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Simply because I like new lures, I bought myself the so-called jigging spoon mold. I took the first one down to the jetty, dipped it in to see the action and with the 3rd lift I hooked the first legal sized brown I´ve seen since spring. Coincidential but impressive! Anyone uses this mold? I like...

I lack the killer instict to target C&R species, but VMC team angler Nils is an avid asp angler. I joined him on a trip yesterday. You can think of asp as piscivorous asian carp - they are not even that bad eating but terrribly boney, nothing you want in your fridge as long as you have some...

Hi, I failed to hold back a few hundred of these hooks for my private stash when I switched to VMC. Now a friend starts whining about the flounder jigs (usd wobble jig) working far better with them. They indeed do a great job in holding a good portion of a lug worm and hook small mouthed plaice...

This year I couldn`t wait and opened the season (June 1th) at 0:00h. Those are cm. ;)  Got another one that was a bit smaller. Nice opening. Things will get more hairy later into the summer when the fry overwhelmes the fish so I make the most out of June.  

Its unusually cold over here, with another cold front of frost and snow predicted for the weekend. Was lucky to get a sea-run rainbow (escapee) yesterday which is a nice silvery fish if given enough time in the salt. It was jumping all over the place on light tackle, nice! Lot of tail-nibbling...

I was reminded today that Barlow`s housebrand expoxy based powder paint is a bit cloggy. I made a new batch of my sage sandeel back mix which is based on clear epoxy and wondered why it looked so awfull. Then it ocurred to me that I used the Barlows stuff instead of Pro Tec. Good news is that a...

I keep getting requests from customers who got aquainted with hairjigs in central america so I spend some quality time on the matter. It started with Tarpon Jigs, the guy was very specific about decent hooks. The peacock jigs start selling well so I finally moded a 3/4oz mold for 6/0...

I saw an interesting idea in another forum where a guy stuffed blades into stand-up jig mold regardless the flash  and made what he called a goby blade. Since my new magic minnow mold and blades had arrived and I bore easyly over christmas, I went to the workshop for a little blade session. I...

Hi, I`m still looking for some spoon blanks to dress with shell veneer. Just got some excellent samples from a small finish company but unfortunately couldn`t agree on a reasonable price. Ideally around 3-4", smooth, brass or similar non-corrosive and effective on brown trout. I once bought...

Hi, I`m considering buying this mold. Mostly out of curiosity. No intention to get into the generic medium size blade bait business but this large sizes might complement the Do-It Shad Bait vibrating lures I use in salt water. Anybody has any experience ont the lure? I would mostly be...

Hi, in the wake of those peacock jigs, I am enjoying rising request for tropical stuff from travellers. Now a customer asked for tarpon jigs. Its a simple tie but from what I´ve heard they are not easy to hook to say the least. The guy referred to "Owner saltwater xxx strong roundhead" hooks...

Spend las week visiting Finnish friends I met back in 99 when I was on x-change. Always a good place for :cheers:  and :fishing: . Anyway, the homeland of Lauri Rapala has a living tradition of minnows that catch old, seen-it-all- lake run brown trout even when trolled at moderate speed of a...

The freshwater version of the slip jig has proven extremely successfull, both financially and fishing-wise. After being desplayed in a nation wide published article, I could barely keep up with production. One returning customer I spoke to on the phone said that due to the cormorant pest in his...

I´m late doing my taxes, which means homeoffice, which means being online alot, which means reading fishing stuff... long story short, I got interested in the spinnerbait topic. Later in the shop I found some 6/0 Gami long shank fly hooks and a 3/4 oz ultra minnow mold that I once altered into a...

After intensive brainpicking with Jigger John, field testing of overly long 20"wig- and rabbit jigs and a close look at Jensen Jig`s Pike Enthraller I´ve now decided on a commercial pike jig design. Most folks here think bottom bouncing when they hear "jig", so I started off with a very light...

The east european "cheburashka" interchangeable sinker system has  already been introduced here. I have managed to find a supplier for the wire forms. Now I found a mold that makes for a neat head: The poison tail has an appealing apearance and doesn´t roll into boulder cracks like the ball...

traded some custom jigs for steel plating work on my kayak. Was a good deal, the guy and his 2 friends tested them extensively on a 5 day fishing trip to northern norway. 16oz spire point jig with 12/0 big game hook, 8" sea witch skirting material. The STW 155 wire insert was oviously too weak...

I bought a couple of steel flashers suitable for trolling flies, but on the kayak I use buoyant divers, namely jet diver and crank bait blanks, that won´t carry the weigth of a steel flasher and hold it out of harm way when I stop over shallow water. I bought some clear plastic and knockend one...

Searun browns are usually silvery as salmon, very mobile and aggressive. Some of them however are just as solitary, brown and territorial as their fresh water cousins. Living/surviving in a hard pressed urban environment has had them learn every lure in the book. I notice that one`s around when...

There is a long tradition in making shell trolling spoons for brown trout and char in alpine montain lakes, but since they are very expensive and follow the natural structure of the shell, each one is an indiuvidual with its own speed and hard to fish in a larger spread which makes them not very...