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06-29-2019, 01:30 PM
Thread: Painting...Ain't As Easy As It Looks
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So there is a tool for cleaning hook eyes. Never...
So there is a tool for cleaning hook eyes. Never knew there was such a tool. Then again, never needed it until now. Thanks.
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06-28-2019, 11:07 PM
Thread: Painting...Ain't As Easy As It Looks
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gaspumper, What is that? I don't think I have...
gaspumper, What is that? I don't think I have ever seen any nail clippers that look quite like that.
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06-27-2019, 06:24 PM
Thread: Painting...Ain't As Easy As It Looks
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Thanks for the link to the cure time and temps. ...
Thanks for the link to the cure time and temps. For the colors I'm using looks as though I stay around 350* for 15 - 20 minutes and it will work out. Also, glad you cleared up the temperature. ...
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06-27-2019, 01:23 PM
Thread: Painting...Ain't As Easy As It Looks
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Wow, thanks for all of the great info guys. From...
Wow, thanks for all of the great info guys. From the consensus it sounds like the two best things I could do is get a fluid bed and start holding the hook by the eye. These things I will be looking...
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06-26-2019, 11:17 PM
Thread: Painting...Ain't As Easy As It Looks
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Painting...Ain't As Easy As It Looks
I have been powder painting 1/16 and 1/8 oz jig heads for my very first time and its not quite as easy as it looks. Jamie at Simply Crappie fixed me up with some jigs and paint and I read a lot of...
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06-14-2019, 02:40 PM
Thread: Streamers and Jigs
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Didn’t think getting jig heads shipped to AK...
Didn’t think getting jig heads shipped to AK would be difficult but for some suppliers I suppose AK is a foreign country. Gave Jamie at Simply Crappie a call and he fixed me up with some 1/16 oz and...
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06-13-2019, 10:29 AM
Thread: Streamers and Jigs
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Thanks guys. 1/8 oz orange will certainly be...
Thanks guys. 1/8 oz orange will certainly be among my jig heads. I’ll order some of each 1/8 and 1/16 oz and use orange heads as a default color when tying. Glad I asked because I would have...
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06-12-2019, 12:44 PM
Thread: Streamers and Jigs
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For some reason my pic did not show up in my...
For some reason my pic did not show up in my first post. I'll give it another try here
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06-12-2019, 10:27 AM
Thread: Streamers and Jigs
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Streamers and Jigs
https://dl-mail.ymail.com/ws/download/mailboxes/@.id==VjN-S4w8lnJsMRJe75VZGWt-iHgfUrLsPuuY5kgeC5t0xzNEr76M219juUQX4fu3JFgApXSQPIt7834jXjyRXCwNNg/messages/@.id==AD02r-QB-h9OXQEXAAmBmIveMUw/content/part...
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06-06-2019, 01:04 PM
Thread: Relocating
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Wow...that's pretty crowded. Especially for...
Wow...that's pretty crowded. Especially for trolling. Moral to the story is to fish LOZ during the weekdays if it all possible.
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06-05-2019, 11:59 AM
Thread: Relocating
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Again many thanks. I was reading about Camp at...
Again many thanks. I was reading about Camp at Bucksaw. That sounds like a great time. Don't know if I'll have the move done before Camp next year, but I will certainly make it as soon as I can. ...
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06-04-2019, 07:58 PM
Thread: Relocating
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Thanks Guys! Glad to know we are picking a good...
Thanks Guys! Glad to know we are picking a good "Crappie" area. I had the feeling LOZ (Lake of the Ozarks) was more of a recreational lake than fishing. Glad to know it is good for Crappie as well...
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06-04-2019, 01:32 PM
Thread: Relocating
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Relocating
The wife and I just completed a whirlwind tour of southwestern Missouri and Northwestern Arkansas in search of where we need to open the next chapter of our lives. After twenty five years we have...
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03-09-2011, 12:40 PM
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Any 4 piece fly rod outfit is packable. A 9 foot...
Any 4 piece fly rod outfit is packable. A 9 foot 4 piece rod breaks down to about 30" in total length. I've seen many rod tubes holding 4 piece rods tied vertically to back packs. If you really...
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03-01-2011, 05:56 AM
Thread: Evil mother breaks our hearts.
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slabsrus, sorry to hear about all of this. I'm no...
slabsrus, sorry to hear about all of this. I'm no attorney but were I in your/your son's position I would go on the offensive. Providing that your son isn't the father, which needs to be proven...
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This isn't a used vise but it is an economical...
This isn't a used vise but it is an economical vise. I have two of these and do not consider them cheap...but rather a lot of vise for the money. They are a little more than what you quoted but one...
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02-28-2011, 11:39 PM
Thread: I am not having a good year
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Skip, sorry to hear all of that but I'm with you....
Skip, sorry to hear all of that but I'm with you. Got a pin in one shoulder and torn cartlidge in the other. My worst times are when the weather is changing. I can feel it before it starts. Wish...
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02-28-2011, 11:22 PM
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I am in no way associated with anyone in this...
I am in no way associated with anyone in this industry and certainly not Wal-Mart. This sounds exactly the same as I have heard several times from people who were in this industry. To each their own...
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02-25-2011, 09:51 PM
Thread: 70 MPH Snow Storm
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Its quite a different story being stuck in this...
Its quite a different story being stuck in this for 36 hours. I would much rather have paint to watch.
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02-25-2011, 01:29 PM
Thread: 70 MPH Snow Storm
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70 MPH Snow Storm
Ever seen a 70 MPH Snow Storm? I made these videos just this morning. The weather ain't so good up here right now.
YouTube - ‪Snow Storm 70 MPH - Alaska 25 Feb 2011‬‏
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02-25-2011, 10:43 AM
Thread: What are you using for Head Cement
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Thanks. Thats kinda what I was expecting. I'll...
Thanks. Thats kinda what I was expecting. I'll probably stick with Loon for now.
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02-25-2011, 09:59 AM
Thread: What are you using for Head Cement
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Haven't tied any jigs yet. For flies I like Loon...
Haven't tied any jigs yet. For flies I like Loon Water Base cement. Does the "Hard As Nails" build up on the threads and then dry as a heavy build up? One of the things I like about Loon, or any...
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02-24-2011, 11:30 PM
Thread: Bead head nymph
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A BH Nymph is indeed a very good fly for lots of...
A BH Nymph is indeed a very good fly for lots of fish and I certainly don't want to persuade you from tying it. However, if this is your first fly I usually recommend a #6 Olive, Black, or Purple...
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02-24-2011, 11:08 PM
Thread: Peacock Herl, and Pheasant tail?
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I do as much with my local fly shops as possible....
I do as much with my local fly shops as possible. Up to and including them ordering things for me. However, there are the things that I just can't get locally. The herl and feathers you are...
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02-22-2011, 08:06 AM
Thread: New Stuff THANKS!
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New Stuff THANKS!
Thanks Guys!! I've only been around here for three days but reading and conversing with you guys has gotten me at my trusty Griffin Odyssey Spider tying these. Haven't got any of them wet yet but I...
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02-21-2011, 11:26 PM
Thread: 6 wt flyrod
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In the fly fishing world a 6 wt fly rod is what a...
In the fly fishing world a 6 wt fly rod is what a lot of people get for trout. It might be a bit over kill for Crappie. I wouldn't think twice about bass fishing with a 6 wt rod. If you are buying...
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02-21-2011, 08:49 AM
Thread: strangest request on CDC
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I'll put one on the mail today. Should have the...
I'll put one on the mail today. Should have the Deadhorse, AK postmark on it when you get it.
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02-21-2011, 12:04 AM
Thread: Fly Fishing, Fact or Fiction
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Poll: I'm new around here and haven't caught a warm...
I'm new around here and haven't caught a warm water fish on a fly rod...YET! However, I am not new to fly fishing. The single best thing anyone can do to learn to fly fish is GO DO IT. Read as...
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02-19-2011, 11:37 PM
Thread: strung hackle ?
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No real picture of the purple but I have always...
No real picture of the purple but I have always been happy with Hareline and Wapsi products. This is my "go to" supplier when I can't find something.
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02-18-2011, 12:01 AM
Thread: Welcome DanAKAL
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Many thanks for the warm welcomes. I may be the...
Many thanks for the warm welcomes. I may be the only Crappie and Bass fisherman that lives in Alaska. Oh...it has something to do with making several trips to my native Alabama every year. As if I...
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Very nice. Thanks for sharing the memories
Vintage crappie pics