and in the “I want” department…
A quiver of mylar wrapped cedar plugs from Tail Chaser Lures.
Tackle
A sweet deal…
I just noticed that West Marine has a sweet deal today on a really nice lip grip/scale. Might want to check it out…
a simple (less expensive) basic sailboat fishing kit…
So, let’s see how much we can save by buying our own basic fishing kit a la carte… The $60 kit we’re trying to beat is basically just some line (150 feet of 150# test), two lures (rigged), a teaser, a shock absorber, and a small bag to put them in. For handline line my …
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Wood sure does make sense…
Here’s an interesting handline…
a better handline?
I just got my hands on a newish take on the old yo-yo handline… It’s kinda cool. Called the Flip Reel it’s sort of the same old same yo-yo mated with a silicone collapsible kitchen bowl and it actuallly makes a lot of sense. You might want to keep an eye out for them as …
Now, this is impressive…
Being that I’ve never been great at painting lures I find this seriously cool… More about Jigskinzs at their website.
an impressive tool vs one that works…
I’ve been reading “Simple Fly Fishing” and it makes a pretty good point for why some gear is so expensive and silly… So, you might say I’m somewhat sensitized about silly gear prices at the moment. A certain kayak fishing site which I keep meaning to unsubscribe to recently was pimping a pair of fishing …
Getting the fish aboard…
Our go to gaff aboard “So It Goes” is a commercial halibut gaff which is pretty common on the west coast… They’re available in sizes ranging from about a foot to a yard or more in length. For our boat, 24-inches is just about right. The other sort of gaff I’d like to have aboard …