H&R 649 DA SA Revolver 22LR 22 WMR – Shooting Intro
To see more about this revolver or other firearms leave a comment on the video on my Rumble Channel. H&R 649 DA SA Revolver 22LR 22 WMR – Shooting Intro
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1942 GPW “Willys?” Jeep – Posted 10/3/25 – Updates (10/6/2025)
(10/3/2025) I am not as attached to this thing as some people seem to think I should be. Even though I have a sorta/kinda story about it. We owned a country grocery and general store, and we worked year around. Only days we closed the store were Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. New Years…
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Back On eBay(tm) – Penny Auction Rejects Too
As some of you may be aware I quit listing anything on eBay for a while. I primarily sell fishing tackle molds at retail price to end users. eBay was playing all kinds of games trying to force me to accept offers, force me to use their payment processing and get direct access to my…
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Different Kind of SCAM – Online Sales
I’ve been selling off “stuff” lately if you read my post Just Stuff – Busy These Days. One of the things I was selling was an older Ford Ranger Pickup. Had one interested party was going to come and bring cash, bur then they messaged me they wanted me to pay $40 for some vehicle…
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Just Stuff – Busy These Days
I’ve been putting extra stuff up for sale on line. Bauer SDS MAX rotary hammer from my dad’s stuff sold for a fair price. Lots of people wanted it, “screw you cheap,” but a local handyman was happy to get it for the price I was asking. I have a heavier Milwaukee spline drive, and…
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.223 Double Barrel Shotgun (It will make sense in a minute) PICTURE ADDED
I’ve got a bit of a soft spot for H&R. I’ve wanted a full size Handi Rifle in 223 for a while. I know, it’s probably not going to be as accurate as the home built AR with the remington bull target barrel, but I wanted one and I admit the soft spot may be…
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She’s Back – 2024 F250 AC Fail (recall)
Well, after almost two weeks the princess is back. It was a warranty repair of course, but I had a few truck things to do the last couple weeks with no truck. Not the least of which was going fishing. Fortunately, a buddy had pity on me and invited me out Saturday (see more). The…
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Saturday Afternoon on the River (9/13/2025)
I really should have worked, but with my truck in the shop when a buddy texted to go fishing I said, “YES!!!!!!!” He picked me up late in the afternoon and we headed out. I played with the 3 inch Club-O on the Kahle Bead Jig for a while and managed to stick one dink,…
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1/16 Oz Kahle Bead Jig
I made this mold (not these exact ones) a long time ago, but I never really used the jigs, but I think I might have an application. Wacky rigging really light baits, low salt baits, or salt free versions. I make the mold in three sizes. 1/16oz, 1/18 oz, and 1/4 oz if I recall. …
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3 Inch & 4 Inch Club-Os Multiple Molds Making Baits
3 Inch & 4 Inch Club-Os Multiple Molds Making Baits #cncmoldsnstuff
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Not Satisfying That Itch
As some of you might know I don’t take one of my boats out that often anymore. I just have to much work to do, taking care of customers, family, and yes, still my dad’s estate. Often I satisfy that itch by tossing a couple rods in the back of the truck, grabbing a tackle…
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When You Just Have A few Minutes To Fish
https://rumble.com/v6yjw5i-when-you-just-have-a-few-minutes-to-fish.html?mref=1sqt4y&mc=42lue When You Just Have A Few Minutes To Fish Just stopping off at a road side ditch to do a little fishing and trying to record a video with a cell phone. LOL. Using the infamous 4 inch Club-O. If you wish you had that bait buy the mold and make as many as…
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I Might Not Go Dove Hunting This Year
After the recent storms I decided to run out to check on the buildings on some of our properties out in the east part of the county. Along the way I drove through several areas scouting for dove for the upcoming season opener. Mid day and early afternoon I saw NONE. Zero. Zip. Nada. Most…
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TIG welding arcs that look through my helmet like the arc shots on YouTube videos – Tackle Making – REALLY!
I’ve always struggled as a welder, but eventually I get it most times. One thing I do when it has to work the first time is cut some stock piece the same size and make a few practices welds before welding the work piece. I did this a lot learning to MIG weld aluminum. It…
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Quick Update
I managed to get out a few days ago on a weekday afternoon and I missed every strike I got but one. It was on a Kicker Buzz Frog. Greg G who was gracious enough to invite me out did okay. I think he caught at least half a dozen including a couple around three…
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Short Trips Still Catch Fish and Make Memories – Go When You Can
I need to remind myself of Rule #1 from time to time. Go when you can. I’ve been busy setting up a stock prep area behind the shop to make more room for machines inside the shop, but I’ve still managed to get out twice int he last couple weeks. Hydraulic trim fell half way…
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Everything Wrong with the Insta360 X5
There will be plenty of people come along hoping for that big sponsor money trying to tell you how wonderful it is and everything it will do. They are welcome to see how much sell out money they can get, but I’m not into that. I paid full price for my X5 from Amazon. No…
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Collar Button, Carolina Cant, Etc
I thought I’d written up my opinion here before of where the Carolina Cant (Tennessee Tilt) came from on trucks. That stupid exaggerated low rear end on pickup trucks. The opposite of the way a truck should look when it is running empty. I think ti came directly from off road racing trucks. Baja runners…
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Wheel Hop, Tires, Sand, Towing, Etc – The (no longer quite new) F250 FX4
Part 1 – Wheel Hop Okay, that’s a new one on me. I’ve had a couple 4x4s, and driven a couple more. Never really experienced it before. I found an old thread on one of the Ford Truck Forums that dated all the way back to 2007 saying they just do that. I put a…
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License Calendar Year VS One Year Period
When Arizona went from a calendar license to a year period license one of the AzGFD guys complained about the lost revenue because people wouldn’t all be buying their license at the end/first of the year every year. I figured more people would buy a license if they got the same amount of use out…
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Another Boat Project That Will Probably Never Be Finished (Update 6/29/2025)
New Update 6/29/2025 It’s not looking good. I put up a hundred bucks as a deposit, but there keeps being one thing after another holding up the title. As I told the seller, he’s sure going to an awful lot of work to just hustle me out of a hundred bucks. Negative: He still shows…
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5 Minutes on The Water – June 19th 2025 – Video & Product Review
I needed some fishing therapy yesterday. I also took the opportunity to try out what I was hoping might be a solution for a rough service action camera. A police body camera from Vevor with a claimed record time of about 11 hours. Unless I can get some useful feedback from Vevor it was a…
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Another Boat Project That Will Probably Never Be Finished (Update 6/18/2025)
I meant to post this in yesterday’s update. I bought Whisker Seeker from Gary during the Covid shutdown. He gave me a bill of sale on it, and I was able to transfer ownership of the boat, but the title was in his safe deposit box at the bank. When things started opening up again…
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Another Boat Project That Will Probably Never Be Finished (Update 6/17/2025)
The epic enduring drama of Whisker Seeker will continue. I just don’t know when. I had rekindled my drive to get it seaworthy just before Gary passed away. In fact I called Gary and his daughter answered to see how he was doing and let him know I was working on getting him out in…
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The Internet Makes Small Maker Businesses Possible
The Internet is absolutely what makes many small maker businesses possible. Without it, I’d probably never have gotten into mold making, and even if I had I’d be relegated to advertising in the classifieds in the back of trade and hobby magazines.I do trade worldwide because of the Internet. I have customers from Australia and…
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A Surprisingly Thankless Job
Many years ago I worked for a rural telephone carrier. It was good and bad. Technically I learned a lot, but as a job it turned out to not be so great. I was told it was a job that would grow, but that never happened. I was told they would send me to training…
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Go Small or Go Home (from 2013)
UPDATE 6/8/25: I see I do not have the little 1.5 mold currently listed on the CNC Molds N Stuff website. I’ll get that fixed soon. We hit the water around 5:30 or 6:00 and after launching The Cat in that little backwater we headed down the way a bit. Was mostly throwing Club-Os. I…
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Free Fishing Day in Arizona 2025
This Saturday, June 7 2025, is FREE FISHING DAY in Arizona! 😮 🐟 Just remember: while a fishing license is not needed on June 7, bag limits and other Arizona fishing regulations still apply and must be observed on Free Fishing Day. If you’ve ever been curious to try fishing, now’s a great time to…
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STOPPING EBAY SALES FOR NOW
CNC MOLDS N STUFF IS STOPPING EBAY SALES FOR NOW These items are directly responsible for why I offered fewer items for sale on eBay than I could. They cause excess time and effort for every listing. 1. The difficult process of NOT using eBay shipping. Don’t ask why I don’t want to use eBay…
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Bob’s Tips for Anglers #2 – Don’t Over Complicate Going Fishing (Don’t Plan It To Death)
Recap First: Tip #0 – Don’t let other people measure you. Tip #1 – Go when you can. Bob’s Tips for Anglers #2 – Don’t Over Complicate Going Fishing This officially displaces whatever the previous tip #2 was. This has got to be more important than that. The former #2 was If Something Doesn’t Seem…
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Bob’s Tips for Anglers #3 If Something Doesn’t Seem Right CHECK IT
If your casting doesn’t feel right, sounds odd, or distance comes up short check your rig. I’ve quite often had a wrap where the line is around the rod behind the tip top. It really kills your casting distance. If you keep breaking off… you could have bad line, but you might not. I was…
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Faster Site
I deactivated an internal statistics plugin with the blog script I am running for the site. The site appears to be noticeably faster now. I’ll just have to go back to looking at the stats at the server level. If you use a Word Press script I suggest you do not use the WP…
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It’s a 2-Way Street – RANT
If you know somebody who has a tackle business do you kind of EXPECT them to give you free baits from time to time? If a “buddy” knows how to do something and he helps you out, do you kind of expect it? Do you expect people to trade with you because you are a…
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Making Vise Hold Down Clamps (video)
Quick Easy Vise Hold Down Clamps
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Good Afternoon On The Water – All My Own Baits
A buddy invited me out yesterday afternoon, and we pretty much had the area to ourselves. The Square Back Minnow is still putting numbers of fish in the boat for me. My buddy caught several on Club-Os, and he fished an RFLT for a short time putting a nice one in the boat. After sunset…
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Shad Flake, Curdled Milk, and a New Frog
Bears Baits used to sell a bait flake called shad or shad pearl. Since Bears Baits has shut down and David has passed away. I have no idea where to get that flake anymore and I’m running low. Yesterday I was testing a new frog mold and I was planning on shooting black back with…
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Busy Around the Workshop – Small Progress On A Dozen Fronts
Some of you might recall I bought a Bridgeport CNC Mill (project) a while back. The plan is to update it to a modern control like I did with the Hurco KMB1 many years ago. What you might not know is its still on the trailer. I pulled the Procraft out of the shop and…
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40 ft High Cube
A buddy of mine (Mike Meza) has a side hustle, hauling containers from the coast and selling them locally. He recently had a customer order three containers, but after two were delivered, they decided they didn’t need the third one, so he called me. I didn’t steal it, but it was a couple hundred dollars…
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Buy 3 Get 2 Free
I didn’t buy all the shelving I wanted for 40ft High Cube, but I did figure out if I buy three sets of this 90x24x90 shelving I could crass link the to get five spans of storage in the container. It doesn’t look like it, but I have already started making room in the shop….
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If Do-It Fishing Has What You Want – BUY IT!
If Do-It Fishing has what you want, you should buy it from them. I don’t mean that angrily or sarcastically. I mean it in all seriousness as somebody who wants your money but won’t lie to you or give you bad advice to get it. Sometimes I have people contact me wanting me to make…
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An Oldie But a Goodie – Fishing With Rick
Rick let me fish a Desert Bass tournament with him out of his boat one day. He had picked up a couple on dropshot I think, and he was ready to leave the area to find fresh water. I said, “Wait a minute so I can catch that seven pounder back there.” I was just…
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Okay, There is A Secret Forum
Nah, not really. There is no secret forum. I don’t know if I’ll ever run a fishing forum again of my own. I did however rekindle Tackle Maker. Tackle Maker is about making fishing tackle. There is a fishing chat section as an after thought. There is even a Yuma Area Adventures sub section. www.tacklemaker.info…
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Kicker Buzz Frog – BRAND NEW – Intro Pricing
A while back I made an attempt at a soft plastic hollow body frog. That dream is not dead, but I found the legs kicked just as well as the legs of the Curly Buzz Frog. They had an issue of tangling once in a while, but I knew the solution. The thing is I…
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The Western Region Finals (One of the Federations) – And An Origin Story
Some years back one of the bass federations (I don’t recall which one) had their western states regional final here on the Colorado River. It was quite the thing for several months. One fellow drove hundreds of miles for several months to come fish our pro am. Others hired airplanes to fly the river, and…
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Bad Line and More On The Square Back Minnow
In my fishing article from April 4th 2025, THE BACK STORY (The Breaking Point), and my post, THE BREAKING POINT about bad line on April 2nd 2025, I talked about my experience breaking off multiple times. I realized I was using all “Beyond Braid 8x” on all the rods that broke off with either with…
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Bob’s Tips for Boaters #13 Raise / Lower Your Trolling Motor
It can be brutal fishing a big lake when the wind is blowing, or worse if it has tour and casino boats who’s captain’s think everybody else is subservient to their job. Whether you have forward facing sonar, or you just happened to find a deep point loaded with fish it can be quite the…
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An Actual Use For The Harbor Freight Pipe Kinker
AFTER ALL THESE YEARS – I finally found a use for the Harbor Freight pipe kinker. The pipe die was a perfect guide for the chain.