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I use duolock snaps most of the time? It makes it easier to change baits and I cannot tie any knot besides a palomar. The exception to the rule are suspending jerkbaits in spring and fall (that snap will cause the bait to nose down) and if I find a crank that is really working when I re-tie I will eliminate the snap. Last year I did loose a crank to a snap that opened on a cast, it was the first one ever for me in 20+ years of fishing. Allen

He attacked me today without mercy! I have a $500 order coming from Barlows Tackle and I am not even sure what I ordered? :-? Allen

I see you are from Delaware, this summer you need to go to Trap Pond and about 1 hour before dark start throwing a Zoom horny toad. This produced the biggest 5 fish stringer of my life with all fish going 4+. I am not sure what ponds you are fishing but I can tell you about Trap. Allen

Yes they are small and a panfish magnet. As far as colors go for crankbaits you only need 3 colors; crayfish, firetiger/chartruese and white/shad colored they will color all situations. For ponds and lakes white and firetiger work best but in the river crayfish color works better 75% of the time. Allen

To make a 1/16oz jig I would have to glue the weedguard directly to the hook? :-? What kind of jigs are you talking about? Allen

I found the Baby 1- listed as both 1/4 and 3/8oz? I have fished them on 8-17lb line any never had a problem. Allen

Flat maxx do not work well for me, footloose are alright but I catch a lot more fish on a Mann's Baby 1-. Now the Bandit 100 in crayfish pattern is the #1 fishing catching crankbait I own (BTW I own at least 250+ crankbaits). I cannot remember the name of the crayfish color but "old light matte" just slays river fish for me. One thing to remember about Bandits is if you are buying them in person try to get the ones that have Mustad triple grip hooks. These are the older ones which have better hooks and need less tuning. Look at the link below the crankbait second from the left is the color I am talking about and you can see the package of older baits that have the Mustad hooks. The newer baits are made in China and even though they still work the quality is not the same as the older ones. If you have any more questions I can answer as I know a lot about Bandits. Allen http://cgi.ebay.com/4-New-Bandit-200-Series-Crankbaits_W0QQitemZ190085988050QQihZ009QQcategoryZ7300QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Let me know when someone finds a "wrong way" to fish a senko? Allen

The Monkey has been bugging me non stop about the new colored skirt tabs that I do not own yet? I told him I have about 40lbs of skirt tabs right now but he insists I should own every color. He was happy that I called today about a new custom spinnerbait mold to pour 1oz hidden weight heads though. Allen

Rick Clunn was fishing with his signature series bass rods. Allen

They work everywhere for me but I really like fishing them right above submerged grass. My favorite color is bone but firetiger has worked well in lakes. Allen

You did not mix the epoxy correctly? I know because I have a spinnerbait that is still sticky after more than 6 months. If you just want a solid color powder paint is the best way to go. I use powder paint on all my jigheads and it works better than anything else to date. The paint/epoxy method is best for multi color spinnerbaits and hard baits like cranks. Nail polish will work alright but sometimes it reacts badly with certain paints. Allen

I think I paid about $40 shipped for mine off ebay. It has a little air pump from a fish aquarium that works great. Overall you get a better even coat and it uses less powder than dipping. Allen http://cgi.ebay.com/Fluid-Bed-to-Powder-Paint-Jigs-Pro-Tec-Lure-Walleye_W0QQitemZ170083358290QQihZ007QQcategoryZ31690QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Try Big Lots for a small oven, I picked one up for less than $20. Did you smoke the mold with a candle flame before you started pouring? Another thing to try is holding the mold at an angle to see if it pours better? Allen

Gold shiner and white/gold. Allen

Gold shiner is easy as Janns sells that color skirt. Now for perch and bluegill, most just use a firetiger skirt? I have been experimenting and my best looking bluegill I sent to Harshman so maybe he can post a pic? Now if this snow would ever quit so I can pour more baits. Here is my Pumkinseed bluegill Allen

The guides are not straight? Allen

Plastic, color, glass pyrex cup, old microwave, molds. This should get you started? Check out lurecraft for the molds. http://www.lurecraft.com/catalog.cfm/molds/plastic-molds Allen

I do not think there is a second best jerkbait? Some days the fish just prefer one over the other. Others have mentioned some good baits but I would like to add the Team Daiwa minnow to the list. http://www.***.com/descpageHDRDAIWA-TDM425.html# Allen

Folding lawn chair at Four Locks on a crankbait that I released onto a nearby dock. Snapping turtle on a brush hog, catfish with rod and reel attached, bird on a tiny torpedo all at Blairs Valley lake. Owl that I missed the hookset on fishing a black jitterbug at night. Allen

Do a search on ebay and look at what some of that kind of stuff is selling for? I was bidding on one of those Fat raps with a chartuese back and it sold for like $26. Since a lot of that stuff is discontinued you may not want to fish with it? Allen

Eakins jig w/super chunk jr trailer Suspending jerkbait (LC, Rogue, Husky Jerk) Allen

Giving away one of my best kept secrets? The only LC cranks I use are the RC 1.5 ones and they work great. Both the gunnish and g-splash are in my top 5 topwater lures but the Sammy just hasn't produced much. For this year I bought some bevy and S8 poppers to try. The live pointers work well for me but not as a jerkait, I reel them slow and they have an action similar to that javalon video. Allen

Try wrapping some solder around the eyelet or hook shank? I would also turn that prop on the yellow bait around? Allen

While I am not sure of the ideal time to use one I have had the most luck during the late summer. Black and natural blue colored 6" Zoom lizards work the best for me but I have not tried to many other baits. Allen