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Who doesn't get irritated when a soft plastic lure slides down the jig hook? This solution puts an end to that....and no, fish could care less. Spoon Minnow with wire in place: another example

Heat the ends slightly: hold together for a few seconds I use a battery-powered solder gun to smooth the seam to strengthen it or sometimes roll the seam over the flame until it melts slightly. Without doing it, the parts will separate after a few fish. A hybrid...

Last summer I discovered a shape that blew me away: curly tail grub minus the tail !!! A large pickerel attacked the lure at the boat, ripping off the curl tail. Being the curious bloke you all know and love, I figured: why not cast what's left and see what happens? Turns out It opened another...

The winter in N,Y, has been the warmest on record. The ice has never been thicker than 4" and mostly thin black ice. In Feb. the air temperature reached near 60 degrees on some days and any snowfall melted quickly. Rain amounts have been amazing which would have been a real snow problem if the...

Forget I mentioned it. Not the first time.

I've caught fish on all types of lures and concluded decades ago that most lures ever made fall into the definition of creature: anything created, whether animate or inanimate. Of course, anglers animate objects that fish strike causing fish to react aggressively, so, reaction-innovations seem...

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What's needed: 1. Metal serving spoon 2. hot plastic 275 degrees (microwave/ Pyrex cup) 3. razor blade 4. glassy surface like a floor tile or mirror* Heat the plastic Dip the spoon into it leaving a thin sheet of plastic Let it cool Lay the sheet on a glassy surface Using the blade, press down...

Today was amazing just like yesterday. 144 fish in 2 days caught on lures tested and retested - many that anyone can make. The beauty of the ball head jig is the number of soft plastics that can be rigged and the overall versatility whether in heavy cover, shallow or deep water. One design blew...

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I've posted large numbers caught in a single outing and there is a reason: schools of fish either of the same species or mixed, hit my lures one after another nonstop. It has been stated in different posts that fish get tired of a lure - the reason for changing. Fortunately this isn't true...

We've had drought conditions for over 3 months and it affected various patterns I can count on in spring. Drenching rains in the last week have caused local waters to rise 3/4 of a foot and with it, placement of fish in areas far easier to fish jigs than before it rained. Two patterns are in...

Having done the bass tournament thing for years and used larger lures of all types to catch bass, I have no doubt I could still cast the different types and catch bass - but only bass. Of course, river smallies slammed Mr Twister curl tails in my local smallie river, but so did other lures. Back...

I fished weeds mostly early on with few fish caught. Not wanting to give up, I went north to the opposite end of the lake to a rocky area devoid of weeds. Earlier at the opposite end, another rock point produced some pan fish so I figured why not a flat in shallow water 3' or less? Sure enough...

Warning: the following is a loonng read. I just can't help myself. I got to modify baits weekly especially when the weather keeps me indoors. Retired, I can only fish some of the year - no more ice fishing for me - and must stay in touch with anything fishing related. (No TV shows thank you.)...

Humans are attracted to, ignore, avoid and in some extreme cases - attack things, either by choice or involuntarily. (A few members on other forums make me want to attack them verbally with their sarcasm, but in most cases I resist the urge.) Fish are simple beings that are in the same boat (pun...

Like all of you, I got tired of tearing up my solft plastic lures whether on jigs or when using skirted jig trailers and came up with this idea 10 years ago. It's basically a wire clip that holds plastics in place and allows them to be used over and over even after catching 20 fish. I call it a...

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Granted, it's in my DNA to sit by the tube with candle lit, waiting for a light bulb to go on indicating which soft plastic parts to join, but once those lures do well, what then? Do they just get stored for future use; how many are taken on average and actually used; how many sit in the box and...

This post is in memory of jiggerjohn - a fellow fishing fanatic that was of the same opinion why fish strike lures. This is only one man's opinion so please don't shoot the writer. Plus I don't expect any replies considering the reasons we believe certain lures catch fish vary based on the...