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We had a good cold streak that added a nice 8" to 10" of ice on my local lakes. Been doing good with panfish and will put some fish pics up on the bragging board here soon. Unfortunately, we are on a warm spell and bringing the ice season to an end pretty soon. A panfish ice tournament popped...

 ! GOAL REACHED ! $150.00 Raised  /  $150.00 Goal Hey all!  As most of you know, i have debated on what to do with the site looking forward.  The posting has sure slowed down and i don't have an answer for why.  I still do tie my own jigs and flies, but maybe not as much variety as i did at one...

Another warm winter here in Ohio with temps barely below freezing. Booked a hotel over the long New Years weekend and made the 5 hour drive North to Cadillac, MI. Fished Friday afternoon,, Saturday,, Sunday and Monday morning. They had enough ice to get out on, but not near as much as a normal...

Hey all - as we are all sitting on our hands waiting for the country to decide if we elected a lying moron or if we elected a lying jack a$$......... just wanted to remind everyone that once March roles around for 2021, unfortunately this site will be going lights out.  With zero activity on the...

I've been down in the dungeon painting a few times in the last week or so. Not much going on at work with the pandemic shut-down so have a little extra time on my hands. Been doing a LOT of fishing and some painting in the evenings. These are dipped in a base color and then dipped or tapped for...

Well, since I am part owner of a small retail and print shop that mainly works with schools..... I've had a lot of time on my hands with the current Covid shutdown of schools and pretty much all retail biz. Only working a couple days a week to keep up with the slow days and been fishing on off...

Wow, did I ever stumble on to a honey hole! Last couple years I was getting a few walleye here and there at an upground reservoir 20 minutes from my house. Fishing pressure really ticked up in the last 2 years though and pretty much all the fish over 15" or so have disappeared. On a whim...

Had spinnerbaits (and walleye) on my mind and tied these 2 thinking of adding a safety pin on style spinner like in the pic. I swapped out the spinner on this one for a gold deep cup Colorado spinner. Never really used this style for walleye but plan on tossing these in my box to give them a...

Did some painting last week and tied up a new mixed media walleye jig. Honestly have not tied anything in a while. This was a 1/8th head with a heavy hook intended for some walleye. A couple long zonker strips out the back, then cotton batting to bulk it up, finally adding some colorful craft...

Been getting out on my lunch breaks again.  Sure missed doing that the last few years.  Also, a dam was demolished between my work and Lake Erie, so now the walleye can run the entire river all the way to me during the spawn that is going on right now.  Been using twister grubs instead of hair...

Ate an early dinner and went over to a local upground reservoir close to home to try and catch a mixed bag. Put 2 dozen fillets in the freezer tonight. :) Started with a small feather ice jig and waxworm combo pegged 2 foot below my float. I could see the the gills sitting up high in the water...

All of these anf a bunch are going to a young man who gave me 2 deer tails to de-bone and cure out. Some nice tail material so going to pay him back with a pile of finished multi species jigs. Small 1/16 and 1/32 weights..... These are all 1/8... Last is a 3/16. Have a...

Not necessarily 'jigs' but i fish them pretty much the same vertical style through the ice or below my kayak in summer.  Can also use them pegged under a float just as easily.  These are all small lightweight spoons that i added solder to the back of to add some extra weight and then i powder...

We have had some odd ball weather this winter..... Going from 50's to mid 30's has not let any ice form except for quick melting skims.  Sunday was a beautiful day with low 40 temps, no wind and lots of sunshine.  Decided to get out to my small hometown reservoir and give it a shot.  Tried using...

Have those night time walleye on the brain lately. Been a slow start fishing so at home tying tonight. Will be at the high school football game (1st game of playoffs) on Friday night, but Saturday night is open to fish. Whipped up a couple tonight. Both measure over 4" and are tied full to give...

It is walleye night fishing season here so those glowing eye balls are on my brain. Tied up a couple new jig spins for next time I get out. Have a variety of head shapes and sizes from 1/16 to 3/16 oz. All tied with added #6 trebles on 12lb line for stingers and swipe bites. Hopefully get back...

Grilling up some simple marinated steaks for steak salad. Good mix of hickory coals, mesquite and basic Kingspord coals.... and some Foothills Brewing Co. Pilsner.  Can't wait for the final product.  

Got a bit of round about inspiration from a recent post here and decided to create some nymph jigs.  I know darn well they catch bluegill and crappie around  here so fixed a few up in various sizes.  Think i have here 1/64, 1/32, & 1/16. These are all lead free mixed media alloy, so just a hair...

Got a bit of round about inspiration from a recent post here and decided to create some nymph jigs.  I know darn well they catch bluegill and crappie around  here so fixed a few up in various sizes.  Think i have here 1/64, 1/32, & 1/16. These are all lead free mixed media alloy, so just a hair...

Playing with different profiles tonight out of necessity. Out of my good long fiber black craft fur and wanted to make some walleye jigs to try out tomorrow (actually tonight, Thursday night) night. Watched a guy with some youtube videos talk about liking to use bright head colors with dark...