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…
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…
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.
Hit one of my favorite backwaters yesterday with one of my fishing buddies. I caught all my fish on the Square Back Minnow. I lost three pretty quickly before I realized the drag was a little loose and preventing me from getting a good hookset. I felt a few bites later that were gone by…
I don’t know how useful this is going to be, but it’s going to be fun finding out. Using the supplied test object.
Retrofit Vevor 12000lb Jack on Gooseneck Trailer – Part 1
For the last few years my son has joined me for a fishing outing on my birthday. That’s much better than any tie or chotchky. Even better than a premium rod & reel combo. This year he had to miss it. He’s working on his bachelor’s of engineering, working as a licensed pharmacy tech, and…
I observed a long time ago that there was a subjective significant difference in strength between ten pound monofilament filament and twelve pound monofilament. In real world applications, twelve pound seems pretty tough, and ten pound needs you to take care of it a little bit. It never occurred to me that there would be…
1. I like black snaps better than chrome snaps. I think they catch more fish. 2. Generally, no snap is better than using one except for item 3. 3. Being able to quickly change hard bait colors when bass are chasing can dramatically increase your number of catches. 4. Spinning reels twist line. Good braid…
I had a member of the old forum reach out to me because I had not posted here in a while. I haven’t had much to write, and I didn’t want to fill the blog up with garbage posts. I have only been out fishing a couple times, and it was no big deal. Dave…
I wanted something for hauling a canoe or sometimes a ladder that didn’t need to stay on the truck. Its “okay” for the price. I think they say it’s good for 800 lbs. I’m skeptical, but it should be okay for the canoe I plan to carry on it. In retrospect I think I would…
I’ve caught a lot of fish over the years. A 3lb smallie isn’t a record or a personal best or “special,” but I’ve blanked my last couple canal bank outings. I was beginning to think this was going to be another such trip. Then just past sunset with no direct sunlight on the water I…
Don’t freak out about a little water in the bilge. Even if you can see water flooding in and swamping is a risk don’t freak out. Check to see where its coming from. If the Nautilus is backing out of a giant gash in your hull after a deliberate ramming… ok maybe freak out a…
I have a deposit on a 2024 Ford Maverick with exactly the specs I want at a pretty decent price waiting on the recall to get fixed. (The backup camera can freeze on some.) The salesman contacted me today offering me a ready to deliver a 2025 with similar specs at a “similar” price. It…
Years ago a friend and I had an argument about terminal knots. Palomar vs Improved Clinch. THIS IS NOT ABOUT EITHER OF THOSE KNOTS! He was adamant that the palomar knot was the best, period, end of discussion. Having started with a clinch knot and later graduating to an improved clinch knot at a very…
Merry Christmas to me. – TOOL SCORE!!! I bought a second machine that uses the Kwik 200 tool holders. I didn’t really want to split up tool holders between the two machines. Not for stuff I would routinely use. I ran across a discount listed in the title that wasn’t shown in the actual price…
That’s just crazy… even with the pressure wave off the bottom he’s got to be a running a jet drive. Not sure you could get me to run quite that far over the edge in a glass boat. Video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1i7Lb43DVeEGY4E6/
JB Weld melts at a lower temp than lead. Why do people use it? Lots of people use JB Weld, because the amount… (more at link) https://www.tacklemaker.info/index.php?topic=109.0
A NEW (to me) MACHINE IN THE SHOP For Making Soft Plastic Baits. I bought a used mini shooting star injection machine to play with in the shop. Follow my adventures using this new toy for making worms, swimbaits, creatures grubs & more. https://rumble.com/v5zmy1n-a-new-to-me-machine-in-the-shop-for-making-soft-plastic-baits.html
Yes. We understand some of you guys struggle with spinning rods, but there’s no need to feel intimidated. It’s not that hard if you just try. Even Dave can do it. Yesterday’s canal bank adventure was half serious, and I totally failed to drag a single fish out of the water, but Dave managed to…
Making a Fixture Plate to Cut Four Parts at Once Instead of Just One If I throw a piece of material in the vise I can make one part. If I throw a fixture plate in the vise I can make as many parts as will fit in the work envelope of the machine with…
Somebody asked me the other day if I quit fishing. They commented that they hadn’t seen me at any tournaments, or seen me post much fishing content on YumaBassMan or on social media. Well I have to ask, does this look like I have quit fishing. These just arrived today, … and I am getting…
From Making Stuff For The Shop https://www.tacklemaker.info/index.php?topic=102.0
Sorry to disappoint you, but its not a hoax. Paul is still gone, but his brother Roy has continued the holiday special traditions. Please enjoy this video. Roy isn’t Paul, and that’s okay. Thank you Roy for continuing the holiday specials. I always looked forward to them, and looks like I still do. Thank you.
Where to find WHOLESALE Struck Coin Blanks ??? Discussion: Struck Coins
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I took a young man out yesterday for some basic firearms fundamentals and “Manual of arms.” We started out with some coffee and the review of the three basic rules of firearms safety. 1 – Always treat every firearm as if it is loaded. 2 – Never point a firearm at anything you do not…
Two New Jig Molds Coming Soon – Discount Code For Forum Members See rules at post linked below. https://www.tacklemaker.info/index.php?topic=95.0
As you might have noticed the last several articles and write ups have been about shooting or tackle making. I’ve actually been out a couple times since the last fishing report, but they were nothing special. 5-6 fish. Average 2 pounders. Big fish at 2-1/2. I haven’t found an on-fire fall wolf pack, but I…
The buttress thread spiral bait keeper has an edge radius of only 1/64th of an inch to get that “sharp” edge I think it would need to work. As a result that whole feature would need to be finished with at max a 1/32 ball nose end mill. The time to finish would be fairly…
Casting some lead line net weights for cast nets. These are one of a couple popular styles in the pacific islands for traditional casting nets for fishing.
For my customers in CANADA. I use USPS for the most part, but you may find this useful or atleast interesting.
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I was looking at a couple old Stevens Maynard Jr barrels today. I could see where rifling used to be in one of the barrels. It was pretty flat, but you could still see the gentle swirl down the barrel if you caught the light just right. Yeah, its going to need to be bored…
Is This The Dumbest Little Pea Shooter or… #short #black powder #NAA #22 #cap #ball Quick View of the North American Arms .22 Black Powder Cap And Ball Revolver. For more follow my channel here on Rumble. In most US states you can have cap & ball and flintlock hand guns, rifles, and shotguns shipped…
Yes, it is another CNC machine, but I probably will not be making molds with it. Its a gantry style CNC machine sometimes called a bridge mill. Its less about the rigidity required for efficiently machining metal, and more about the larger foot print for machining sheet goods. This one has a working envelope of…
Of course when it goes right everybody is one big happy family. In my opinion there are several good reasons for Draw Team style Pro Am series’. 1. People can meet new people and make new friends. 2. You can always learn from everybody new you fish with either as a “Pro” or an “Am.”…
Just making some of my favorite worms… Making Club-Os Laminated Two Color Soft Plastic Bait Making
My son replaced leaking hydraulic seals for me on my little tractor loader a couple years ago. He seemed to do a good job, but after a year they started to leak again. Pretty badly. As you may have noticed I do a lot of work myself, because a fair number of local shops and…
As you can probably see I have added social media buttons to the blog. If you like the content I post and share it on your favorite social media platforms it may influence the type of content I share on this site and the articles I write. I’ll probably always post whatever I am working…
The next morning.
SCROLL DOWN FOR THE LATEST UPDATE: I’ve got a few trailers to move and a fair amount of stuff to haul. You may have seen some of the trucks I hauled with my old truck. Well, the new F250 didn’t come with a hitch setup, so I needed to get one installed. I was just…
We headed out for a leisurely afternoon. Rolling out from my shop around noon or a little after we didn’t plan on a fire morning topwater bite. I had originally planned to fish all lower areas of the Imperial Division, and we did. My preferred launch at Squaw Lake was closed. We opted for a…
I haven’t got enough miles on my ’24 gasser to really tell, but so far it seems okay. I’ve run almost 900 miles so far. 180 or so towing a Jeep JK on a trailer. I towed it over Telegraph pass and it ran great and held speed going down the long grade. Less than…
Button Panel Roasted By The Sun – V176 Magnum 2002 A buddy of mine has completely quit fishing and he offered me his 2002 Triton V176 Magnum for very little with its Johnson 90. The carbs were totally gunked up which was no surprise. I’ve cleaned carbs before. This Johnson has something I haven’t seen…
