Recent content by jcool3

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    2020 Coastside Swap Meet

    Non coastside members can also sell for $25 fee. i plan to bring lots of hair raiser, rat-t-traps, rebel lures, megabait style jigs, hammer swimbaits ... all mostly new in box. Also a dozen rods including daiwa, tsunami, fenwick surf rods.
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    "Crab backs" for bait

    I always used it fresh caught (not cooked). It's a gooey mess so need treble hook to keep that stuff on.
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    2020 Coastside Swap Meet

    Fishing tackle swap meet WHEN: SUNDAY MARCH 01 2020 – 8AM-3PM WHERE: UPPER LOT PILLAR POINT HARBOR, HALF MOON BAY, CA. Lots of gear at ridiculous prices. CoastsideFishingClub
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    "Crab backs" for bait

    Inside the shell (the premolting inner) Best bait ever. Use treble hook to keep in on. Great for perch.
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    Home Made Lures...............Post Your Completed Projects Here

    my 2 cents ... have seen & tried spoons from that mold ... don't recommend them ... just a slab of lead. jigging/casting are not strong do-it strong points ... their molds are old old school. For the best, go west to japan/asian designs.
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    Home Made Lures...............Post Your Completed Projects Here

    Pattern after Daiwa Bala slow jig Poured on homemade silicone molds. 6oz. and 3.5 oz. inchiku style jigs, proven rockfish killers.
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    Home Made Lures...............Post Your Completed Projects Here

    you might have the same problems I have: 1) too heavy tackle box 2) difficulty choosing which lure because of so many color options 3) even if one color works, doesn't mean it is any better than any other 4) impossible to try everything :D:D
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    is recreational dungeness still open?

    i,m confused. when does season end?
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    Got Me a Flutter Lure Mold

    100lb or more kevlar cord for tying assist hook. To stiffen put shrink tubing over the hook knot area. Can't put shrink tubing over pe braid because it has super low melting point. Does this make sense?
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    Got Me a Flutter Lure Mold

    I think the hot stamping foil has a layer of adhesive that reacts to heat and pressure. The nail foils don't have any adhesive on them. There is also toner reactive foil that has adhesive that only sticks to laser toner or plastic. And a hot stamping foil that sticks to plastisol by applying...
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    Buy/sell/trade board?

    Definitely worth trying.
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    Making Your Own Metal Jigs

    me thinks the round mold would be difficult pour ....
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    Making Your Own Metal Jigs

    Don-t see why this would be any different than running the hoochie off the assist hook, but I guess easy to try .....
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    FISHING WEIGHTS

    My Lee Pot pours 6+++ oz. wts well, because the lead stays molten for the duration of the pour.