Jig Man

My next door neighbor pulls a 16' alum with a Colorado. It does just fine. However, I haven't seen him have to make a quick stop. I did see a guy try to make a quick stop with a Chevy s-10 once. He was pulling a 17 alum and she wouldn't stop quick at all. For a while I thought we were dead.

I like to be on the water an hour or two before dark. Lots of time there is a real good bite around dark. If I am camped and get to fish several nights in a row I fish till the bite quits. If I have to drive home and stay awake, I am gone by 2 am or so.

Snap swivels for jigging spoons only.

Power Pro braid Pline mono Seguar fluro

I'm not sure how many reels I have but I am sure that they are all Shimanos.

Professional catfish guides swear that they can tell the difference on a color unit.

I have used a bunch of different knots in the last 5 years and didn't like any of them until Avid posted the Alberto's knot. Now it is the only knot I use. It is simple, easy, small, and doesn't require glue. I just finished tying several on getting ready for a break in the weather in a week or so.

Avid I totally agree with your list. I also would add the following: A good fishing partner is one who will go for long periods of time without talking so I can concentrate on what I am doing. Also a good fishing partner can fish many different types of baits at many different depths, not just be a shallow water bank runner.

I night fish 6 months out of the year and have for a long time. I catch more fish at night but I have caught more large bass during the day time than at night.

Of the three you listed Bass Cat will have the better ride and Ranger will have the better fishing platform. Look at the little things like storage boxes and rod lockers, trailers, dash layout, fishing deck room, back deck room, etc. You will probably be spending a lot of time in this rig and should have things the way you want them. I wound up with a Champion 206 when I did all that. I looked for a year at 100s of boats on lots and in boat shows. I found that I wanted storage for all my junk and a big box for the guest as well as dual consoles, dry storage, no box locks to trip on, and a big deck for me. I found all that in Champion. I did have them change the engine and upgrade the tmotor and df before I took delivery. So far I have spent over 3000 hours in my boat and would only change a couple of things if I had do overs. Good luck.

I have only bought one used boat and had to rebuild the engine in a couple of months. I hope to never buy a used one again. If you buy a new one, you know how the engine was broken in and how it has been treated. If you want the best buy on a new boat, look at new noncurrent units. They come with all the warranty of the current models but without the big price tag.

Jig trailer

I use critter craws and salt craws because I have only made molds of those types. I really like the big salt craw t-rigged in big brush piles. It catches quality fish.

I tie lots of jigs of different sizes and materials. The best line I have ever found is FLAT WAXDS. It is tough and smooth. It costs about $0.99 at BASS PRO. I used to sell jigs and have used this line of many thousands of jigs without problems. If you don't have a whip and bobbin, they really come in handy. All you have to do is take the wire tie off a loaf of bread. Put your material where you want it and wrap the bread tie around it a couple of times. Then go ahead and tie the thread however you want it and put a drop of glue on the thread. Remove the bread tie and you are ready to go fishing.

I agree with the 6'6" rod in MH for spinnerbaits. I have 3 different ones that I use and when I am using my IMX MH I can feel subtle strikes that I wouldn't even know about with my other rods.

I haven't used that brand. I make my own and use that design as well as others.

I have a Mag. Mer. Plat. I have used it for the last 4 years or so. I use it in the truck and boat. To get its full potential, I had to add software for the puter and a topo map of the lakes I fish. Right now I am 650 miles from home and I created regions before I left. I have all the major roads and even small roads and POIs loaded on sd cards. I take it everywhere I go.

What would you be willing to pay to get it to you?

Very impressive big fish catt. I don't have excell but keep track of many fishing trip items with Microsoft Data Base. With filters it allows many kinds of data reports which help me a lot. Keep up the good work.

It isn't bad if you mark the area to scuff. You can hold the unit up and mark around it with a pencil. Be sure you get a good seal as you apply the guard. I had a friend hold mine as I applied it.

If you are a little handy you can do it yourself. You will have to use a scotch brite pad and rough up the gel coat in order to get hood adhesion. Pick a warm day and take your time. If you have a creeper, the job is a lot easier.

I use swivels on jigging spoons only. Everything else gets tied directly to the line.

Carry a push pole. It can save you a tmotor transducer. I broke one off going after pard's spinnerbait one night $80 for a new one. A good fiberglass pole set me back $4.95. It will never come out of my boat.

I tried a variety of digitals and never found one that would give the same reading twice on a fish. I finally decided to bite the bullet and get a Boga. I would do it again.

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