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  3. Clouser Leader Kit- Any Interest?

    in BassBuggers

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    5 hours ago, Jim Wright said:

    Good stuff. I’ve been having issues with blood knots of late. For me it’s failing eyes. I’m going to have to expand my knot repertoire. 

    That sounds like an awful condition for you Mark. I hope you can find some relief for it. 

    Thanks.

    I made a tool like this

    https://www.hookandbullet.com/gear/fly-fishing-leaders-tippets/frog-hair-blood-knot-tool/

    It makes the whole thing a  lot neater and wearier.  But overall I think that 40-30lb connection and the next one is way too big.

    I am going to experiment with this stuff and a smaller knot.

    https://www.amazon.com/Loon-Outdoors-UV-Knot-Sense/dp/B01EONA0R6

    It's like 30lb test- how freaking strong a knot do you really need!!??

     

     

  4. Clouser Leader Kit- Any Interest?

    in BassBuggers

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    I tied a few, before running into a problem with my left hand.  I have been noodling around with a  guitar which is what I think caused it.  Actually had my hand "lock up" tying blood knots, specifically that muscle controls your pinky abductor digiti minimus.  This goes back a couple months and it's still bugging me.  My hand actually starts pulsing where you can see the muscle spasming like an alien is going to spring out..  That happens out of the blue.  It pretty freaky.

    I don't find the blood knot tough, especially with a jig I made.   I think it's hard to get the spacing right.  I casted one I made and it laid out a bug just fine.  The first knot is gigantic, I can guarantee it would be a nightmare in the Kank in floating weeds, but again anything is.

    I think I am going to try the Rob suggestion.

     

  12. Streaming

    in Open Discussion

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    I was alluding more to (my own presumption) that they have parents that are loaded $$$.  Nothing wrong with it, they are doing something productive.

     Personally I am not interested on the ride to the airport, with weird music playing.  WTF is that freaking weird stuff called, they must license it cause a lot of You tubers use it. 

    You can make a good buck with the You tube stuff.   This guy is raking in six figures giving guitar lessons.  

    https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/09/youtube-guitar-lessons-turned-into-6-figure-career-for-marty-schwartz.html

    But I think most of them don't make squat.

    They also have that Patreon thing where you subscribe and some of them just ask people to contribute a few bucks to "support the channel".

     

     

  13. Streaming

    in Open Discussion

    Posted

    On 10/12/2018 at 3:09 PM, Scott Ferguson said:

    One major thing I can't stand about  You tube fishing videos is the use of chest cams.  As soon as I see those shots, I shut it off.  It's also not a good sign when you don't see anybody fishing until after the 8th minute of a 14 minute video.

    Where do young dudes like that get the cash to do this kind of thing.  they probably aint working at Burger King.

    amazing though the quality with today's technology.

  14. Duplicating a $469 Swimbait

    in Gear & Techniques

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    11 hours ago, Scott Ferguson said:

    I wish he'd have said how many hours he spent making his copy.   I was up in Minocqua at the Rollie & Helen's Musky Shop where I saw a custom musky swim bait that was selling for  well over $100. I asked if they sold very well. They said they couldn't keep them in stock. The guy who made them, kept raising the price to slow down sales because he couldn't keep up with production but they just keep selling.

    Probably enough hours to make $469 seem like a bargain. Not to mention the tools, the learning curve etc.

    That guy doesn't believe in PPE.  No safety glasses, no dust mask.

     

  18. Endangered Species Act

    in Conservation & Volunteer Opportunities

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    1 hour ago, Kev-mo said:

     

    Let's burn down the good senators home, cut off his access to grocery stores, poison his water and make it extremely difficult if not impossible for him to find a woman that would maybe consider getting naked for him. We could then classify his lineage as endangered and see if he falls into that 3% or 97%...

    Feel free to remove if too much. Not advocating we really do any of this, just using an analogy to make a point like he did.

    pretty good analogy.

  19. Diawa BG 2500

    in Gear & Techniques

    Posted

    14 hours ago, Philf said:

    I have two of these light salt water reels. Great so far.  The 2500 is about the same size as most 3000s made by other companies . Great for smallmouth or light salt water. Amazon has them for $83. Pretty easy to take apart and clean and grease and still work. Lots of good reviews on line. 

    Cool thanks. Might go for a 2000. Always had luck with Daiwa. Do these bind up if they get dunked?

  21. Clouser Leader Kit- Any Interest?

    in BassBuggers

    Posted

    On ‎9‎/‎12‎/‎2018 at 7:48 AM, Mike G said:

    Mark,

    Thanks for the offer and thanks for reminding us of this great leader design that in buried in one of Bob Clouser's  books. I would take you up on this if I had not already made my lifetime investment in leader material. Since I can also use the 40, 30, and 20 lb stuff for weed guards on flies I tie and the 15, 12. and 10 on my baitcasters, I am not stuck with 100s of yards of line that I may never use. I have used this "big butt" designs for some time. They are great for turning over bulky flies as the article says.

    Anyone who has not tried the design should take you up on the offer. They should learn to  tie the classic Blood Knot and Perfection Loop anyway.  Up to 1950 these knots were go to knots when tapered leaders were constructed from segments of drawn silk gut.  There had to be a lot of knots because the max length of a strand was about 15-20 inches. The knots are still among the best for mono-mono, mono-flouro, and braid-mono. The perfection loop can't be trusted on super lines however.  A fixed loop for braid is another question.

    I should mention that like Rob, I have simplified my big butts based on Lefty' advice. It is a 4- 2,-1 leader. The numbers give rough proportions for both the lb test and the length. My  basic leader is 4 ft of 40#, 2 ft of 20#, and 1 ft  of 12#. I will put 2 ft of 10# on the end for a tippet.  This gives me a nice 9 ft leader with only 3 knots to catch debris.  You can scale up or down as needed like 30-15-8 with 4-6# tippet for your panfish rod. 

    Thanks Mike.  I like simple.

    I have 6wt that I use a lot.   I don't throw gigantic flies.  The largest being , say the bigger boogle bug and I also throw the smaller boogle bug with it too.   What would you or anyone recommend for a leader?

  22. What pound mono are guys using ?

    in Gear & Techniques

    Posted

    13 hours ago, Rob G said:

    So some are using a braid like Spiderwire, even in clear, low and slow water conditions ?  

    Mark, if I were to use 4 lb test, the smallies down this way would be giggling and drawing straws to see who gets to break me off first, Ha

     

    4lb line is stronger than most people give it credit for.  I was messing with it up in Sylvania and didn't break any fish off.  I can't remember if it was 4 or 6lb, but no more but my son landed this cat with it.

    27504796190_e064486c97_c.jpgWill's Big Cat! by Mark Kasick, on Flickr

    In the river, more often than not I have been using my baitcaster which has 20lb or 30lb Suffix braid on it. That line has been on there for at least 4 years.

  23. What pound mono are guys using ?

    in Gear & Techniques

    Posted

    On ‎9‎/‎4‎/‎2018 at 5:17 PM, Rob G said:

    What pound monofilament are you guys using most of the time.  Do you change it up depending on water clarity ?  Just curious,  thanks.

     

    4-6lb, 8 at the most.  I don't care for it on a baitcaster, but when I did I used 12-15.

    No I would not change it, based on clarity but I still am wondering if using a light fluorocarbon makes a difference at times- like in Sylvania or the lakefront. Don't know.

     

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