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Yes the Redman is back. The Trip to Iowa was a bust. Nothing went right long story short. Might be the next to the last trip to Iowa that I make. Then in Oklahoma my GPS gave out on me and this was about 20 miles from Toadfrog's. The good part of the trip is that I found the cheap gas in every...

NO Not Jig Craft. Just have to go back to Iowa to take care of my mother. She is now 85 and having trouble with her eyes. Old age is hard on people. I will be gone I hope not more than a week. My brother has been doing part of the work but it is time for the A-Team. So will try to make it a bit...

Well here it is a couple of days before Issac is to hit the area. I have been busy getting the generator ready. Making sure that every thing is tied down and won't blow away if the wind really picks up. Don't be Alarmed if I am off for a while as we live way out in the country and if the power...

Had about 100 1/16oz ball heads that I had poured in a size 4 hook. I painted 25 of them neon pink. I spent a day looking thur three sites trying to find a pattern that I liked that I didn't have. Had all the regular ones you all know them you have a box or two of them like me. Finally on...

As most of you have noticed I have been absent from the board for the last few weeks. I have been having to can produce from the garden. We have done good this year but of late the oppressive heat has the garden about burnt up. Will can the last of the tomatoes. This will be the last of the...

After getting all of Pope Benedict's luggage loaded into the limo, (and he doesn't travel light), the driver notices the Pope is still standing on the curb.'Excuse me, Your Holiness,' says the driver, 'Would you please take your seat so we can leave?' 'Well, to tell you the truth,' says the...

It started raining here in east Texas this morning at about 7:15 A. M. It continued to rain all day long. So sat down and just tied jigs all day long. Filled a box of jigs so that now I will not have to worry about tying any for when the bream start in. Last summer we could buy a rain shower...

Felt well enough today that I wanted to go fishing. Put in the boat with no problems went and put out 15 jug lines and then went to Crappie fishing. Some of the neighbors down the road were out there fishing and were not doing well at all no fish but told me last week they were doing real well...

Well the Redman is back. Figured that I had felt sorry of my self long enough. Last week let the dogs out and they went to barking. went out thinking that the coyotes were in the yard I ran out into the dark without the flash light. Long story short I fell over a big piece of split wood that one...

In going thur some of my old things trying to find a 1950's jigs to post up. Sorry haven't found it yet but I did come up with some of the first jigs that I tied for Walleyes to fish the Des Moines River at Humboldt. Iowa. These were made some where around 1962 or 1963 when I didn't know what I...

Shoemoo Traded me a partial guinea skin dyed green for some jig heads and something else which slips my feeble old mind. Any way I got to tying a came up with this. Am really liking these darter heads the more I work with them. The picture isn't that great turned out to dark for me but you can...

For some reason the power was out in our neck of the woods most of the day. No computers or TV. Listened to the battery powered radio and then about 5:30 P.M. the power came back on. We were warm because of the wood stove and by the gas stove we were able to cook dinner. I was even able to tie...

As most of you know I was a Walleye fisherman before I moved to Texas. I have described and told many of you of the jigs I used. Crappiejgr Quint and I have been talking about them for a while. I finally got around to making a set for him to tie from. They are tied on a 3/8 oz head with a...

Yesterday was cold in Deep East Texas. Didn't want to go out on the lake so stayed inside and Tied. Here are some that can off the vice. I did more of the ponys but figured that 3 of each was enough to look at. I did fill in some one and two in the jig boxes but wanted to do some new ones to...

Ok some of you will think that I have cheated a bit. Well I needed a pill head and didn't want to spend the time to produce the mold so here is what I did. First I pour some round heads then got out my old adjustable head crystal press from when I was a watchmaker. Set the press to where I...

My nephew Freddie has been staying with us over his Christmas Holiday break from school. Last summer he staid with us thur part of the summer and we did a lot of catfishing. This last week he has been bugging me about going fishing for catfish but I have been trying to get him to fish for...

For you enjoyment here are three molds and the heads that come out of them. This first picture is of a 1/24 oz. mold in both a #10 and a #8 sickle. This mold is about 30 years old and I have poured Thousands upon Thousands of jigs with it. The next on is. This next mold is a 1/10 oz...

Looking to trade some of my custom heads with sickle hooks for some Jig skirt heads. I have 1/24 and 1/32 oz. Can send pictures if you like. PM me!!! Redman

Ok Boys and Girls finally got around to doing pictures of my no cost Alcohol Lamp. Take a 4 oz. pimento jar and punch a small hole in the lid. Take a piece of COTTON Rope 4 inches should be enough stick it in the hole that you punched in the lid. Fill 1/4 full of 91 % medical alcohol wait till...

Okay Guys and Gals: It's early in the morning just let the dogs out and and am ready for a cup of coffee. I bet that just about all of you enjoy a good cup of coffee. I am going to go for a cup of Cajun Coffee this morning. For those of you not in the know it is a mix of Coffee and Chicory...