Recent content by Squeakyboatcaptain

It's been quite a while, since I have posted on here.. Kind of gave up on the tying for a while, except the few I needed to fish with. Things got a little rough at work over the last year, and lost some time... So I decided to open up shop legally and sell some jig heads. It was a little slow...

Don't know how many of you guys use Lowrance electronics on your boats... but if you use HDS units... the Lowrance Point-1 GPS antenna is the Bomb!! It has stabilized my charting screen-even at very low speeds, and the electonic compass will always show the bow of your boat pointing in the...

I haven't tied too much in the last few months.... been doing a lot of jig dunking with my collection :reeling:!! I just finished up some for a swap on another site... and thought I'd share them with y'all. I used up the last of my RonDon fish heads.... I had 10 left :( with the #4 hook...

All you paint gurus out there... How do you paint the heads on Buzz baits and big spinnerbaits?? Heat and tap on paint?? They are too bulky to dip I would think.. Or you would need to have a cup for the fluid bed with notches or slots to slide the bait down to reach the paint??? All my crappie...

I had posted a link for scraps of fur that I had found..... Well, I just got home from offshore late last night... and my order had arrived!! I figured for 10.00 a pound... I would order 2 pounds and see what I got.... well boy was I surprised!! There were 6 almost complete fox tails of...

I just ordered a pound of scrap fur from this site for 10.00$ Just gonna be scraps, but....looked like a deal. http://www.glacierwear.com/assorted-fur-pieces-trimmings-scraps.html I'll let y'all know what it looks like when it comes in... but for 10 bucks....gonna get something out of it for sure!

It has been an extremely trying week for me, and I havent had a chance to sit down at my desk and do any tying. First... drive troubles on the ship, at 2 am...which made for a Port call for repairs...which meant coming in with one prop....Yes at 2 am.. Then get repaired, only for the electronic...

Quint (Crappiejgr) asked me to pour him up some more teardrop heads, unfortunately he asked me on the day I was leaving to come to work...So I won't be able to pour them until I get back home. In the meantime he sent a load of goodies to my house for trade.... I poured a mess of them up for him...

Pearl Belly bunny tail Midnight BAM!! Melon head 20 days til crew change.... I may not need to tie a whole bunch after this hitch... I will have a bunch to keep me busy for a while! lol

plateboater asked me how much stuff I bring out with me for a 30 day hitch... Here it is... My work station... And it all fits into this... And the view from the bridge wing....nicest day I have seen in a while...The Gulf is like a big mill pond today!

I have been trying to knock out at least 10 jigs a day... to finish up all my painted heads before I go home... Not a bad goal.... when there is not much to do out here if you aren't working.. Blue backed minnow Crawdaddy Pinky Fire tiger Bunny Wet fire tiger bunny.....just had to see...

Knocked of at 6 and tied a few up before crashing for the evening... Strawberry Shortcake (named by my daughter) 1/8 ounce Ron Don minnow head on #2 Matzuo Black nickel - 4mm silver eyes Paint: Base-Transluscent gold Top-Ruby slipper Bottom-Pink pearl body: Red new age chenille Tail: Red...

Tied up a few Ultra Minnows today as well..... 1/8 Ultra Minnow head with 5mm eyes Paint: Base Coat-Translucent Gold Top-Orange Bottom-Custom Yellow w/glitter Tail: 1 Orange and 1 yellow hackle,Tiger Barred Rabbit, Red Flashabou This is one of my favorite styles of jigs....and has been a...

I just got back to the ship this morning.... and unpacked my gear. We should be sitting alongside the dock for a few days.... so I decided there was no time like the present to get warmed up... These are what I came up with for the first set... I used a 1/8 ounce ball head with recessed eyes...

I have been painting and putting eyes on jigs for a few days now.... I am getting ready to head out the door for New Orleans in the morning... going to spend a few days with family, then back out to the ship next Tuesday/Wednesday... These ought to keep me busy in my time off while I am out this...