Of course I still have a business to run, and customers insist I eventually make them the parts they pay for. Making molds isn’t as much fun as it used to be, but of course its still fun, and once in a while I still get to see something a little bit original before anybody…
I guess there is some big Jeep event going on in the Phoenix area right now. I saw a picture posted on social media with a caption that read, “At work during the week of the Jeep Invasion and I’m trying to avoid ducks.” The photo showed a jeep with a cardboard sign on the…
VIDEO: Jarred tends to overstate the points, but this is interesting regarding the right to carry across state lines. This case is in regards to two states that DO NOT have reciprocity agreements. Massachusetts and New Hampshire. This was in the (State District Court), so it has no bearing anyplace other than Massachusetts. Yeah, I…
The continuing saga of getting “Whisker Seeker” back into shape to hit the river. (VIDEO) CREATING THE VIDEO ITSELF IS A LOT OF WORK, and I don’t make videos for a living. I would appreciate it if you would like the video and subscribe to the channel so I know if you have any value…
This was the first time I had ever actually fished with this little resin poured crank bait. I had made the original mold over a year prior. (Five years ago now.) I made a few baits and tested them in the pool before shipping off the first molds. I made some more of the mold,…
After 6 years the original battery in my Jeep finally died. Dang it! Only six years! Seriously I’ve bought a fair number of new vehicles in the last 25/26 years, and this is by far the longest the original battery has last in any of them. By about double. Arizona is hard on batteries. Most…
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One of the things I did the other day making room to work on Whisker Seeker out of the sun was make some big hooks for things for extension cords, flex conduit, extra stock air, wire, cable, liquid, and oil lines, etc. It took up more space on the floor than you might think. The…
Ordinarily I am not a fan of unboxing videos, but due to obvious box damage this one is EVIDENCE!!!
Hole shot generally refers to how long it takes your boat to go from displacement to plaining speed. For most plaining hulls the best hole shot is accomplished by trimming the motor/outdrive all the way down, and going full throttle as quickly as possible. Push the throttle all the way to the stop very quickly…
Many of the resources of the old original website will be renewed. Places to go Fishing in Yuma, Boats and boating, etc. As a result if you have been a long time follower you may see things pop up in the feed you have seen before. Most will be rewritten in a modified format with…
It can be really frustrating working on outboards sometimes. In this case I was replacing the fuel lines on the outboard for “The Tin Can.” I’m thinking I might use it on “Whisker Seeker” since the outboard that came with Gary’s boat was always a bit undersized for it. Whisker Seeker is rated for 60,…
I’m not a great rod repairer and I am not in the rod repair business, but its not that hard to do functional repairs. This is a double foot guide which tends to be the most work. Tip tops and single foot guides are usually a little easier.
Pictures & Video: I took it out one day and tried it out in a little by water, and then a customer sent me some pictures of his first baits with the J-Bug mold and his first day on the water. “Finaly i got the mold, so i made some baits right away, i like…
VIDEO: Preparing to get some work done.
All of the road accesses to this pond are over POSTED private land. Some day in the future I’ll add some further information about the pond and the more difficult but legal way to access and fish the pond. Here is a hint. You Will have to walk in and maybe wade across the Gila…
From the bottom of Laguna Dam to Morelos Dam on the Arizona and Mexico border south of California. Most of this stretch divides Arizona and California. Includes places like: Bruce Church (Private) Backwater 33 (State trust land – primitive launch) Backwater 31 (Reservation) West Wetlands Park (Public launch) East Wetlands Park (oxbow or bypass channel)…
Pretty much any main canal, and any medium canal that holds water year around will have fish. What about the signs? In Yuma county I’ve had no real issues fishing the canals banks and the only people I have heard who had were doing dumb things. If you race down the canal bank like a maniac…
I first experienced Mittry Lake in the 1970s. We went for a swim and at one point something decided to bite me on the legs… whatever it was left ring like very mild red bite marks about an inch or so in diameter on my legs. The redness disappeared quickly, but it was a bit…
I have been told that the pond sets on three different lands. On the south shore the private property is occupied by an RV park. Don’t worry. There is easy public access to the pond on the North East side where there is a decent dirt boat ramp and a fishing dock. The pond would…
West Wetlands is a nice decent size park complex with play areas, picnic areas, and at the east end there is a fishing pond. It also provides one of the few improved boat launches on the lower river (Morelos Division) with boat trailer parking near the ramp. If you launch into the river at West Wetlands…
If you want a nicely manicured “park” pond with a paved liesurely strolling path this is the one for you. I’m not sure of the management of this pond, but it was originally stocked with sunfish for forage, and gets period winter stockings of trout. Being part of the Pacific Avenue Athletic Center its near sporting…
This is an established pond in the park in Somerton (not far from Yuma.) I really don’t know much about how its managed or what the facility is like. I lived in Somerton for a short time a few decades ago, but I don’t recall ever visiting the park. Drop me a message and tell…
If you go to the place called Betty’s Kitchen you probably won’t be fishing the area most locals will when they say they are going to Betty’s Kitchen. If you go to the place called Betty’s Kitchen you probably won’t be fishing the area most local will be when they say the are going to…
When most people who don’t live in Yuma say they are going to the river at Yuma or they are going to Martinez they mean they plan to spend some time on the Imperial Division of the Colorado River. Technically Imperial Reservoir, but its more river than reservoir. This section stretches from Imperial Dam to Palo…
VIDEO: Replacing the 2017 Jeep JK Bumper – New Winch Bumper
Check back often. I’ll try to add something new every few days. Every day if I am doing lots of stuff. I dumped the old forum based site some time ago, and spent the last year trying out a simple flat file blog script. It’s just not working for me, and I’ve had to restore…
I’m still working on it watch for updates here.
Originally Posted on July 30th 2021 Installed the TrailFX rack on the ’17 Jeep JK with the help of my son. We were not aware that it requires the removal of the bumper to install or do a sheet metal installation through the tail light hole. We pulled the bumper and bolted it to the…
