muddler

So how do ya attach them to your waders? Mud

Thanks Mud

OhioFisherman, thanks for the links but for some reason Chrome will not open them. Think i is the three dots in the middle (...) that does a change in the address. Can you put a plain text to the amazon link. That way I can just copy and paste it. Thanks, Mud

This is the hook that I bought last year. They come as small as size 6. I had to look in my old ebay purchases ( I have a lot of them) to find the hooks I bought Copy and paste the following into ebay search...... (web link didn't work for me) Lot 100pcs Strengthened Wide Gap Worm Hook Jig Fishing Crank Hook Bass Hook Paxipa is the company. They cost about $3-$3.50 per 100, free shipping. It takes about 3-5 weeks to get here. I got the size 6,4 and 2 to cover all sizes of grubs from 21/2 inch to 4 inches. mud

Looks something like this one except I pinch on a splitshot. Same idea. http://www.kevinwakeman.com/rigweedless.htm Looks like the top one with a splitshot in front. This also works but it takes me too long to rig in the boat and thehooks are too expensive for me. mud

If you do a search for "39121 hook" on ebay there is a size 2(about 1.25 inches long) worm hook with free shipping from China for about $8 for a 100. That's the size that I use. The split shot (earless) I buy at Walmart in various sizes (depending on the depth and drop speed I want). The size 2 hook works real well on a 3 inch grub and size 0 splitshot is about 1/4 ounce or close to it. The other option is to find some Charlie Brewer slider jigs. They made for small 3-4 inch worms for crappie but are excellent weedless grub rigs too. I haven't bought them in years because I felt they were too expensive back then. That's when I switched to a worm hook and split shot....way cheaper. Good luck, Mud

Now don't laugh, but I use a small worm hook(ebay) and Texas rig my grub to be weedless just like a plastic worm. Depending on how much weight I need I pinch on a round earless splitshot up against the nose of the grub. Swims through just about anything and easy to rig. Cheap too. Got a huge pile of sunken logs( like a couple of acres) on the Spanish river that I throw this rig into. I rarely get hung up, pull a lot of walleye out of there. mud

Spot on. The areas that warm up the fastest (north shores) will hold the crappies first and longest . Just about any small bait will work some days. I use 1/16 ounce jig inside 1 1/2 inch tubes. 2 inch triple tails (Cabelas) . A light steelhead float or a small slip bobber will work. Fish about 3 feet off bottom ( they usually attack from the bottom) around wood or cover(docks, boat houses, trees etc). Gently lifting the float will attract attention if they are around. Colour is pretty important most of the time. There are days when one colour will out produce every other presentation one day and a totally different one the next. My personal favourites are red/white/,pink, chartreuse/yellow, white and blue/white. use 4lb test mono on a light rod and you're good to go. They don't chase bait a lot when the water is cold. Yes 55 degrees(someone mentioned that earlier) is the magic number for me. Cooler water than that and they will hold closer to a heat source. I have a couple of boat houses that I fish that have a corner facing due south. Crappies will school up there first. Try the other corner....nothing. Ideal depth is around 10 feet or less. I kid you not about colours. The Michigan anglers that come here just for spring crappie come loaded with hundreds of different coloured plastics just for crappie. NONE use minnows. Best tasting fish as far as I am concerned. Great for the kids to catch too. mud

The Jays have every intention of being in the playoff hunt next year. Having another slugger signed is a real nice problem to have. I really hope that EE stays with the Jays. Man what a real potent batting line up that would be. Even with one or two of the top 6 batters in a slump it would still be formidable. Love it. The pitching is very good to good but not great. Can't sign great new pitching then sign more great hitting. A win is a win, if they win 1-0 because great pitching or 17-16 because of great hitting,it's still a win. I like what the Jays are doing, working to put the possible team on the field that they can, not the best team ever but the best possible team. Remember all the other teams are trying to do the same thing. I like our chances for 2017. The Jays just got a little better. MUD

I often try a small 3 inch plastic pink worm (steelhead pinkie) on a small slipbobber and do nothing. Surprisingly it works for me very often. Mud

Inhaling any kind of smoke CAN'T be good for anybody. It'snot nuclear science. Mud

I have to agree with Jedi, I've read a lot of articles and research papers on THC, and its pure form it seems beneficial. So much so that I wonder why the pharmaceutical companies haven't synthesised it and sold it in pill form. It is the effects of smoking the weed that concerns me the most.Smoking is dangerous to your health, PERIOD, It took us almost a 100 years to figure out that smoking tobacco was deadly mostly because of the other deadly products in tobacco smoke. Other facts in the following article at https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/marijuanaconcern me. my 2 cents......MUD

Read your own posts. Thank a teacher that you can read. Like I said, quit and become a teacher if it's so easy.

Sorry Terry, I've heard your type of argument many times from many people. If teaching is such a lucrative and easy job, quit what you are doing, go back to school and become a teacher. Same for a doctor. That would be and undergrad degree(3-4 years). Pre-med (4-6 years), then internship (2-3 years). Minimum 8 years and up to 13 years. No this isn't a watered down community college trade course that you can do in 2 years and be out earning $40 to $80+ an hour repairing plumbing. Don't get me started on lawyers and the legal system ($400 an hour minimum and the sky is the limit). 5 minute phone calls costs you at least $100 and a photocopy can be as much as $200. So Terry before you spout off on the people that hold jobs that are essential to our society (yes there many other not mentioned here) take a good look at what they really do and what it costs to get there. Just to put it in perspective, my 28 year old neighbour across the street is a high school drop out. Partied and spent every cent he got from his parents, part time work, EI, etc. 4 years ago he got a job in the paper mill as a labourer. He got his High school equivalency at a local college and officially he holds a HS diploma. He has matured and worked his way up, from one job to another. He is now 4th hand on the paper machines and earns just over $90,000 a year without overtime. He has made an extra $20,000 to $30,000 per year overtime so he can buy his expensive toys. Yup he makes more than most teachers with out any responsibility after he punches out. I DON"T HEAR ANYONE COMPLAINING ABOUT HIS EARNINGS! Good for him, he made it. I have grown weary of the complaints about teachers,doctors and other professionals. Don't blame them for working hard academically and getting ahead. Nobody forced you to do the work you do, you picked it. It didn't pick you. Don't like it, become a teacher, doctor, lawyer or what ever but don't begrudge them. 7-12 million a year to chase a hockey puck or 35 million to hit a baseball and nobody complains. Sometimes I think out perspective is just wrong. my 21/2 cents, MUD

I don't give a rat's patewy who it is. Murder is murder. I've said it before, "OUR LEGAL SYSTEM SUCKS!" big time. There are too many psychos with a badge out there. They are the ones that ruin it for the decent cop that works hard and puts his/her life on the line to , "serve and protect" every day. We need regular psychiatric assessment before, during a cop's employment and especially after a traumatic service of duty. Lethal force MUST be the last resort in all situations not the first as it is in the US. Abuse of leathal force MUST result in a guilty verdict, and to heck with the legal mumbo jumbo. Murder is murder. Cops have a very dangerous job, no doubt about it, but they choose to be a cop, no one forced them to become one. My 2 cents .......Mud

Gave upon TV 2 years ago. I got tired of shows that educate how to murder and torture. Way too much sex and violence for my liking. The plots are flimsy and predicable. Way too much computer graphics in action movies and just too much foul language. Cancelled cable. I don't miss it one bit. I read 6 papers on line every day to keep up with the news. CNN and FOX are a joke and the Canadian news station weren't much better. I read more and have a lot more time for hobbies (fishing) and volunteer work. Mud

It's all about money and power. That's the political system. Use the correct con and you're in. Unfortunately the consequences are usually a disaster and long lasting. The legal system is virtually the same. The racial violence is increasing because the system is NOT working. Crime has increased for the first time here in 12 years. http://www.torontosun.com/2016/07/20/number-of-crimes-reported-to-police-jumps-for-first-time-in-12-years-statscan It will get worse. Don't get me started on Mike Harris. He was the beginning of the demise of Ontario. Oh, yeah we all got a $200 cheque from him didn't we? MUD

Well is largemouth or smallmouth bass? Sorry AKRISONER but there aren't many secrets today on the information highway. So here's my take. Calm waters I go with surface plugs (Chug bug is my No 1) working weed edges and shallow structures. Docks, blow downs and rock piles. Sunny days work deeper structure (up to 40 feet) with drop shots and the old Texas or Carolina rigged plastic worm (especially LMB). Go to 4 inch worms for SMB, Windy and overcast. Spinner baits are my favourite. 1/4 ounce jig and a Yum twister tail (white) worked around structure can be awesome some days. I throw blade baits with a blue and chrome finish to locate fish when all else fails. Then there is my daughter's go to bait. A 3 inch pinky on a slip float. There are many days that she out fishes me with that simple rig. I guess finesse works more often than not. When the bass are aggressive just about anything will work. Yes I even got one on a cigar (on a bet). They were hitting everything for about an hour. Never seen anything like it before or since. I still make my own pork frogs. I skim them in heavy pads with only a weedless hook. Piles of fun. Mud

Gotta agree 100% Anybody that does something for Sick Kids is OK in my books. Good on ya, Phil! Now on the ice....... well that's another story.

It's like the payday store here. The sign says" Your first $200 free", so I walked in and asked for my free $200. They didn't laugh. Mud

Love it. Truer words were never spoken. Mud

When the courts REFUSE to do what they are supposed to do... justice. Then some of the public will take justice into their own hands. The courts failure to weigh the evidence and punish abuse of police powers has created this mess. Yes we see it hear in Toronto too. The justice system seems to work on the principle of "JUST US". Don't give me the crap of " Innocent till proven guilty" or " They'll have their day in court". That's pure crap. The powerful and rich get away with murder, just look at the news every day. Our legal system need to be overhauled get judges that have the stones to make proper judgements. Sorry, been involved in the courts and the average person doesn't stand a chance.

If I won the biggie (50+), I would give away about 7 million to those that have always reached out to help me in my hour of need in the past. Yes I have a list. I would give 20 Million to the Shriner's hospital. They help all at no cost to the patients or family. They operate on donations . I'd set up a trust fund of 10 million each for both of my children That would leave me 3 million to do what ever I want. That's still a lot of money. Maybe get a new truck and fish everyday like I used to when I was single.

Yup, Wunderground. I agree with Manitou. Great on the computer and apps work well on Android. It's all I use. The radar is updated every 15 minutes. No Comparison. muddler

All the above are very good suggestion and I would try them all. Years ago I picked up a continuity tester at a yard sale for 10 cents. The led was fried. Replaced it with a 3v Green Led and it works great. It has a probe on one end and a 2ft wire with an alligator clip on the other. Any complete circuit will cause the LED to light up (runs on 2 AAA batteries). Although my multi-meters have an audible circuit tester I like this one because of it's simplicity and I see the connection when the LED lights up. Best 10 cents I ever spent. I repair a lot of trailers for my buddies and that is all I use to check the lights and wiring. I got about 20 ft of lamp cord that I use to extend the testing for trailers and boats. I just crimped an alligator clip on one end so that I can extend the testers clip the length of a boat or trailer to test a wire. Check everything. Make sure all connections are clean and make good contact. First disconnect the wires from the battery supplying the power to this circuit. 1. Test the bulbs for burn out (replace if necessary). Take them out of the holder to test as a complete circuit could occur if there is a short somewhere else. 2. Test Each wire , end to end. , +v end (disconnect fro battery)to switch connection, Switch to bulb socket connection. Return (GRND) wire (socket to return (-V) battery connection). 3. fuse (replace if necessary) 4. Test each wire to the hull (find a bare unpainted spot - or an exposed screw head will work) connection (may be touching metal causing a short- coating worn off or mice ate it -don't laugh) from each end of the wire one at a time. 5. Switch connections. (clean connections or replace switch and/or connectors) make sure the switch is working properly. Any open circuit (NO continuity - either sound or light) means that the circuit is incomplete. The wire, connector, fuse, bulb or switch is faulty and replacing them is usually required. Lastly, if everything checks out ok, take the bulb out - the one that is not working. Reconnect the wires to the battery. Measure the voltage across the two connections in the bulb holder using your volt-meter to make sure that power is going to the bulb. You should get 12v (or close to it) on a 12V system. It may be the bulb holder itself. A little overkill here but there is no easy way to find the problem except eliminate all the parts that work. If it looks corroded, replace it. use liquid tape, shrink tubing and standard tape as much as I can to prevent corrosion as much as possible. Once you find the problem, recheck-test the connections before before powering up Good luck.........muddler