I got a couple more done for my Son-in-law in Az...Attachment 415129Attachment 415130
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I got a couple more done for my Son-in-law in Az...Attachment 415129Attachment 415130
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Looking mighty fine, keep them coming.
Those look nice
i like that red stripe. Great attention to detail!
Looking good Eric!
Nice ties! Your SIL should Do well with them.
Bob
Back in the day, there was an add in a magizine where you got two billed crank baits painted like a rainbow trout for like $5.oo. Well, right before I went in the service, 1977 era, I sent for them and was pleasantly surprised to actually get them when I got home after basic and AIT training.... They arrived while I was gone. I didn't get a chance to use them for several years. Anyway I broke them out at a lake that had 0 trout in it of any kind, and danged if a nice 3lb bass didn't hit it. Then, a few years later, while in Germany I went to the Heidelburg Rod and Gun, where they had a natural cold water spring fed lake, that was stocked with trout a couple times a year, I tried a trout colored roostertail spinner and had a limit in less than 1/2 hr...
So I'm thinking, trout will eat trout fry...
I like them a lot. Kind of like a deceiver fly. I would fish them for sure.
Yep, I took fisheries biology in college and then dropped it as they study stuff way over my head, But any way I learned all fish will eat there young, The males hang around the nest to protect it until the fry start to swim and then they all disperse. The male keeps the females from coming back to the nest to feed. The females are hungry and tired after spawn and just want an easy meal by nature. Mother nature works in mysterious ways to protect the young. So match the hatch is a great way to capitalize no matter if trout, crappie or any thing else spawns, match the hatch.
Your skills are really increasing, and you have a good eye for detail.
thank you for the compliment slowhand.
Those are sharp looking, if you need someone to test them I volunteer.
Good looking work my friend.
Mike
Very nice work thank you for sharing them.
Not a problem Timbertodd. I am just a student of this handtied game. Learning as I go. I try to share all I make and get feedback on the ties so I can improve. I am real busy lately remodeling the kitchen for the wife, so not so much vise time. By the time I'm done for the day, My bad back and knees won't let me do much of anything...Will get back after the tying as soon as I can...Quote:
Originally Posted by Timbertodd
Very nice ties. Very nice!!
Gotta love remodeling. All the that gets you is the next idea from the lil woman and an occasional extra hug.
GrumpyLoomis, I got news for you...lol. It lets you discover parts of your body you had forgotten about, parts that were achy before are full-fledged screaming now, and your body says your mind was lying to you when it said you were a young and able-bodied person. So my recommended answer is, when she ask's if you can do it, answer that's a bit beyond your comprehension and hire someone else to do it...Even with the hard shell outside knee pads on, my knees and ankles are screaming, and I've worn out three sets of batteries on my tens unit already. LOL...
My friend, I already learned that "If it is important for her then it is a priority for me." Translation...no fishing or making any lures until you get done what what she put on the "To do" list. Seems to me like after 52 years of marriage that list is still growing. What I cannot do I just get a professional to do it. Now, at my advanced age quickly approaching 80 there are more handy men doing what I used to attempt.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jamesdean
Mike
Mike, I never implied it wasn't important to make sure she's not happy. I learned a long time ago, That If momma ain't happy, THEN NOBODIES HAPPY!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by shipahoy41
Gee I thought this was just an Iowa thing, I have remodeled and been a handy man most of my adult life. Her and I grew up next door neighbors and lived in the same town for over 60 years, Now we are a couple so can't even lie and say I don't know how. Just keep them happy and we have a better chance of being happy. Speaking of happy, Happy New Years to you and yours.
Happy New Years to you both, and the whole Crappie.Com Family...
Happy New Year
:Rofl:Rofl That choo choo train should travel in both directions. :Rofl Just keep the engine happy and on the track. Once in a while you might even get to ring the bell. :Rofl:Rofl We all have learned that lesson my friend.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jamesdean
Mike