , Michigan at 5 A.M., flashed a gun, and demanded cash. The clerk turned him down because he said he couldn't open the cash register without a food order. When the man ordered onion rings, the clerk said they weren't available for breakfast.... The man, frustrated, walked away. [*A 5-STAR STUPIDITY AWARD WINNER] 10. When a man attempted to siphon gasoline from a motor home parked on a Seattle street by sucking on a hose, he got much more than he bargained for... Police arrived at the scene to find a very sick man curled up next to a motor home near spilled sewage. A police spokesman said that the man admitted to trying to steal gasoline, but he plugged his siphon hose into the motor home's sewage tank by mistake. The owner of the vehicle declined to press charges saying that it was the best laugh he'd ever had.

I think it could be condensed slightly. Another slight adjustment is the color of the words in the tab section right under the picture. On the other hand I just learned where everything is, so no changes wouldn't make me angry at all.

I would like to thank my pal 00 Mod for my whiskey affliction.

A-Jay

5 weeks So far so good today. As long as i dont move its not so bad. They have a morphine party ball clipped onto the sling. Plus the painkillers its not so bad. I have a follow up with the doc Friday. Ill find out exactly what he did.

Also have a speed worm type craw that I just got last month, it's produced some fish in its minimal use

We have a Bourbon thread someware? Turkey 101 in my cup but you knew that.

Jeff gives very very good advise, practice with what you will be carrying. Even if you practice with cheaper ammo keep proficient with the higher end self defense rounds. If you didn't shoot it, don't carry it.

I've caught more fish from drop shot using it in "odd" ways than I have the "normal" way. The whole idea of "shake the worm, not the weight" really hasn't been very successful for me. The ways I usually fish it are: 1. Pitching into light shallow cover like a Texas Rig 2. Dragging it across underwater structure like a Carolina Rig 3. Popping it out of grass like a Mojo Rig 4. Casting out to deep cover like you described 5. Bed Fishing in the Spring 6. Fishing it in the same way as a weightless wacky rig like I describe here: http://davejakesfishin.blogspot.com/2015/07/details-of-drop-shot.html 7. On a Donky Rig like I talk about here: http://davejakesfishin.blogspot.com/2015/09/the-donkey-shot.html And vary rarely, I'll drop it straight down like everyone else.

Right now I have 5 bottles open- don't judge! 1. Angels Invy( spelled wrong I know) 2. Blantons 3. E.H. Taylor small batch 4. Jefferson's Ocean 3 5. Knob Creek Single Barrel ( hand selected) 6. (honorable mention) I brought home a bottle on Buffalo Trace Single Barrel (hand selected) - will be open soon! Jeff

Bill??? you cray

" If you guys do not consider any possibility to save a buck or two, than you are in a more fortunate position." It's not about "fortunate," it's about ethics. If you cannot see that, too bad for you.

Costa is the way to go. 580G is the best stuff out there, bar none. I've tried and sold all major brands, Costa is the best.

The only thing my local WelfareMart carries is shame and regret.

Had to get some house work done this weekend, but found an opportunity to get out for a few hours Sunday evening and I'm glad I did! Drove a little further than usual to a lake that is supposed to have some above average sizes and "relatively low fishing pressure". Launched around 1:30 or so and around 2:30 found my first bite of the day and it was a GOOD ONE. OF COURSE the big fish of the day came on the Siebert Outdoors jig, dredge brush w/owner hook black/green color with a rage craw trailer. actually had already made the pitch to cover and was swimming it back when it SLAMMED my jig! 5lb1oz on the scales and a beauty of a fish! missed a couple more bites after that, one on a spinnerbait and one on a worm. But then, about 30 or 40 minutes before dark it really started up. all the critters were moving and the water started to show some life. I managed to bag 4 on the Terminator T1 spinnerbait right before dark. they were 2 at 3# and 2 at 1-1.5#. each one of them absolutely choked the bait too. really nice way to spend the evening after doing some solid house work! Few pics of the big girl and one of the 3's:

We have posts on Bigfoot, giant spiders, sea monsters, ghosts... no batboy stories yet, though. But anyway, did I tell you guys about the 23 pound grasshopper I shot? Tight lines, Bob

Only you can answer that, and it appears you already have. I am not good enough to notice a difference in their casting ability. As stated, only the Type R has the 8.1:1 ratio. Handles appear to be the same. The Type R star drag has holes in it. The Type R has a red spool and red spool tension cap. The brake adjustment dial of the Type R has a red face. Color of the standard is kind of blah IMO while the Type R has a beautiful deep gloss black. So although performance is the same for both (in my hands) the higher ratio and finish were worth the extra money....to me. Actually the finish alone is worth the extra money to me. In the long run $21 is nothing. I plan on willing them to my daughter and/or grandsons.

Dwight you got this beat already! You gotta believe.. My stepfather had this, 9 hour surgery.. It was so successful that no chemo was needed. That was 9 years ago. God Bless Mr. Hottle!

i second this i have a wild black and a wild orange both are great rods and sensitive

Drop shot is by far my favorite rig and I fish it like Dave Jakes said. You can nearly use it in any way and catch fish and it definitely works when the bite is slow and they aren't biting much else.

Well now that you mention Bat Boy ....

I happened to pick one of those up a few months ago for my pocket carry when I'm wearing cargo shorts. There are reports out there of it being snappy, but I didn't find it to be anything that would keep me from comfortably shooting 50-100 training rounds in a short window, and my wife even enjoyed shooting it with zero complaints. Nothing against the 380 (anything is better than nothing, even a 22LR), but the LCR loaded with Speer Gold Dot Short Barrel 38+P's carries some serious punch compared to the 380.

I don't scoff at people that like whiskey

i know you'll likely scoff at my choice here, but i don't venture out man, just stick with what i like. crown, sprite, lime.

Dude.... I don't even know what to say... I'm recommending some word searches, sudoku books, and maybe even luminosity... your on a trip that your mind hasn't come back from.

It is on my Christmas wish list. I am getting the LCRX however.....sometimes I just like the feel of the hammer under my thumb.

It is typical Shimano junk. Please send it to me and if you buy anymore junk, send it to me as well. Go forth, and by yourself a BPS, Plueger, Revo, Lews clone and never have any problems again. I'd tell you how to fix the junk you've got, which requires reading the instructions, but would rather own it.

2014 Skeeter TZX 195. Traded my Ranger in on it last year. I always been a Ranger guy, but the Skeeter ride was so much better, I couldn't ignore it.

I was also looking at the dobyns fury. Has anybody had experience with the fury or dobyns in general?

Sam I would rent or find a friend who has a Ruger LCP. I don't own the LCR, but have shot one several times. It would not work for me. The .380 is much easier to conceal and is a nice shooting little pistol. My EDC is an SR9c that works well most of the time. The LCP is perfect when clothing won't allow for a bigger weapon. Good luck.

Have you tried one yet? If you can rent one try that first, I think they are pretty snappy being so lightweight. Although I don't own one, I have heard very good reports on them and weight is big plus. I am a semi-auto fan and if your open look at the Browning 1911-.380 Blackout. Although a .380 it has a long barrel for excellent velocity and paired up with Pow'R Ball ammo it is extremely lethal. Here is a quick review I did on it early in the year: https://www.1911addicts.com/threads/browning-1911-380.21792/ My only negative on revolvers is width, but they can conceal easily. Bottom line is the best self-defense weapon is the one you will carry and feel comfortable with. Doesn't help if it's at home or under car seat. Lets us know what you pick.

I nearly bought one myself.. Very light, easy to carry. Ruger makes a good revolver. It's a fair price too.. I wouldn't hesitate to buy one & I may yet. My bro carrys one every day..

lol awesome Read this one the other day…. 11. A group of LSU fans were watching LSU play Alabama, infuriated by the game and poor performance by the tigers during the game, several of the backwoods deadbeats pulled out a gun and opened fire repeatedly. Many of the bullets ricocheted and several of the feisty fans were shot in the testicles.

Stick with what you have. I couldn't disagree more with that rod being "too heavy". I want control once a fish is hooked, the 734c Savvy has a great action as far as when it shuts off for you. My personal favorite rod lately for a spinnerbait is the Champion 734c, although I do have just as much confidence in the dx744 Extreme. Here's a picture where two of our larger fish 8.5lb big fish and another in the 5.5lb range were caught on the 734c Champion with 15lb mono. The other two pictured were caught with a 765cb glass Champion and 70lb daiwa braid. There is more than one way to do things, I stick with the 734c and I just don't think you should have any reason to doubt yourself or change if it is working for you. Keep catching em.

There are 27 different Avid rods. You want us to tell you what each and everyone would be good for?

Sunchips, flavor doesn't really matter but Harvest Cheddar is great.

Seeing that your avatar is Duckett, I'm not too suprised you are looking for a good $100 rod. Carrot Stix and never look back, crazy sensitive, super light, and even though you don't care about looks it's the best looking rod on the market.

Well the fishing season here is finally done. Temps forecasted in the 30s and 40s and lows in the 20s with snow. Decided to snap a few photos of the casting reels I finished the year with once I removed them from their respective rods. I will work on getting better pictures and lighting when I have more time. These were the "dirty dozen". Half Shimano and half Daiwa so there would be no hard feelings. Group shot of the chosen 12 The 50's For the Hawgtech boys! Some Alphas love! For the TDZ fans! Stealth mode! Team Shimano! Team Daiwa! I will do a photo update at a later date and also do combo photos with the rods. Fish slime to be added later though all have caught and reeled in fish. This will have to do for now.

After 20 plus years, no one in your house has figured out how to cook a turkey?

Both. They both have their challenges. I have found river fish seem to be a bit tougher once hooked compaired to their lake counterparts.

1st swim bait setup

Started Wednesday at Lake Shawnee in Topeka in search of the newly stocked trout and maybe some smallmouth. Ended up being a smallmouth trip and maybe some trout. I caught about every fish in the lake (largemouth, smallmouth, crappie, walleye, white bass, drum), but the 4th or 5th smallmouth of the day made the whole trip worthwhile in the first hour. Thursday I was at Shawnee County State Lake, just north of Topeka, this time in search of the alleged big largemouth. I'd only fished the lake once before and the results were less than spectacular. This time, I extracted some revenge on the lake. I missed getting 2 of my big fish on film (both 4lb 10oz), but I did manage to get a 4lb 12oz fish, and a 5lb fish on camera. One of the 4lb 10oz fish was on a homemade 5/8oz sapphire blue jig, the rest of the big ones were on my bladed jigs in black and blue with a sapphire blue pit boss for a trailer.

What options do you want in your kayak? What type/size waters are you going to fish? What's your price range? I'm nowhere near an expert on the topic but those are some important questions that I had to answer before I found mine.

You're going to get a lot of different opinions on this one. A bass that size is terrible to eat, probably one of the worst tasting fish out there. You can get a replica of a fish that will look better (IMO), and last longer than a skin mount, plus you or someone else may have the chance to catch it again even bigger. I get no satisfaction out of killing a fish just to be able to point at it on my wall and say "I caught that!" A good picture or two, couple measurements, and they're on their way and I can still relive the experience through the pictures.