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  1. Bait making Advice

    in Grass Roots

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    I like re-purposing stuff so I use scrap wood from broken fence boards from my back yard, pallet wood, fallen tree limbs, tool handles and scrap pine 2x4's. They have all worked well- denser woods work well for swim baits, plus they're free. If I screw it up it doesn't matter, but so far all of them have surpassed my expectations. Tuning is the hard part but also really satisfying to do. I don't make a lot of baits but spend time fixing what I make.  I think I learn more that way.  I'm not into making baits to sell or mass producing - I don't sell my lures because they're a part of me.  Don't give up on a 'failed lure' - my favorite is a bluegill I made that didn't work at first and I set it aside. Later on I kept tinkering with it and it is my favorite. 

  5. What to do about toothy critters

    in The Underground

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    Like the others have said I don't think you'll have a problem with Pickerel cutting your line -  I've caught some fairly big ones and their teeth don't seem that formidable unless you are fishing less than 20lb test; I fish with 100lb mono leader because musky are a possibility, but I've caught bass using it, I don't think it scares them in the murky waters I fish. 

  8. test

    in Grass Roots

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    I know it sounds crazy but I've learned so much making and experimenting with my own lures to get them to do what I want - stuff I'd never attempt with an expensive store bought lure - getting them to swim right, and casting into places I'd be afraid of with expensive stuff- not to mention the musky risk.  Also I spend more time on the water with a lure I've made just watching it swim...

  12. test

    in Grass Roots

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    Yes! I caught it in Lake Storey here in Galesburg, Illinois, it's our public city lake - you can see the swimming ropes in the background but no one was swimming at the time... he was only around two pounds or so, but made my day. 

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