Ozark_Basser

Turn your dial up a little bit. If you have it on 4 or 5 turn it up to 6 or 7. The hotter it gets the longer it will take to solidify so it will be easier to fill the mold before it starts to harden because it will be less viscous. Don't get it too hot though. Also put your spout as close as you can to the entrance of the mold. If that doesn't work, something's up.

^^^^^That's the exact pound test it slipped for me also. I can recall two incidents where the knot slipped. One was with 10 # Fire line. The other was 10 # spiderwire. I doubt I was doing something wrong. It must be easier for the knot to slip with lower # tests. I know I'm not the only one this has happened to.

Definitely don't wait with crankbaits. Sweep set whenever you feel them hit it or if you feel the bait stop wiggling. You're gonna lose fish on crankbaits more than other baits, but a soft rod is going to help you out. A medium should be fine unless you are throwing some really deep diving crankbaits. If they're not grabbing the bait like you want them to, switch colors or baits.

I have had this happen to me on more than one occasion when I first started using braid. It will slip. That's why so many people recommend using a double Palomar instead.... Kinda hard to mess up a Palomar knot, so I don't see how it's user error.

I don't know about the nanofil knot, but the double Palomar is really only useful for braided line. The knot will slip and come undone if you do a regular Palomar.

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True. But I like the reassurance when throwing big baits on braid. You cannot break that knot if you tie it on heavy braid.

Double uni or double Palomar work very well with braid. The double uni is one stout knot for braid.

Our rivers and creeks have been up too high. I've been hitting up ponds instead. About to hit up Table Rock here in a week or two.

Never. You might need to get your lead a little hotter. Which pot do you have?

I do the same thing. I set the mold on top of the melting pot while its warming up. By the time the leads melted it's good to go. It keeps your first couple from pouring incomplete. I got that tip from smalljaw I think.

You're gonna lose them less the more you practice. A square bill is definitely worth learning to use.

Just ordered a spool of 20 lb for swimbaits. How is the abrasion resistance and knot strength compared to some fluorocarbons?

Weight comes into play, along with casting distance and quality control among other things. Every reel I own kind of has its place though, and they have their pros and cons. If you want a reel that's perfect you're gonna be spending some bucks.

A good place to start is by checking out the closest break from where they are going to spawn. Creek channels, grass lines, docks, rock transitions, points all near their spawning grounds are fair game.

Thanks. I planned on getting one. Might wait till they fix the kinks.

Oh okay gotcha. I tried an olive branch on the hook keeper for my build. It ended up being haggard so I said screw it lol. Yours definitely looks better than mine did.

How did you get the epoxy to ramp up to the grip so well? Is there a winding check under it?

According to FryDog's tests, copoly would be your best bet. The tests were done dry, but yozuri hybrid would be a good suggestion seeing as how it doesn't take on water.

Looks like you need to find a different partner.

So what's the scoop on this thing? Have you tried it? How did it swim? Hook up ratio?

Nice! Chatterbaits at night are awesome.

People use it on the rivers I fish with that same visibility in a lot of places. As far as weights I'd say lighter the better.

What rod is that in the last pic? It looks custom.