• Somebody Owes Me $20,000

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    JoeGee
    Published on 09-26-2018 12:44 AM
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    A couple of years ago I saw a post where someone had posted a pic of homemade jigs, Looked interesting. Thought that would be a nice hobby. Might even save some money on jigs. I got a $100 bass pro gift card that year for Christmas, so I go buy a kit that had a vise, some tying materials and a dvd.


    First Jig I made. Made some more. Went crappie fishing. Caught crappie on a bait I made myself. What a rush. Now I am addicted.

    Spring weather arrives and I put up the crappie poles for a while and bass fish. Wonder if I can make a crankbait? Start doing some research online. Wow. Gonna need some tools. Get a lathe, a band saw and a few hand tools. Made some lure blanks on my deck, but with no garage and no shop, I would pull the tools in and out of my garden shed and work on a folding table when it was nice outside. That isn't going to work, I want to fish when it is nice outside. Decide to buy a prefab cabin for storage and a few tools.


    Gets awful cold in here. Get some drywall and insulation. Why not put a partition wall in and hang a tv. A place to hide away from the honey-do list.


    This hand painted bait does not look as good as the airbrushed ones I see on the web.


    Need to get an airbrush.





    That's better. Ok so now this is what I have ended up with in the shop.



    So I am walking around Academy today and I see some slab daddy jigs. $3.79 for a card of four. I will have to live to be 100 if I even hope to break even on lures.

    I need a new rod, but they are expensive. Just ordered a rod building kit online. Wonder if I need a power rod wrapper. And on it goes...
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    1. gravelman6's Avatar
      gravelman6 - 09-26-2018, 04:06 AM
      Looks like a great hobbie. Nice job on the workshop.
    1. Crestliner08's Avatar
      Crestliner08 - 09-26-2018, 05:10 AM
      Fishing is an obsessive hobby that's for sure! You're doing just fine.
    1. scrat's Avatar
      scrat - 09-26-2018, 06:16 AM
      Wow! Nice man cave. Yes you have the addiction problem and there is no cure for it.
    1. Boa3's Avatar
      Boa3 - 09-26-2018, 08:28 AM
      I feel your pain
    1. GoTennTitans's Avatar
      GoTennTitans - 09-26-2018, 08:37 AM
      Hey, you're enjoying yourself and get the satisfaction of catching fish on lures you made yourself. My father-in-law had a shop like yours and we hardly ever saw him because he was in there all the time. At our Christmas gatherings, all the men would eventually end up in the shop where the TV was on sports and the bottle was hidden in plain sight. I like your setup, enjoy!
    1. elkhunter's Avatar
      elkhunter - 09-26-2018, 08:45 AM
      Awesome!! Love them hickory cabinets.
    1. crp4570's Avatar
      crp4570 - 09-26-2018, 09:36 AM
      Great read. Many of us can relate to your sentiment very well indeed.
    1. StantheMan2567's Avatar
      StantheMan2567 - 09-26-2018, 02:17 PM
      It is definitely an addiction! Nice shop!
    1. Special K's Avatar
      Special K - 09-26-2018, 02:31 PM
      Great looking building and a very good read. It's so true that we often cannot justify the huge expense of our addictions, loves and passions. Nevertheless, I'm sure you will enjoy the many returns of that man cave for many years to come--It makes perfectly good sense--even if it doesn't appear to be a money makin' or even a break even proposition.
    1. Redge's Avatar
      Redge - 09-26-2018, 07:02 PM
      Great article!! Super neat shop, normally we try to warn how addictive this is. However most people don’t listen.


      Sent from my iPhone using Crappie.com Fishing mobile app
    1. drumking's Avatar
      drumking - 10-02-2018, 08:28 PM
      Take up baking pies and cakes like I did. Less expensive, very rewarding and you get to eat what you create. Lolol. Of course I have grown a lot since I started my hobby.

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