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I was looking at the sale items on Cabela's web site and came across this: http://www.cabelas.com/product/Home/Spring-Great-Outdoor-Days-Fishing|/pc/105625080/c/517858380/Cabelas-Sickle-Hook-SalmonSteelhead-Jig/1672764.uts It's obviously a Matzuo hook with the sickle bend and that teeny barb...

Got this in an email. It's not mentioned on the site. Discount is good through President's Day (the 17th). $5 off orders up to $50 - prez514 $10 off orders from $50 to $250 - prez1014 $25 off orders over $250 - prez2514 You get free shipping for orders over $100. Under $100 is $5, so if you...

I was putting reflective tape on my rods when I noticed one had grooves worn in the tip. This rod had Sufix Performance Braid on it. It wasn't an expensive rod, but it wasn't a low-end rod either and I've only had it two years. You would think most rods these days would have braid-proof guides...

Slides: 200 sinker/bobber slides for approx $10: http://www.ebay.com/itm/350963536699 Really top quality stuff. I pried one of the plastic bits apart to see how they were put together, and the eyelet of the crane swivel goes completely around the hole the line goes through. Not like the ones...

There's a lot of reflective tapes out there, but most of them are pretty stiff. It's really tough to get them to wrap around a rod and stay on. While I was looking at different types of tape I discovered these: As you can probably guess, they're intended for bicyclists to wrap their spokes. I...

Cabela's has the bronze sickle jig hooks on sale by the 100 pack. Better price than the bulk online dealers if you just need a few hooks. Sizes 6, 4, 1 - $2.88 Size 1/0 - $3.88 Size 3/0 - $4.88 Size 4/0 - $5.88...

After nearly stepping on a $200 rod in the dark, I decided to get some glow tape to wrap the tip and reel seat so I could see them while night fishing. After looking around at a bunch of reviews and doing a lot of research on glow time, brightness, flexibility and such I settled on this...

After taking my walleye head mold down to the local tackle shop, I found the 3/0 Gamakatsu 604 will fit the 3/8th and 1/2 ounce cavities with only minor modification. 4/0 will probably fit the 5/8 cavity, but they didn't have any for me to check. At $.37 to $.50 each even at the bulk vendors...

Got these 1/4 ounce heads in the material swap. There were a few days last year in early spring when the crappies weren't in but the smallmouth would attack a small jig under a bobber reeled in as slowly as possible. Hopefully these will fool a bass or two when the weather starts to warm up.

Anyone used one of these? Some guy on ebay is blowing out a bunch of them in a few different styles starting at $0.99 + $4.99 shipping. I picked up a 1/4 ounce banana head with weedguard thinking I'd use it for the few occasions I target smallmouth bass. It only has one socket, but I couldn't...

I want to try transparent candy colors over gold or copper vein PP, but I don't want to buy a full pound. I've got silver vein, but it's not very reflective so doesn't show up well as an undercoat. I have all kinds of feathers, rabbit and fox fur and other powder paint colors from Rosey's...

The best crappie and bass water nearby is a reservoir around 6,000 acres. It's formed by a dam built at the confluence of two rivers. Both rivers dump into wide, shallow basins before narrowing down into steep canyons and emptying into a large, deep main basin right behind the dam. The reservoir...

I like to use a lighted bobber while fishing from shore during the spring and summer. It's cooler, less crowded and heavily pressured fish are less wary and suspicious. I get the glow sticks in bulk at the beginning of the year, and this year I found a whopper of a deal on eBay...

I've been using the Navionics app for ages, but it's not a sonar so it can't give you real-time information on what's going on below. I was browsing around the Cabela's site and found this: http://vexilar.com/info/sonarphone-mobile-depth-sounder-app/ Basically, it's an app you install on...

Bought one for my pontoon. Would have put this in the hot deals section, but was afraid no one would see it in time. Sale lasts for a little over 3 hours, and once they're gone they're gone! http://www.amazon.com/Humminbird-Fishin-4-Inch-Waterproof-Fishfinder/dp/B0012BNKMG

you can do the same jig in a totally swapped color palette without planning on it. Usually I tie with rabbit or marabou, but I wanted some cold weather jigs for crappie and perch. These are 1/16th and have calf and duck in the tail.

I normally don't keep trout, but these were caught on (gasp) cut bait and managed to swallow the hook too badly to save. I was using a double hook rig, and the big one managed to swallow BOTH hooks. Big one is 22", small is 17". Got the catching and cleaning done, now just got to do the...

I purchased one of these to carry with me on my fishing trips: As the picture illustrates, it takes those little disposable propane bottles. According to the manual, it will eat through a bottle at around 2.5 hours on the low setting. Those little bottles run about $4 each around here, and I...

My parents got a new vehicle and passed their old Mazda B2300 to me. Only a 2WD 4 cyl, but plenty of room to haul my inflatable pontoon and assorted fishing stuff around. No more having to put a muddy cooler on the back seat of my Versa. A few minor things need fixing, but I'm looking forward to...

Squirrel and calf tail are both hard, slick hair. If you tie them in like marabou, you'll end up with a big that loses half its tail or comes apart after the first couple of fish. So tie them in like this: Presuming you're right handed, it helps if you grab the clump with your right hand and...