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I have been using plastics for most of my many decades of fishing freshwater lakes and rivers. Bought lures did well for the first 50 years and then by accident I found a way to use the bodies and tails of all the crap I've stored to make new shapes and actions using a candle to melt the ends and a ...

Spent a few hours on the South Platte River in Colorado. Monday, Elevenmile Canyon. 64 and sunny in the afternoon.

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There were trout rising here and there, but I don't use a fly rod where someone might see me. So I was chucking my homemade spinners and got two small 'bows ...

Saturday I was using a sorta leftover goofed-up lure. Was supposed to be two tone green/chartreuse, but the green layer came out too thick and not opaque...hard to see the 3D eyes glaring through.

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Apparently this fish didn't mind.

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Was ...

We allll can drop shot a senko but I got to admit that catching bass off your own creation or modification just feels that much better.

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Yeah, since I have an unlimited supply of replacement tubes, I tear 'em off and rinse the leadhead carefully...and let it dry before installing new tube bodies.

go poking around on the fat guys fishing website.

They have a crapload of available molds for injecting plastic and pouring lead. A crapload.

So there was a particular type of mold I wanted....couldn't find it, but emailed 'em to see if they had something like blah blah blah....

Nope.

Good ...

Managed to get out for a couple hours on the creek.
Previously, the new tiny fluke thing was getting whacked pretty consistently just flylining it.
Figured I would stick to dropshotting it this time out.
I mean, it looks like a shrimp or a bug or something anyway...

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All the cool kids are making coreshot swimbaits. $pecial molds with rods that leave a hollow center down the length of a clear or opaque bait. Pull out the rod, Trim the ends of the lure , load it back in the mold and shoot a dark bloodline.
The not-so-cool kids on youtube are fabbing up their own ...

Not quite ready for bed? Fire up the microwave and make a few baits. Or a few dozen.

This was made by...doesn't matter. Wish i could reproduce this happy accident..
Pink, silver, chartreuse trout worms about half melted in the mold, then shot through with clear plastisol.

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"I love it when a plan comes together!" - Sitting Bull

So Fat Guys Fishing has a mold for a lure that's very close in shape to a couple of my favorite soft jerkbaits...but with a long flat tail. Of COURSE I bought it...my VISA card isn't maxed out yet. Yet.

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stolen content....but....maybe a swivel in between?

Nothing like a cool, crisp autumn evening, with the smell of plastisol in the air....

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Made a little rack to hang fresh baits. Laying 'em out flat to cure takes too long...and if the tails are folded up, they can break. Hanging prevents that issue.

They're not ...

Contact me and I will take you out on a boat on the bay for a spotted bass smackdown. You will catch plenty of fish.

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Very nice, slick website, good prices, haven't been able to find any complaints about this site, so I ordered a fly reel from it. After a couple of weeks, there was no update on the order, but the payment posted on the day of the order. Each time I checked the order number on the website, I got a ...

Trying to start the New Year off with a pretty darn fair deal......

DOBYNS 705C SIERRA SERIES CASTING ROD (SOLD)

Still available
DOBYNS SA 684C SIERRA SERIES CASTING ROD
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Retail price at Dobyns or Tackle Warehouse ...

you need another set of shelves for your garage.......

Danforth anchor with 10 ft galvanized rode. Cleaning out the garage and I just don't need it anymore.

Caldwell "Zero-Max" Shooting Rest. Barely used. (Later invested in quality bi-pod and squeeze bag, so no longer needed).

There was so much good info there


Some guys turned it into a political debate platform, attacking others and such. I guess that was the main reason why the whole board was deleted by the owner.


Most of us are glad about the new platform & rules of no politics & religion. Suggest you ...

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Out with the old, in with the new. Good to see ya’s

You posted a very good article on fishing SD Bay on the old site, I even saved it. Would be good to see articles like that posted here. The old site had a lot of useful information for people just getting started fishing in the ...