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Low_Budget_Hooker

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  1. Good luck GP, hope everything comes out fine and you have some pain free days. We'll be here when you're ready.
  2. Looking good guys! anyone willing to tackle the Pickerel???
  3. We are now working on the finish we will use on the Working Girl wake Baits. Remember, I'm just building a better mousetrap and one big complaint about the original is that they show major hook rash and finish deterioration after just one use. So we are looking to build the bullet proof finish to maintain that pattern for a loooong time. Remember, if you don't leave this lure in the mouth of a hog, you tend to have them a good long time. so I'm getting feedback from some folks that the finish may not be that important, in fact, some guys (Cape Cod Swimbaiters crew) tell me that they don't really LOVE the bait till it looks like it's been through a war. Some of these guys take the baits and give them a saltwater soak. Makes the hardware "squeek" even more. The same guys, purposely beat the heck out of the bait till it looks worn. So my question is this.....how important is the life of the finish on baits like these, for you guys??
  4. Bizz- No worries, those who criticize obviously haven't seen your photo album, don't sweat the haters. Brannus- One thing to help find the baits at night (remember, I'm only using wake baits-floating lures) is to put a reflective sticker on the head. I have a silver prism 1/2 in circle sticker on the head of my other bait I'm using at night. Broke it off once so far, swung the spot light towards the area and it jumped right out at me. These will now be a staple on my boat and each bait I sell will come with the sticker in the pkg if the angler chooses to use it.
  5. Just start eating those Bustinut Bars and you can be awsome too. I think you're both special So Mike, not the usual bags from the Sacandaga,eh?
  6. How? Push pole to the back where the river comes in? Not sure how stable things would be if I tried throwing that bait from a canoe. Suggestions? Maybe this fall, you can show me how to fish that place. no Got one-no trout stamp Tree trash from where I store the boat
  7. All I know is that I'm up there about 4 days/week and we haven't seen a fresh bed ,especially with a Bass holding to it, in over 2 months. All of a sudden,....fresh beds and a few Bass.
  8. On the couch!!! (Rhode Island)
  9. Beautiful New England fish!!!!!!! The bass in N.E. have started a 2nd spawn from all the cold temps.
  10. Sure, they hold egg year round. Pretty sure they can go more than twice also.
  11. Depends what you want to spend. couple points- *The cheaper rubber or rubberized stuff will make you sweat, even in colder weather and the build up of perspiration will chill you to the bone. Spend a little $ and start at the intermediate level. The "weather resistant" stuff. Much of this is simply a "treated" material (3m scotchguard, etc) that needs upkeep and maintenance. *The next level is the gore-tex and gore-tex knock offs. Well worth the extra money if you spend a considerable amount of time on the water or active in foul weather. *It's not just for rain!! -We fish at night a lot. Seats and boat are often wet even though it didn't rain. Makes for a much more comfortable trip to have a dry backside! -Washing the car or power washing the house/ boat, etc -Shoveling snow, skiing, sledding, etc *Fit is important. I like "fitted" garments so I use all North Face gear. This is the upper end of the gore-tex stuff. The difference between the $150 and $300 stuff is largely in the design and cut. HOWEVER,....fit is not a priority for many. Much of the stuff sold thru "Fishing" venues isn't designed so much for fit as for protection. There is some mid level stuff (Cabela's guidewear, BPS 100mph and pro qualifier, etc) that are very well received by the angling community. Doubled seams, doubled "high wear" areas, etc, all a lot of bang for the buck. *Some other places to research rain gear are outlets for Sailing, Skiing, Golf and Mountaineering *"Shell" outfits are most popular overall. Buy slightly larger so you can layer underneath accordingly. This is one of the drawbacks with the guidewear, 100 mph, etc level. Much of the stuff is not designed to be worn in "warm" rain. Shells are where it's at in my opinion. I own both shells and insulated stuff and wear the shells 75% of the time. *
  12. Well, I read about it here all the time but never had the opportunity to see it happen on my home lake till today. Sure enough, new beds with fish on a few of them. We've had cold rain the last few weeks with night temps consistently in the 50's. Looks like this (My assumption) has caused another spawn. Pretty cool.
  13. Please just give your favorite swimbait and maybe why. This thread is not for paddletail/shad body comments. Thanks
  14. OK guys, let's keep "swimbait" talk in one thread and paddletail talk in this one. I'm starting as new thread for "swimbaits" and will modify the name of this thread to avoid the confusion.
  15. Bringing it back to what it's all about......way to go Pappa!!
  16. Nice fish man
  17. Funny thing about these "BIG" baits is that they are only "BIG",.....to the angler!! Had a gentleman on my boat a few weeks back. When I broke out the rod w/ the Working Girl on it, he said,......You think they can really EAT that thing????? Later that night, 5 pounder in hand, I pointed out the shapes in her belly. One fish was obviously a b/g and the other was the shape of a Perch or something close. My comment after pointing out the last 2 meals this fish ate was "to answer your question,....well, not only will they eat this,....they will eat 2 of these AND STILL TRY TO FIT A 3RD!!!!!! UPSIZE, UPSIZE, UPSIZE if you want bigger fish. Who cares if other anglers think you're nuts,....as long as the fish don't!!
  18. This bait is going to find her....... 6.11 and 7.2, same day,....sun shinning, who'd a thunk it! (record is 10.6,...getting closer)
  19. noise in the boat and not adjusting the b/c when changing lures of varying weight.
  20. ms slammer or 3:16 wake bait
  21. All depends on temperature here. In the cooler months, it's the warmer side of the day you want. Between then and full summer, we'll go as late as 4:30-5am and fish the rise and the warming hours. As the weeks pass and the weather gets warmer and warmer, we adjust earlier and earlier but for the bulk of the year, once the warm weather sets in, we're on between midnight and 2am. Religiously
  22. Much respect Spanky!! Both for the catch and for your attitude.......... or lack thereof!!
  23. "My dad's a TV repairman. He's got as great set of tools. Dude, I can fix it" ;D
  24. Matt 5.0 Age 4 ;D
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