My DIY Projects and Great Adventures

I headed out to a place I like to fish. The lake is very shallow and very hot at 86 degrees.

Met an old friend at the ramp. In the dark it isn’t always easy to know who is who. We exchanged pleasantries and wished each other good luck, even if that man doesn’t need luck. He catches fish like crazy.

Headed out to begin my day.






The sky was gorgeous….of course. It always looks great.





Kimd of ominous…..that fireball rising up like that. I knew it was gonna be hot. No breezes today. Just hot Sun bearing down.




Long line trolling. I use my spider rig rod holders up front because my trolling motor can’t maintain a straight line and it is easier to sit and babysit it than unwind a mess of line when it goes nutz.

The fish were slow to warm up to my new jigs. A catfish was first to find them. About three pounds and coated in goo. I told him he was gross and pitched him back.

I had 1/32nd- 1/16th - 3/16th ounce size heads. One spinner blade one without in each size. The spinners were very popular so I switched to all bladed jigs. Couple of times it got hectic, but mostly it was single fish every so often. They fought good today. I noticed most{ were caught in the edge of the lips. Lost two fish total. I think I got these hook sizes just right.



I wanted to introduce you to my friend. He came along just in time to save me and lowered my heat level by a bunch. Like all good friends he eventually let me down, but I enjoyed his company while it lasted. Wish he would have come back actually.

Landed boat and at home set out to clean my take.



I pitched a dozen or more back for being too small. Cute little guys. They would look up at me with those big eyes…..”Let me go. In a little while a bigger fish is going to come by and you can eat him.” I think they imagine me to be an old troll. No sense in killing the little fish. Not much meat on them bones.

So my new jig design was a smashing success. I motored about at the break neck speed of 1.4 mph and the rod tips vibrated from the spinning blades. I even learned some things today about drop back distances. The wife worked so I had fish guts duty. yuck

I plan to go again on Saturday and repeat the performance. There is a storm brewing though so that may not occur. I am on vacation soon and hope to fish at least some. She has all these plans you see, and Well I am the man that takes her to those places, and smiles and says how fun everything is when I would really rather go fishing. We are staying at a pink hotel in St Petersburg. Oh joy !

Shaved my curly haired schnauzer when I was all done and as I was blowing away the curls wondered what kind of jig they would make. LOL

I’m sick I tell you. I love using my own creations to trick fish.

Covid having it’s way with folks in my area. Try to keep to yourself.