mikel7

If i lived on the banks of the ohio i wouldn't fish it.

River smallies.com is just what you want

I have noticed shad schooling by the thousands at nite. I painted a crankbait black just for this.

I WAS AFRAID YA'LL WAS GOING TO SAY SOMETHING LIKE THIS. I LIKE GAMM'YS BETTER TO FISH WITH BUT THEY ARE A LITTLE PRICEY FOR A BEGINNER JIG MAKER LIKE ME. JUST BITE THE BULLET I GUESS.

I LIKE TO PUT EYES ON MINE. JUST TAKE A SMALL WOODEN STICK AND ROUND IT DOWN ONE LARGE AND ONE VERY SMALL. JUST DIP AND TOUCH THE JIG WITH THE LARGE ONE THEN LET IT DRY THEN DIP AND TOUCH THE SMALL ONE FOR THE CENTER. ITHEN DIP THE JIG IN LAQUER BUT THIS DOESN'T WORK VERY WELL. THE LAQUER AND EYES BUMP OFF WHEN FISHING AND HAS TO BE DONE AGAIN ON FOOTBALL JIGS ALSO THE LAQUER TURNS FLAT IF YOU CAN FIND A CLEAR EPOXY THAT MIGHT WORK LET ME KNOW HOW YOU DO. I JUST DID SOME WITH STICK ON EYES FROM BARLOWS BUT I HAVEN'T FISHED THEM YET.

ANYONE ELSE HAVING TROUBLE GETTING MUSTAD JIG HOOKS? BARLOWS OR DO-IT DOESEN'T HAVE THEM AND DO-IT SAID IT MAY BE JUNE BEFORE THEY GET THEM IN.

MAN I BET THAT WOULD WORK GREAT ON THESE SISSY FISH WE'RE GETTING HERE ON THE UPPER POTOMAC

IT'S JUST A GLORIFIED CRANK.

YOU'RE A CRAFTY GUY.

I BOUGHT A TUBE JIG MOLD FROM EBAY THAT USES A STEEL WEEDGUARD. ANYONE KNOW WHAT GAUGE NYLON COATED WIREI I SHOULD USE AND WHERE TO GET IT ?

NAIL POLISH IS LAQUER PAINT= IT IS THE SAME THING AS IN SPRAY CANS. GET A QUART OF DEFT CLEAR LAQUER AT LOWS OR SOME PLACE AND DIP YOUR LURES A COUPLE TIMES AFTER PAINTING FOR A LONGER LIFE. ( POWDER PAINT IS BETTER )

WHAT SIZE ARE THE HICHICKERS LARGE OR MED.

THOSE HOOKS LOOK BIGGER THAN MINE AND SHORTER WHAT ARE THEY

don't wast your money

soak em overnight in laquer thinner that should remove the paint or at least make it easy to rub off. i powder painted some of mine, it worked pretty good.

I LIKE A 6' FOR SHORT ACCURATE CASTING LIKE IN THE RIVER. I LIKE A 6'6" FOR LAKES BOTH M H . I ALSO THINK HIGH DOLLAR RODS ARE OVER RATED. NOW THAT'S JUST MY OPINION LORD KNOWS I AM NO EXPERT.

IT AIN'T FAIR. CALIFOTNIA OTTA TO BE OFF LIMITS.

YOUR RIGHT, THE BED JUST KEEPS IT SOFT. I GUESS IT'S OK I JUST THINK SIFTING WORKS BETTER. SALT AND PEPPER SHAKER HOLES WOULD BE TO LARGE. I GOT SOME CLEAR PLASTIC CONTAINERS AT THE $ STORE YESTERDAY IT WON'T BE SO MESSY RECOVERING THE LEFT OVER PAINT NOW.

I USE CANS OF STERNO IT IS USED FOR HEATING FOOD WHEN CAMPING ( WALMART ) IT IS EASY FAST AND ONLY GETS TO ABOUT 300 I THINK IT IS AN ALCOHOL GEL AND IT WILL NOT SMOKE YOUR JIGS. I USE NEEDLE NOSE PLYERS TO HOLD FOR ABOUT 5 OR 10 SEC.

I CAN'T FIND A GOOD PRICE ON IT EATHER, I DON'T THINK IT GETS VERY LONG

WELL= YOU GET THE IDEA, A PHOTAGRAPHER AND A COMPUTER WIZZ I WILL NEVER BE. ( NOT MUCH OF A FISHERMEN EATHER )

ONE MORE TIME

AND AGAIN

HOPE THIS WORKS= THIS IS THE LITTLE TEA STRAINER I USED AND A COUPLE JIGS, I TAPED ONE SIDE OF THE STRAINER TO PUT THE POWDER IN, SOME POWDER LIKE RED IS SO THIN IT GOES RIGHT THROUGH.THE JIG COLORS I MIXED TO MATCHWHAT EVER I AM DOING AT THE TIME. I MIGHT HAVE TO DO ANOTHER PIC I DON'T KNOW IF THIS BIG ENOUGH.

IT'S LIKE A LITTLE BOWL MADE OF SCREEN. FOR STRAINING TEA. I GOT MINE AT AN OLD HARDWARE STORE. IT SEPERATES IN THE MIDDLE AND YOU PUT THE POWDER IN AND THEN TAP IT OVER A HOT JIG. THIS KEEPS THE PAINT FROM RUNNING WHEN YOU BAKE IT. LIKE I SAID A LITTLE MESSY BUT IT WORKS GOOD.