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Can you tell me the diameters of your 3d eyes?
3D Stick-on Fishing Lure Eye sizes are as follows:
2 = 1/8"
2.5 = 5/32"
4 = 1/4"
5 = 9/32"
6 = 3/8"
I am having a hard time removing the pull pin from my Egg Sinkers once casted. Is there some sort of trick?
When pouring jigs, I can only get one or two good jigs out of ten. What am I doing wrong?
We get various question about trouble with getting the collar area to fill all the way, wrinkled surfaces, more flashing than expected, etc. These things are easy to correct.
There are many things that can contribute to these casting problems. The casting problem diagnositc guide addresses some of the more common problems and their solutions. Try some of the casting tips located there and if you are still having problems you may call and speak with a shop tech. toll free (866) 984-3408.
Sheepshead
Some fish never get the respect they deserve.
The stars of the angling show are bass and walleyes. We see them on television, on the covers of outdoor magazines and in our local newspapers. Sometimes, however, fishing isn't about old glamour gills. It's about spending a few hours on the water. It's about feeling a tug on your line. It's about sharing a day full of laughs. Maybe it's about bragging rights and the camaraderie among a group of anglers less concerned with the final results than the common experience. And for the sheer pleasure of fishing, it's hard to beat the homely, hard-fighting sheepshead.
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Jigging Spoons: Casting, Jigging, Trolling, They Catch Fish!
Jigs and Steelhead: Drifting This Simple Bait is Deadly
Flutter Jigs: A Deadly Deep Water Jigging Technique
If you fish salt water or follow the salt water beat, you have probably heard of Butterfly Jigging. Right now it may be the hottest thing out there to take a variety of species of salt water game fish. Originating in Japan this technique involves a lure that looks very similar to a normal jigging spoon, but it acts very different. The jigs used in this technique are travel in a side to side manner very similar to a walk-the-dog surface bait.
The Gargoyle: A Common Lure With a Different Look

Refined Spinnerbaits: Ultra Minnow-head Gives You the Edge in Hard-Fished Waters
I can't even begin to tell you the entire history of the spinnerbait. I'm guessing that they have been around for fifty years or more. I know that they have been around during my thirty-two year angling career.
Bass, Pike, Musky, and even Walleye will take them throughout the entire season. Down sized versions will even take Crappies and other panfish.
High Tech Tail-Spins: Simple Modifications Create a Deadly Lure

Jig it deep. Retrieve it slowly along the bottom. Bird dog open water with long casts and stop and go action. Or burn it over shallow weeds. Bass, walleyes, pike, stripers, even trout and salmon they catch nearly everything.
Tail spinners have been around since the 1960's when Tom Mann introduced the now famous Little George sported a simple tear drop shape and is still available today in it's original shape.
Shakey Head Jigs: A Simple but Deadly System
I don't know exactly when the evolution of the jig and worm rig started. Early accounts can be tracked back to Ted Green and Gayle Marcus of the Mar-Lynn lure company in 1956.
The Bass fishing history books also note that the great Bass fisherman and inventor of the reaper tail, Harold Ensley won the World Series of Sport Fishing in 1960 on a jig and worm combo.
In more recent times, serious Bass anglers both casual and professional have kept the success of jig and worms a tight lipped secret.
The Slip-Jig Mold: The "McGiver" of Tackle Tinkering
In my thirty years of pouring jigs, weights, and lures I have accumulated quite a few molds. Some I use quite often and some I only use from time to time. But there is one mold that I have used probably more than any other I own. I consider it the "McGiver" of tackle making tools. Without it I'd be like Batman without his gadget belt. it's beauty is it's versatility. Let me go through some of my favorite uses and I think you'll see why you shouldn't be without Do-It's SLIP-6-A mold if you love lure making.
Jigs: Pouring your own
Just Jigs

Picture this: You've been stranded on an island in the middle of a large wilderness lake teeming with gamefish.
There are no swimsuit models to keep you company. It's just you and your spinning rod. However, you get to choose one small box of tackle to take along. What's it gonna be?