cadman

ABU MGX and MGXtreme for baitcaster. Shimano Stradic for spinning reels.

I got around 150 + molds. If anyone is looking to sell some lead pouring molds send me a PM. I'm always looking for more and ones I don't have.

I might have some, how many do you need and what size. If I remember, these are bronze hooks.

Lure Parts On line, Barlows

I use 20 or 22 ga wire, with two wraps. I don't have a problem cutting weedguard strands, I have a bigger problem breaking the copper wire if I cinch it down too tight.

Disregard, I thought you said gold blades

You must not be a Sox fan. That's OK everyone in my family is a Cubs fan.

Well I'm going to give you the short version. Figure about 40 hours of graphic work before you get to put it on the body. #1 Find the team(s) you like and get several different logos. Most teams have dozens of images of their name, colors, emblems and so on. #2 You will need some clear decal transfer paper. This is the stuff that they used back in the day to put decals on plastic model cars, planes, tanks etc. #4 You will need to scale your logos to fit the body you want. Do the scaling on white paper,in black ink. Cut it out and see if you like it. If it looks good to you save the file and make multiple images, as you will definitely damage some. You will have to scale different sizes to fit different locations. #5 Once you have all the images scaled, print a color sample on white paper and cut them out to see if the colors are correct. If they are correct, then you can now print them on the decal paper. #6 Once printed on decal paper let dry. Do not touch images with your hands. Once dry, you must spray the inked images with a clear sealer. The sealer is for decal paper. The sealer seals all the ink to make sure it doesn't bleed. You may have to seal twice letting it dry well between coats. #7 Once dry, you can now cut out your image as close to the profile as possible. This is very tedious, as these images are usually small. The closer you cut out to the image, the less border you will see. #8 now get your baits and some warm water. #9 Dab a little water on your bait and leave it there. Put your decal in the warm water, wait for about 30 seconds, take it out and see if the decal will slide off the paper. If it does, slide it off on the bait body. If it does not put it back in the water for an additional 15 seconds. #10 Once it slides off onto the body, carefully position it with wet fingers. Once you have it where you want it, lightly dab the decal with a very damp lint free rag or kleenex. Let dry overnight #11 You will only be able to do one side at a time, as it will need to dry so you can turn it over. #12 Once done, clearcoat with e-tex. There are more trials and tribulations to making these, but you will learn from your mistakes...Good Luck.... ************Just a Note: Anyone that does not have permission or owns the logo(s), cannot sell these. These are the property of the team it belongs to. You can make them for yourself, or give them as a gift, but you cannot gain any monetary value from these*****************

Chris, That is what I do when I make my skirts. I put them all together with a rubber collar, push them on the jig, tie wrap the skirt in front of the collar, and then I roll down the band so I can use it again. This works best for me because it keeps everything in place and I can adjust skirt colors if I want them on the top or bottom before I wire tie.

Nice fish. I used to fish Island Lake when I was a kid back in the 70's. What did you catch them on?Did you launch your boat?

I have 7 Rvo MGX reels Gen 1. I live in IL, north of Chicago ,in Mundelein. I fish from April till November about 2 times per week. I only fish my Revo MGX's and Revo MGXtremes. Not one issue. I love my reels and maintain them myself. I am always on the look out for more. I've tried other reels mainly Daiwa, and was not impressed. The MGX's are very light and compact. They fit my hands really well, and I can cast a 1/8 jig with a trailer in the wind with no problem. What seems to be the problem with your reels?

If you don't want to make them yourself, you can have them made. However, you might have to buy 10K, but they really aren't that expensive. If you PM me, I will give you some names.

I like catching crappie as well. Especially when the bass aren't biting.

Is the red actually red or more brown. I'm just trying to get a close match. I have plenty of orange

Allen, What skirt numbers are those? I assume you got the skirts from fishingskirts.com?

Well fished at my local pond today for about a hour and a half. 3rd cast of the day I got a 15" bass. Nice and healthy. That was it for the whole time I was there. Well there is always tomorrow.

I've been fishing since open water and just recently got my first bass. Seemed they should be hitting already, but it has just been tough. Went out yesterday and no fish going to try this morning in awhile and see how I do. Hopefully have some pics to post later today.

Well I went out shore fishing on Friday. Got my first bass of the year (13") on a spinnerbait and also got a couple of crappie.

Yes, more strands will make a bait fall slower, however this also has to do with spinnerbait head weight and blades. Smaller blades and smaller body (1/4 oz) with a thick skirt will fall much slower than a 3/8 oz spinnerbait with bigger blades and the same skirt. Also, you can get a bait to go deeper or shallower depending on how fast you crank. There are a lot of variables to consider. As far as tracking I never seen a difference regarding skirts, however more strands will have more resistance. So if you put on 80 strands of starflash skirt material, you might feel more resistance when cranking versus 40 strands of silicone. This is just my opinion, but find a spinnerbait that you like, and try to copy it with head, wire and blade size, then you can put on a skirt and the rest will be in you reeling slow or fast.

If you're using silicone tabs, I use about 2.5 tabs that is 55 strands (not folded over) If you're using round rubber in fine or medium, I use 1 (1") tab x 5" If you are using Starflash 1 full skirt This is what I use, the more strands you put on the slower the fall, but the fuller the skirt. Just personal preference.

I went shore fishing, Tuesday and Wednesday at a local lake by my house. Water is still cold. No bass but caught a couple of small crappie. Hopefully the ramps will be open in WI by May. I believe Long Lake is open. I am supposed to fish a small tourney mid April, however I believe that it has been canceled. Hope they don't close ramps since I'm unemployed, I would like to take the boat out and go fishing. Slonezp, are you working?

Thank You for the info.?

Loochy, How hot is the plastic you are injecting. I am curious as I would like to fill the PLA/ ABS/PETG with lead. However I think the lead will melt the plastic mold. Lead melts at around 600 degrees Fahrenheit.

I'm using my 3d printer for all kind of cool items for the boat. Pedestal seat plugs, clips to hang buoys on my boat, cup holders, misc. clips and gadgets etc. There are many many useful things you can make with a 3d printer. I am just curious how these parts will endure a hot sun in the middle of summer. I also want to screw around making crankbaits to see how they work. I can use ball bearing for a ballast or lead since I pour my own jigs. My main goal is to make jigs out of PLA (ABS ,Nylon) to see how they last from constant casting. I'm thinking the PLA will eventually crack. Printing part is the easiest. Design is what takes time. I am still new at 3d printing, so I will do a lot of trial and error. The designing is no problem for me. I just need more hours in a day. Any moderators hear can answer this question. Can I post pics of jigs/crankbaits I make? I sell jigs for a hobby, so I don't want anyone thinking that I am trying to sell them here.

I'm using PLA. Just be careful with ABS, although it is very good for heat resistance, it is toxic to breathe when in the molten state. I am currently sticking with PLA , if I decide to go with ABS, I will probably either do this in the garage or somehow vent out. Be safe