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    The split grip lets you feel the rod blank without the cork. We use them when worm fishing or jigging so you can feel the pickup or what the bottom is doing. Spooled with power pro I have seen people call out rocks, branches and even what the bottom is made of correctly. It's a good tool if you are one of the gifted people.

     

    Art

  2. You will be fine with the saltwater I fish fresh/brackish and saltwater with my equipment and hose them off after the trip. I don't submerge them in water unless I submerged them in salt water though. Once in awhile I remove the covers and check the grease/oil for water (white and waxie) and clean and lube as needed. Dont forget to rinse the line spool assembly well it is were the saltwater hides and it will corrode the line pickup or guide on the reel.

     

     

    Art

  3. Bondar and Kinger those are some nice jigs... I haven't been able to tie a good jighead it seems the hair is always lop sided. The tinsel stinger is a great idea Kinger I see that as a great crappie/perch trigger.

     

     

    I think I will stick with wood and metal those are a median I have faith in.

     

     

    I wish I lived close enough to visit Gbfisher and Leechman for a round of crafting.

     

     

     

    So what have you been up to Chris??? got any new flies tied or are you able to get back to your other threadwork?

    He doesn't want anyone to know but.....(he sews the cotton crotches into pantyhoses for a little extra money).

     

     

     

     

    Art

  4. Its just a suick without eyes.

     

     

     

    Actually it looks like the eyes were painted over.

     

     

    Yup you caught me their little XERON I can't pull the wool over your eyes their. Jackass

     

    Now if you knew me you would never have made that statement. If you had held the lure in your hands you would have see were I had started off with a piece of red cedar in block form and then whittled it into the likeness of a suick. You would have seen the 3 base coats of white then a coat of green with glitter then a transparent blue layered over the top. The tailfin was cut out by hand and mounted with screws. I think I have around 6 fun filled hours into that "repainted suick". I can not put a price on that lure because the only people that will get one of them are my best friends. Something you will never have to worry about.

     

     

    Art

  5. I have a good friend on the board that made this musky bait for me....

     

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    I used on my first musky venture to Eagle Lake a few years back and was determined to get a fish on it which would have been my first musky. While it did produce the only fish for the 4 days a friend and I worked the lake, alas it was not a musky but rather a pike. None the less I was happy it caught a fish! I'll also state that it did raise several musky that seemed very interested in the colour pattern, the only other single lure to garner as much interest was a black suick.

     

    It's solidly built and if he wants to take credit for it, he can. :)

     

    I will fess up it was one of the first group of lures I made Chris. I have a new one for you and will bring it up to Lak Air for you.

     

     

    Art

  6. no.... no.. hidden motive or requests from friends/etc. I am actually looking for the garage hobbyist who made them in the ice season. I have seen a few talented makers and have collected lures from them over the years. If someone is mass producing or expects to have volume sales then yup they need to advertise for sure. I Know some of the best lures I have used came to me as gifts and I have always returned the gift with one that makes them as happy as they made me.

     

    BTW if you have a lure that you wish to sell because you are proud of it I might be able to find it a good home I am sure T.J. won't blackball us.

     

     

    Art

  7. Thanks Raf you saved my butt on this.

     

    Matt I am sorry I confused the lundge lodge with one that is on the West End of Lake Nippissing. You do not want to make that run.... it is tough when the wind blows. The map # I gave you is for the west arm and is not correct.

     

    I was with Brian and Liz years back and found the camp very nice but as you say the rates have made it less attractive. If you decide that you want to fish different waters the west arm does have some pretty nice waters to play in though.

     

     

    Art

  8. The premise of this if you are a seller:

     

    If you have a lure/lures that you have made and wish to sell them/show them off then post a picture and a price for the lure. When it sells then edit it as sold.

     

     

    If you are a buyer

     

     

    then send a P.M. or an E mail to the poster and exchange information as to the sale.

     

    READ ME :

     

    This is not designed for mass produced or volume sales. If you do have that in mind Please contact T.J. or one of the Mods for advertisment rates. You will get the respect of the Board members as a stand up guy and your sales will be greater.

     

     

    This does not have anything to do with the website and is not being policed by anyone. If you do decide to sell/ barter/trade it is between you and the other member make sure that the payment and the shipping of the merchandise is carried out and that you pay for the item. If this works then we might be able to get a section dedicated to this thread. If a transaction falls thru it is buyer beware the MODS and OWNER will not respond to any complaints. SO please everyone do what is correct and hopefully we will have some nice friendships develop and some one of a kind lures.

     

     

    Art

  9. So true ,and may I add that we are already on top of them and bigger than them. :P

     

     

    Vince you are still mad that the Discovers of Canada took a right instead of a left when they landed....

     

     

    See you got to remember that in 1767 My dissatisfied ancestors left the Great White North (Arcadia) and traveled till they found the land of warmth and sunshine (Louisiana) were we rooted and still call home. So the next time you are asked what is a Southern Canadian you know you can answer a CAJUN.

     

     

    Art The Cajun

  10. The Ludge Lodge I have never stayed at but one that is close by is Lak Air (5 STARS) so the waterways are over lapping.The map # is 6038 for the area you want to fish at. The area has alot of pike and most are in the 2 to 8 lb range if you fish in the right area. The musky are their but it will take you a lot of scouting to locate them. Their is a lot of habitat and the fish are spread out and do not wander far from their home sites. Good luck with the trip and bring a few clown pattern husky jerks and inline musky spinners in the same color and black.

     

     

    Art

  11. You can price out the needed material to do the jobs and then the labor you can't do yourself. Add 30% to the number and then you will have an idea if you want to proceed. Most rebuilds of a mechanical nature exceed the resale value of the original item. If this is not the perfect boat for you and does not have sentimental value and the rebuild is not enjoyable then you might decide to look for a different donor.

     

     

    Art

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