I had previously touted the Mustad 91768 with a snap on screw lock as the best (and probably cheapest) hooks for the Curly Buzz Frogs in all sizes. More recently I had noted I could go up a size using the heavier and stronger 38112 instead, except I didn’t think they made a 38112 small…
Want one? Take one. Want two? Ask Edgar. Want More? Buy the mold and make as many as you want. I’ll be taking a box of soft plastic baits over to The Hide-A-Way sometime in the next month or so. Wander in when you get a chance and see if they are there yet. I…
Really, I planned to take off and go do fun things today. Well the house isn’t caught back up after the holiday, so I told myself, I’ll do a couple chores first, then I’ll go finish outfitting my boat for the coming (*) tournament season, and take the afternoon to go fishing. I didn’t make…
As I am sure you are aware, Bass Pro Shops owns Cabelas. You should be aware that they are a privately held company. With just Bass Pro and Cabelas they control a huge share of the market. If you are up on these things you may be aware that regulator grumbling probably prevented the takeover…
Unlike almost every other time I went to Vegas I had money in my pocket and credit cards with an available balance. I was struck with how every single thing costs. I don’t mean things are expensive ($11 for a domestic beer in a bar), but that every single little thing costs. A couple years…
I’ll be dragging Bar Hopper over to the shop soon to do a first unboxing and assembly video (maybe a couple) of the Twister surface drive. The new motor to go on it was ordered a few days ago. I am about 75% decided to take the 50HP Merc off The Tin Can and install…
I had been begrudging the cost of the motor for the Twister surface drive I bought for Bar Hopper. Initially I had planned on a Predator 670 V-twin from Harbor Freight. Its about a thousand dollars at this time, but its a 22hp motor. That’s 22 crankshaft horsepower. There is really no other way to…
They may never monetize this video, so you might need to subscribe to see it. (Non-monetized videos are only visible to subscribers on Rumble.) A short series on finishing out an 80% 1911 frame for a 1911 22LR pistol. Rumble’s rules do not allow me to show actual manufacturing, but I intend to show everything…
Originally posted 11/24/2023 Update at Bottom These is not a scientific test. Many factors can obviously sway the results. This is just an anecdote of one side by side experience. We had a new refrigerator delivered this morning. Yesterday we emptied out the old one, and after filling our other fridge with everything that would…
Its Thanksgiving day and I’m out in the shop. No its not a bad thing… not exactly. I spent some time yesterday getting ready for the holiday, and the day before I spent probably 3 hours on the phone with a customer that will probably never spend a dime. I had hope to spend that…
In an online group somebody posted a picture of a pickup truck parked on the ramp at a local fishing hole. This is what I had to say. Its not the first I’ve seen people do that at the “primitive” launches. Most of the time I just go around, but a few times I’ve given…
SLJ #1 – Busted Laundry Hamper – Video Yep, its just like it sounds. Guy hacks his way through a “simple” repair of a laundry hamper.
Two on one bait… Yeah sure. I’ve done it. A few times over the years. How about…
The new Basic Curly Tail Worm swims out to about 6-1/4 inches long. Available in 1 or 8 cavity versions. https://www.cncmolds.com/webstore/soft-plastic-lure-molds/worms/basic-curly-tail-worm-swims-6-inches-cavities-1-or-8.html The new Basic Ribbon Tail Worm swims out to about 9 inches long. Available in 1 or 8 cavity versions. https://www.cncmolds.com/webstore/basic-ribbon-tail-worms-9-inches-cavities-1-or-8.html
I added a few things you all might (and might not) be interested in. Look below for UPDATEs. Original Post Below: By Bob La Londe November 3, 2023 I was visiting with a friend yesterday (If you know me you know I currently only have four people I call friend, so you might be able…
You might have noticed there is no place for comments. The spam was brutal. Moderating all comments didn’t help. It only took me a day or two to realize spending hours per day deleting moderated SPAM wasn’t going to cut it. If you have a need to contact me use the Contact Us page on…
A couple years ago I needed a rack on the Jeep to haul my Uncle Paul’s Canoe back from Ohio. It worked okay. You can read about it here: Trail FX Rack Installation The Trail FX Rack did the job like I said. It was okay, but I had to cut the stock plastic bumper…
Ha! Thanks for the mention Joe. Thanks for being a good sport about the cardboard tube Joe. I usually use a little larger tube, but that’s the one that was laying on the lathe tools cart when I thought to send it to you. So much stock comes in cardboard tubes I always have some…
Look for anything that breaks the flow. Some is obvious, some you can only see when the water is clear or low. Shade can be a fish concentrator as well. Don’t spend a lot of time in any one spot. However, there are plenty of spots where there are a dozen “spots” within a minute…
I watched a video this morning by a big-ish pro, and that was the subject of his video. Now I have never fished at a pro level myself. Technically I’ve won enough in a single year a few times that the law required me to report the revenue, but I never did it for a…
I’m busy cleaning up and trying to make room in the shop. Thrown away a few things I will never use again. January 2006 thru January 2014 I put on 97 tournaments and never missed one.
Proper Bass Boats: Skeeter Starfire 185 w/ Black Max 150 55 MPH Baker Custom Tunner w/ 200 Mariner 65 MPH BassCat Cougar FTD w/ 225 Optimax & 250ProXS Optimax 68-69MPH & 75-78MPH ProCraft 210 w/ 225 Optimax (I don’t know how fast it is yet). Easiest handling so far under fair conditions: 1. Baker 2. …
You know what this means… IT MEANS I DON’T GET TO GO FISHING OFTEN ENOUGH. All these new stickers are sitting on my desk waiting for me to need to put them on the appropriate boat. I think I’m going to start refusing more custom work so I can go fishing a little more often.
Update October 22nd 2023 I just saw a notice that the area around Fortuna Pond has been posted “NO CAMPING.” This is a welcome change for locals who have often found it difficult or at least uncomfortable to get to the pond in the winter time. Winter visitors would often encircle the pond with RVs…
The 2017 Jeep JK started to develop a little vibration, but very little. At first I thought it might have just thrown a wheel weight (2), but on the way back from our high desert quail hunt it got worse. It didn’t feel dangerous (3), but it was starting to feel more like something was…
Well, technically not the weekend for us. We hunted Friday and Saturday. I’m not going to say exactly where, but it was high desert… well kinda middle high desert. It was high enough both mornings I considered grabbing my jacket out of the Jeep. We didn’t see a ton of birds, but we saw them…
The first trip out in the new rig was an adventure. It launched pretty easy for a 20 foot 9 inch boat. I unhooked it, and stepped off the trailer tongue onto the boat to idle over to the dock. I quickly realized I’d left the keys in the truck. Oops. No problem. The trolling…
The first thing I’m putting in my new boat.
Well as soon as I clear a stall for it.
Okay, I took several days worth of work and distilled it down to just a bit under 30 minutes. This may be the first significant forward step and is certainly a significant milestone in bringing Whisker Seeker back to life. Part 5a & 5b. For those who are up to speed Part 5b is posted…
President Proudly Supports VETO PROOF BILL that reverses presidents own explicit overreach of power. “Bullshit. You just got overwhelmingly shot down, and now you want to try and take credit for doing the right thing after being forced to do the right thing against your will. ” https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/white-house-confirms-biden-will-sign-bipartisan-bill-reversing-his-own-admin-s-crackdown-on-hunting/ar-AA1hp1Mw?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=c649b34a70f74861a96df3a6bf6cb89b&ei=11#image=AA1gn0Uq|1
I sent the very first Hex Worm mold home last night with the fishing buddy I fished with all summer. I told him to make some baits in his favorite colors and send me some pictures I could post. He fished with them this morning, and he was crazy excited about it. He said he…
I’ve been busy with other projects. Work of course. Due to a variety of higher priority demands on my time I just haven’t hade much time for things like fishing or working on boats. I still haven’t even installed the winch on the Jeep yet. I installed an EV charging station in my garage for…
This is a 2:1 header for a Harbor Freight Predator 670. I don’t know how much I’ll modify the engine, but if you follow along with posts and videos about Bar Hopper you will learn as I do. It’s my understanding that I’ll need to reject the HF stock carburetor immediately after installing (or during…
If you want to read the intro to the intro check out this entry from a little earlier. Short Long Tail – (updated Sep-8-23) https://www.yumabassman.com/2023/09/07/short-long-tail/ For some more details on the plan check out the introductory video below. I doubt you will find it educational, but hopefully you find it entertaining. I wasn’t sure I…
Some of you might remember this test of 10+ year old 2 part flotation foam? I originally posted this video 2 years ago. I can tell you that while it might have been fine after 10-12 years on the shelf unopened, when I opened it today to actually start pouring some foam into Whisker Seeker…
As usual Jared kind of gets over excited and overstates some points. However, at this time it does not look like the forest service will be bullied into issuing lead ammo bans in national forests. As stated in the video however this will not necessarily have any effect on state laws and regulations as the…
You probably haven’t heard much about the Valco 14 footer I picked up a while back. That’s because I haven’t done much with it. We got it off the flat bed trailer and flipped it upside down in front of the house. That’s where it’s set for the last couple years. It may be a…
It was a special day for me. I got to hunt with a couple friends, but more so, my son bought his own license and wanted to join us. I didn’t shoot very well. Not compared to my last couple years, but I shot enough. Of course we finished up with bacon wrapped dove poppers….
You can convert a 1911 pistol to 22LR as fast as you can field strip and reassemble it. It takes me a few minutes. A skilled armorer might be able to do it in under a minute. In this video we will: 1. Field strip a replica of a 1911A1 Pistol. 2. Convert it to…
Five sizes in a single mold. VIDEO: First Test Shots Of The Brand New Hex Worm. https://www.cncmolds.com/webstore/soft-plastic-lure-molds/worms/the-hex-worm-5-sizes-in-1-mold.html
Below is an old rant worthy of reposting. If you don’t want to read a rant stop when you get to *** RANT MODE ON *** below. Sometimes people surprise me. A while back an old Yuma Bass Man member (there is no membership anymore) gave me an old trolling motor to do with what…
