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Hi guys,

I've been gone for quite a while because life got in the way of fishing. But I'm re-visiting because I need your advice, ideas and help.

Two days ago our lake experienced a very...

It think crappie.com members can help you get the big-time sponsors:

The big (i.e. non-fishing industry) sponsors need to be sold on the demographics. We could do custom surveys* such as vehicle...

Good job. Oklahoma should give out frying pans in the shape of the state instead of a plaque.

The Midwest has had some pretty violent weather move through it in the last 24 hours. That might have something to do with it. It will be interesting to see what happens when the next high settles...

I'm not as far north as you (northern IL) but our water temp is still around 55-57. I hope our next warm spell sticks around for a while and gets us into the low-60s. I've been catching bass and...

Barometric pressure has been mentioned on crappie.com a couple of times. The following article on weather.com has good information about the whys and wherefores about the effect barometric pressure...

Neat idea. You must be getting a good price on those elbows!

Palomar is my go-to knot. I like how easy it is to tie and the double loop it puts in the hook eye. Sometimes I tie it as a double palomar, although I'm not sure how much stronger that is.

Nice ties!

I feel the same way about tying jigs...especially considering that I usually lose about 10 jigs per year...and I'm tying about my 100th jig. It's just fun and peaceful; like playing...

Great paint jobs and nice color combinations. Love the zipper pulls.

Very nice. That's some long chenille!

I've got a package of the flash yellow jacket used. Spirit River (manufacturer) calls it Crystal Splash. This photo shows the chartreuse version:

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Nice tie. I've never used all white, but...

I thought the same thing, so I opened it up and found all the lubrication in good shape. Main gear mesh was good; handle shaft bearings spun very freely. The only thing left I could think of was...

Sorry to hear about that. It seems the quality control at Pflueger needs some improvement. Two weeks ago I bought a Trion GX and returned it because the retrieve was very stiff. You know how you can...

You might try posting this on the Illinois forum for better success.

My HB 160 PirhanaMax came with a transducer mounted on a suction cup. At first I was leary about how well the suction cup would hold, but after a season's worth of experience I'm confident that it...

Hey, at that price I'll take two!

Of my existing rigs? The Pflueger President 2000-series, 6'6" Pflueger medium light rod, 6# Vicious Hi-Vis line and one of my hand-tied jigs or BG 2" shad in electric chicken. It works for just about...

The bottom of your lake is made of swiss cheese.

I've got a few of the Tite-Lok holders with Tite-Lok C-clamps. I think their big advantage is how adjustable they are; and that they adjust quickly. On my home lake I use publicly available jon boats...

Does a spincast reel use the same rod/reel-seat that a baitcaster uses?

If so, I've been pretty happy with the BPS Microlite in 6' medium light. For vertical jigging you might want a Light...

Nice catch!

Of course, that's after the Caesar salad and French Onion soup.

Finish with a light desert and coffee.

I just never know what to tip on the water. Is the standard 15% enough? Or should it be...

Okay, I'm new to fishing...but don't jigs usually get wet?

I thought the color was mixed in the plastic, not just on the surface. Seems like it would more likely be sun/heat/etc.

Should be very popular with the females :-)

I like the way you're able to fan the tails. Is that marabou or something else?

I don't have a lot of buying experience but I've been very happy with LABaits Jigheads « LaBaits.com He has good photos of each jig head on the website so you've got a good idea of what you're...

I use a little drop of superglue to hold the eye in place. It's easy to do on my jigs because they have a eye "indentation". I think it's called an aspirin pill style head.

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The adhesive...

Trail mix made from Quaker Oat Squares (like mini shredded wheat, except it's oats), dried date and apricot chunks, dried banana slices, cashews. To make sure I'm getting all my vitamins and minerals...

Looks like you've got it down pretty well!

They look great to me...but more importantly, the fish liked them.