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    Clear Water Crappie Jig Patterns

    Our end of the lake is fed by clear mountain streams and there are times when the water is VERY clear. The banks are mostly red mud with some sandy banks scattered around. It's also pretty rocky in...
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    Thanks guys! I knew someone here would know. I...

    Thanks guys! I knew someone here would know. I spent my life tying fishing flies for Bream, but I'm fairly new to jig tying. So, I'm trying to learn the ropes.

    GF
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    Sadie Thompson Chenille

    Hey Guys, I picked up some Sadie Thompson Chenille the other day on a whim. So, would anyone like to suggest a pattern that uses Sadie Thompson chenille?

    Thanks

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    So Pink/White would be Pink chenille and a White...

    So Pink/White would be Pink chenille and a White tail?
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    Reading Jig Pattern Instructions

    If I ask someone to send me their best recipe for a Pink jig, for instance, and he replies “Pink/White” what does that mean? Is he saying a pink tail and a white chenille body, or what?
    What About...
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    We have tried the docks all the way to the...

    We have tried the docks all the way to the bridge. Thanks for the tip about the rip rap. Aren’t the swallows nesting under the bridge fun to watch in the Summer? I think they must be Barn Swallows....
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    Where Do Crappie Go In Muddy Water???

    This Winter, since New Years has, been pretty rainy in Upstate SC. Lake Hartwell is a clear water mountain lake on the SC/Ga border. From our house in SC, we can look across the neighbor’s yard and...
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    Where Do Crappie Go In Muddy Water???

    This Winter, since New Years has, been pretty rainy in Upstate SC. Lake Hartwell is a clear water mountain lake on the SC/Ga border. From our house in SC, we can look across the neighbor’s yard and...
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    REALLY Slow On This Part Of Hartwell

    With the Winter drawdown and then all the rain since Christmas, the west side of Upper Lake Hartwell has been REALLY tough. We have had a half dozen trips in a row without getting even 1 hit. Do any...
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    My Situation

    Situation



    Thought I would bring you up to date. I haven't been around for a while until last week, but there's a reason for that. Last Thanksgiving I was hospitalized with atypical pneumonia...
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    My Situation

    Thought I would bring you up to date. I haven't been around for a while until last week, but there's a reason for that. Last Thanksgiving I was hospitalized with atypical pneumonia (not the usual...
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    Working With Acetone

    What did I need to know about working with acetone? I want to remove some paint from some jig heads. I have some small brushes to work with. If I put the acetone in a small plastic cup, will it melt...
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    Going to be using June Bug powder paint

    Going to be using June Bug powder paint
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    Jig Painting Question

    Suppose I have several jigs painted various colors; orange, blue, chartreuse, etc. They are all just basic paint, nothing fancy. But also suppose that I need some Purple jig heads. Can I just heat...
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    Ive thought about it, but that’s all. I would...

    Ive thought about it, but that’s all. I would need to tie up some jigs but haven’t had time. Next major project is almost finished and the forecast for tomorrow is for lots of rain, so maybe...
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    Tough Going All This Summer

    This time of year, we are usually fishing brush piles, but this year is different. The fish seem very scattered and hold in about 15 to 20 feet of water, suspended. We have tried fishing down to them...
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    Hopefully someone who knows a lot more than me...

    Hopefully someone who knows a lot more than me will chime in and give you a better answer on line size than me. I am using 9 lb braid but that’s because someone else suggested it to me. Our lake has...
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    Livin The Dream

    Just watched a Mike Baker video where he was using some plastic bodies made by Livin The Dream, but all I have found so far is a Facebook page. Does anyone knock how I can see their ordering...
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    Flicker Shad 7 is another crank bait you might...

    Flicker Shad 7 is another crank bait you might want to try. I’ve had some luck trolling them this Summer.
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    Purple And Chartreuse

    I have heard several times this past weekend about the effectiveness of a crappie jig that has a purple head, purple body and chartreuse tail. I’ve never fished one but I’m seriously thinking about...
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    Low Water, S-L-O-W Fishing!

    Our lake level is down about 6 feet from full pond and the water temperature is around 66F. The fishing has been TERRIBLY slow for weeks. We can find a few fish from time to time, but getting them to...
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    Need Some Suggestions

    I've been advised by someone I really trust that I need to use more natural colors such as pink, silver, brown, green, orange, etc in the jigs I tie. He is suggesting crustaceans and larvae colors....
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    Thanks, Takeum. Let me be sure about this. Do you...

    Thanks, Takeum. Let me be sure about this. Do you bake after the disco silver, then reheat, dip in candy and bake a second time? Or do you do both dips and then bake once?
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    I would love for someone with the “know how” to...

    I would love for someone with the “know how” to do it. I wouldn’t have a clue about how to do it.
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    Jig Database

    Have you guys ever thought about developing here a database of your best crappie jigs with pictures and a material list? If there is one out there somewhere, please let me know where to find it. I...
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    Two Step Paint

    I have been told that some Pro Tec Powder Paints are supposed to be used in a 2-step process. But there seems to be a couple of ways of doing that. One for certain kinds of paint and the other...
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    I enjoyed the videos and learned some things, but it’s not the video I’m looking for, and I don’t think it’s the same guy either. In the video I’m looking for, the camera is off to the guy’s left...
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    I enjoyed the videos and learned some things, but it’s not the video I’m looking for, and I don’t think it’s the same guy either. In the video I’m looking for, the camera is off to the guy’s left...
  29. Looking For A YouTube Video. Help, Anyone?

    I've been looking for a Youtube video that I watched probably 2 or 3 years ago, and now I can't find it. I remember that the guy was sort of disabled in some way and no longer able to fish, but he...
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    Thanks, Micanopy, for your reply. Is it more...

    Thanks, Micanopy, for your reply. Is it more important to have the entire jig UV, or is it enough to just try to include one material that is UV? For instance, I found in my materials yesterday some...
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