It’s May

I loaded up the raft and took my bride for a dip in the lake. She thinks it is always too cold, so we waited until about 11:00 am to depart. This time though when she slipped off the raft to cool off, something touched her foot. The look on her face was one that indicated it had her good. She scrambled back aboard the raft just as soon as she went in. She only dipped one more time and that was equally quick. Didn’t look like she had time to even get wet. Poor thing was traumatized.

We saw two boats, and for that lake that was weird. Both were bass master types.

For my part I managed four small fish. Pitiful. When we got home I put the TM batteries on charge, and readied everything for today. Yup I am off work today and will be trying a different lake.




I spoke with some folks about the club stuff and got some sound advice. Seems there is a consensus. I will simply stay out of it altogether. The membership is far far too old to attempt a save. The new location would be far too costly. I could never get done enough to make it work out- without a pile of cash. Much more than they have managed to save up. So if the club is to die, I will simply be a witness. I do not have the money to save it, nor do I think it would be appreciated enough to satisfy me. Those that do have the money can save it, but it may not be worthy of their money. Most of the members don’t really do anything to help out other than complain about paying dues. They sit around and stare at me. Oh well.

Good luck on your fishing trip.
Tough call on the club. Seems both sides of the coin have there own set of difficulties

Yes, probably best to stay out of it.
Bob

Well been keeping busy. Been hot hot and slaving over hot stoves. Off to work early today again.

Yesterday I went fishing and they cooperated for the most part. Tossed back a dozen or so for being too small. Kept these.

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They liked my Tickle Me Elmo jigs, but I wanted to try out crank baits. Three of these fish hit those lures, and they seemed to be the nicest fish of the day, too. I set them out to swim just behind the boat, and kept the boat speed at normal jig speed. This Summer I plan to utilize these lures on four of my rods, and jigs on the other six. I understand that speed is an issue and why most don’t mix jigs and crank baits. I used deep divers so they would wobble at slower speeds. Saw rod tips wiggling so I know they were working.

I took the bride to Salt Springs on Sunday for a swim in the natural pool- 75 degrees and crystal clear. This spring has three upwellings and large mullet and blue crabs. Mothers Day and the ranger came up to the truck while in line and said it was our lucky day. Last car to be allowed in. There were at least a dozen others wanting in but having to sit just outside the park. We left after a couple of hours and I am sure someone appreciated that very much, as there was room for them.

I bought a new gas grill. Portable model from CharBroil. Has that fake infra red cooking surface. Takes little propane bottles, or the big tanks. Perfect to sit on a small table on the porch or to take on the boat. At the springs people were grilling and after swimming their hotdogs smelled worth stealing. We plan to go back to Salt Springs soon, with the boat and with the grill. LOL

Take a river cruise and explore, swim in the springs, and eat hot dogs. Can’t wait.

Sounds like a great trip to the springs. Fresh mullet is rather tasty as I remember from childhood

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Sounds like a great trip to the springs. Fresh mullet is rather tasty as I remember from childhood

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White flaky meat. Can be fried, blackened, grilled, baked or smoked. Very popular in smoked fish dips as well. When I was surf fishing they were a sign of good things to come, as every thing that swims the sea was eating them. We would see schools of them swimming past for weeks and weeks. Every Fall there is a large migration headed South. The great mullet run. Castnets would gather them for bait. I caught sharks, redfish, bluefish, flounder, tarpon, whiting, black drum, etc.

They eat vegetative matter and produce protein. Much like rabbits do. They seem to exist in order to produce food for others. The really large critters liked to gorge on the fingerlings. I reckoned it was because they could cram more meat into their guts by sliding those in vs trying to accommodate a few large mullet.

Some folks fish for them with rod and reel. They sit on the banks of the river and pitch canned corn to chum up the area. Then corn on a small hook under a bobber. The vast majority that get caught, get caught in nets. Commercial fishing targets the larger ones, I call horsehead mullet. Lots more are caught using castnets as there is no good reason to use shrimp for bait during the run.

Mullet swimming down the beach are being attacked by fish and birds as they go, so are skittish and shy. The trick to netting them is to wade out and stand perfectly still. This means they will swim in closer. In range of a castnet. The toss should be low to the water so they can’t see it too early and escape.

Most think they need a huge net, but a huge net isn’t the best choice. For a big net to work, you have to be right up on them. Can’t get any distance that way. I used a four foot net which I could throw 75 feet. Now that got it done. One day there was a crowd of fishermen standing along the shore of a canal, watching a school of fingerlings swimming around just out of range. I think twenty of them watching, waiting to get some bait. I walked over to the edge, reached in my bucket for my small net, and pitched it about fifty feet and scored a net full first throw. Put some in my bucket and released the others and walked away like a champ. Years later I met someone who was one of the guys standing there, and he wanted me to know how mad all them guys were. He bought himself a smaller net and asked me to show him how to toss it like that. Most had a hard time believing a cast net would travel that far, but it will.

Jack I could have reigned down death from above there at the springs. Easy tosses at big fish, but I think it would be frowned upon by the rangers. However, just outside of the roped off entrance to the springs, well that is another matter. That water is still clear, all be it much warmer, and I could probably do some tosses there. I keep a net in my boat for shiners and shad. We plan to go back and anchor and hang out and I will be watching for mullet.

We used the catch Mullet in the fall in the river delta. They would gather where the wind had blown the algae and other matter floating on top of the water. You could here the school slurping and smacking as they swam along with their mouths open. If one turned left, they all turn left with a splash. Schools of 100's swimming along as if controlled by one mind. Quite interesting to see. You had to make long cast out in front of them where you thought they would swim next. Throw too close to them and they would spook. It was an art to catching them that way.

I am sore allover and stiff and tired. These past couple of days have involved hard work in the hot Sun. Tuesday we fed 1,375 people. Anytime you serve that many meals you have to work hard to get it done. We baked chicken halves, a bunch of chicken halves and they all needed to be cut into three pieces. I really don’t mind cutting up the chicken. We also cooked black beans and rice, brown rice, baked beans, coleslaw, all sorts of things, but my main job was slicing brisket. I sliced up 25 briskets.

I took this shot as I was about to pull them from the rotating cooker.

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Yesterday we served 1,150 people what is called Burrito Bowls. This was a tough cook. Just trying to keep up the supplies of condiments was enough to drive the runners crazy. Pulled pork, pulled chicken, black beans and rice, pinto beans, and a few other things like freshly fried tortilla chips. I was cooking the strip steak pieces for the burritos on a large griddle. It is 5 feet by 2 feet and hot and smoky. The smoke was wafting over the line of people and I was told it was driving them crazy mad with hunger. I cooked well over 100 pounds of the stuff. The grill top is 3/4” thick stainless steel. So I had that heat plus the hot Sun shining off of it to deal with.

I also cooked onions and peppers to go with the steak. Sizzle steam smoke. I love peppers and onions on sizzling little pieces of steak. Smells and tastes great. Always a favorite when I go to eat Mexican food at a restaurant. I never understood why they only give me three small tacos wraps when I clearly need five or six to layer in that meat.

I found that the trick to cooking steak strips using that griddle was to only use one half of the surface. Then when the meat is about three quarters done, flip it over to the other half and sear the meat. That is when that wonderful aroma emits and wafts through the air, to be carried along to the noses of those yet to be served.

I work a spatula and a chopper thingie thing in either hand and kind of toss the stuff around some. Chop at pieces still attached to one another. Try to keep everything in contact with the surface. Whack at things, smack things, toss and stir about some. Was doing a little dance at one point but they started laughing at me. I thought I probably looked a lot cooler than they were capable of realizing. I really don’t have the luxury of time to cook, as they don’t want me to stock pile a supply of ready to go meat in a warmer box. Rather they want it fresh off the grill and served right away. The girl runners come up to me and say- You got steak ? I better have some ready to go or almost ready. That means they are almost out of meat in one of the lines. I was doing up about ten pounds per batch.

The boss would walk past my station, and kept telling me if we get through this week that things will slow down and I can move into the office and start playing manager. He has been promising me that for a while now. So far the only time I have seen the office was when I filled out some employment forms. Still I believe them and see these big cooks lined up one after another. He wants me to learn the business for what it really is before making the move to the office environment. So for this week I slave in that hot Sun.

I ache all over. I start my day at 6 am and work non stop humping, bending over, climbing into and out of large trucks, carrying large pots, tables, chaffers, large coolers, trash cans, etc. It is about 5 pm when we stop working and get to go home. On my feet the entire time except for driving the large truck to and fro. I would never have believed it took this much work to cook a meal, but it does and it is taxing on the body. They like to kid around a bit, and tell corny jokes, and they seem to have some kind of thing about sharing a BC. That is some sort of powdered aspirin they swear is the best. Well it ain’t the best. Alleve is the best for body aches and pains. Trust me.

Today we have yet another cook. This time for only about 500 or so and I plan to wear my large straw hat. Been wearing a baseball cap with their logo on it. Not today though. Today they see what I wear when I am in the hot Sun. Same menu as yesterday though- Burrito Bowls. I must say the food is very good. The rice has a lime twist to it. The steak tastes like burrito steak. I went through one of the two full buffet lines, which were long and full of tempting items. Probably a dozen chaffers long, plus condiments and add ons and snacks and such. My bowl was very tasty. For an hour or so the staff chefs came out and served OUR food to the folks they normally feed everyday. They enjoy it when we show up. The head chef remembered me from a previous cook and came over to say hello.

No I am not fishing. The weather has been lousy anyways. High winds almost every day. Weird as I don’t remember there being high winds like this in past years. On Saturday, I gifted a small container of my custom jigs to a man that runs a wedding venue. I think he liked them. Had a few hand ties in the mix to go with my Tickle Me Elmos.

I work today and tomorrow I don’t yet know what I will be cooking. My wife asked me to request off for Saturday. Her boss lady is hosting a pool party and has specifically asked for me to be in attendance. She is one tough woman and I know better than to try to skip out on her. I have known her for a few decades now and I am very pleased that she has been so nice to my wife. I knew she would be nice, but one never really knows such things until one gets fully involved. Sunday, I might be able to take a trip to the river and cruise the waters and swim in the springs and eat hot dogs freshly grilled and then swim in cold crystal clear water some more. Nothing beats the heat like a plunge into that sporing water. I think it is cool that we will be able to motor along and see the bottom, but for now I must get ready for work again.

Those powders sure seemed to do the trick before anyone had ever heard of Alleve. They were thought of as a cure all. Couldn't go on a construction site years ago without seeing them being taken in the morning as a remedy for bad choices made the night before

Wow you have my mouth watering before breakfast! those BB's sound fantastic and duly love me some carnitas steak burritos and fajita's. Have had to bbq chickens and ribs for huge affairs as a charity gig and not profession and that plum wore me out. can't imagine doing that over and over. Good luck with it all.

Fished 630-900 today. BASS Masters tournament going on I think. They didn’t really bother me. The floating weed clumps were a different matter. Clearing lines the entire time. Swam four crank baits and six jigs. One small fish was all I got. Made a bad choice in going there. Oh well they say to limit our consumption levels anyways.

Went to a different lake this morning. I managed a dozen medium to small fish. was being carefully watched by some of the residents.

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There were four of these large sized lizards kind of relaxing on the surface. I got really close to one before they dove down.

Found this guy attached to one of my jigs.

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Not sure why, but the fishing seems to have slowed down.

Decent sized gator

Well I was up way too early today, bored to tears, decided to fiddle with my junk some.


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Regular jig head that I slid a blade assembly over the hook tip and up to the head. Secured it with a few wraps but didn’t need to. Added some bulk for a body and a little twitch for a tail. One of my favorite color patterns- pink head, white body, yellow tail. My locals will take a swipe at it as it goes by.

We are in the Summer pattern round here and have been for some time. I had a very small crappie try to eat a crank bait that was about his same size. Both sets of trebles told me he was serious. The rod kind of bent some. Maybe a little. I saw it jump and that was how I knew he was aboard.

Been reconfiguring my rod layout again. Seems every time out I see new possibilities. So now I have down each side, front to rear, a 16 footer with a 1/16th ounce jig, then an 11 footer with a 1/16th ounce jig, then a ten footer with a 1/8th ounce jig with a bell sinker about three feet ahead to get it to dive deep. I like swimming a deep jig not too far away from the boat and have managed some very nice fish doing so. Out the back I have two rods with 1/16th ounce jigs and two with crank baits.

I made some hardcore directional changes last trip out and everything worked out fine save this one time when I made a recast right after a change in course. A couple of fish made the lines snag a little but other than that everything rides along just fine. I still have lots of room in the back corner areas of the boat to land my fish. They come in at an angle and I direct them to the corners and lift. I also been practicing with the net so when I hook Crap-Zilla I don’t have a sad tale of woe to share. I have lost a few really nice fish right alongside the boat and it isn’t much fun.

One of the jigs that has been doing very well for me is the purple Joker with chartreuse tail on a bright yellow Tickle Me Elmo head. Seems to nab bigger fish for some reason.

We had horrible winds for a month but now everything seems to have calmed down. Last two trips the water was like glass. Not sure if that had something to do with my poor showing, but it allowed me to see all sorts of things. Saw shad schools idling along just under the surface. Saw schools of minnows patrolling about. Of course gar sleeping in the sunshine and awakening just as the boat gets too close.

I see where those what troll crank baits do so at a pretty good clip. I swim mine at a speed that is best for my jigs. I might try to go faster to see what happens.

That glass like water makes it easier to spot those big lizzards y'all have down there

Any body of water….any body……has gators. It’s Florida. The dragons are impressive in many ways and considering them dumb is folly.

I start in office tomorrow morning. Wish me luck please.

Good luck on the new position. I grew up not far from the Mobile River Delta. Gators were a constant. Fishing Lake Guntersville was the first time I had saw an otter or a muskrat in the wild. To many gators down in South Alabama to have any of those critters

We have lots of otters round these here parts. Saw a pair of really big ones with a nest up under some tree roots along the bank of the river. They are beautiful swimmers and have a mouth full of nasty sharp teeth. I suppose gators get some, but imagine most taunt the gators.

Turtles are prime for gators. I have seen them getting taken and it’s chomp chomp then swallow and gone. Fish and birds and wild animals that venture to the shoreline. Gators are universalists and can eat anything they find, live or dead. Being able to eat just about anything has it’s advantages when it comes to survival.

We see them all the time, but the ones that we see best are a problem. Of course there are idiots that think feeding them is acceptable. Quick learners, suddenly they come begging for handouts. Any gator that seems friendly is a nuisance gator. The ones that are shy get to live long lives.

I was on a creek off of the St Johns River one fine day when we got to a small section that was chock full of gators. Looked like an alligator farm to me. All along the banks were hundreds of gators, and that many more swimming around. Yup it was mating season and the females were searching out prime bull gators. One looked to be over 12 feet. Most were 8 feet. All I could think was what would happen if the boat sank.

At the alligator farm in St Augustine, they had a man playing a tuba. He would blow a certain deep note and the bull gators would respond. They can quake their backs and that makes the water dance. The vibrations come from a deep growl like roar. He would blow the tuba, and twenty bulls would reply. I made a guttural growl but my wife said I lacked the fortitude to match. Obviously she was incorrect. The tune of the note was off just slightly. That was all.

If you visit this area go to the alligator farm. There they have a zip-line going out over the ponds. Nothing like seeing those lizards being tormented by good meat floating just out of reach. There is a movie called Faces of Death. In it someone was visiting an alligator farm, and had a video camera recording alligators. Then suddenly the camera pans skyward and we see a skydiver. Well he was just overhead and he started to scream and kick his legs wildly. People were screaming Oh My God. Then he splashed down landed into one of the ponds and was ripped into pieces within seconds. Shredded.

I have seen other videos of them playing with people. One had a pair of game wardens on a boat responding to a call of a nuisance gator. Lady on the bank had her video camera and was heard telling them the gator was as big as she had ever seen and was after people. Well the warden was bold, proud and definitely overconfident. He spied the gator on shore and threw a rope lasso over it’s head. As he drew it tight, the gator responded and in the drink that man went. The water was splashing as the gator was rolling the man around like a child with a toy. His partner was trying to get a shot at the thing, but couldn’t. The warden was dead. Fight lasted about ten seconds. Maybe.

I once caught a small gator on a fishing lure. Two feet maybe. I was amazed at the strength that thing had. I was ahold with both hands and he could wiggle and writhe his body at will. Weird stuff. Their muscles are not designed for endurance, rather short bursts of speed. I ended up putting the gator in my buddy’s kitchen, and we drank beer while we waited for his wife to discover it. Man was she mad.

The biggest gator I ever saw up close lived in a culvert pipe under South Congress Avenue in West Palm Beach. Six lanes of road worth of culvert pipe. Anything that came swimming up that canal was going to have to get by him, inside a contained area, and that meant only little bitty things were going to get it done. I never saw him on the bank sunning, just his head. You can look at the distance from snout to eyes and guess at leangths, but I’m not very good at it. Let’s just say nobody was going to go exploring up in that pipe.

Gator meat is pretty good. If you ever buy any get tail meat. Two ways to fix it, either you cook it low and slow or slice it into small pieces and deep fry it. Deep fry is my favorite way but not many restaurants offer it other ways. It is expensive to buy but makes for a nifty snack at a party. I fried up some for my recent birthday party, along with a whole pig of course.

The pig we did inside what is called a China Box. It is basically a plywood box with a sheet metal top that you lay charcoal upon. This heats the box and cooks the pig. The box has exacting directions printed on the side. The reason why we like our pigs this way as it actually flushes out most of the grease. Nice grease free meat, where as other methods leave your pig greasy tasting. Easy to do and it only takes about three hours for a nice sized pig. I bought a 60 pounder for my cook and it seemed to be as large as the box would contain. You spathcock him is why he fills the box. Makes cracklings, too.

Boss called me up yesterday after a long hard cook. Said no need to cook tomorrow as I start in the office instead. I was very happy to hear that as the heat is killer right now. Last three days I was standing on top of asphalt, in the bright Sun, slaving over hot ovens and burners. So hot and the work is hard and physically demanding. I held up better than I thought I would have but still it drains you. Saps your strength. I ran a meat slicer shaving off thin pieces of what is called pork collar. We smoked them and then I sliced meat. You push and pull about a hundred times per piece and I did thirty of them. I think thirty as I kind of lost count from wiping my face off.

My boss did try to make things as nice as possible. He stuck up one of those foldable tents for me to hide under, and he got me a fan, but still it was hot baby. Hard work in 94 degree temps. This morning my shoulders are aching.

The meal yesterday was sliced pork collar, mac & cheese, chicken, rolls, and baked beans. I dumped 30 one gallon cans of beans into two pots. We do double pots where a smaller pot is within a larger one. Beans in the smaller pot and water in the larger. Boiling the water heats the beans without burning them. I also got involved with the chicken. Hundreds of chicken halves. Hundreds of them. The University of Florida had a party for some of the staff.

I wandered inside the building and looked about trying to cool down. It was a carpenters thing where they fixed things and made things and such. In the corner was a large stand up freezer, and it was chocked full of ice cream. Boxes and boxes of Fat Boy ice cream sandwiches. Pretty good, too.

Well now I am on a Monday-Friday schedule. Nights and weekends and holidays off. I didn’t mind the cooks where I started in the morning so much, but those that had me start my day at 1:oo pm were horrible. Be alright if I were still a kid, but now life is about getting into bed at a decent hour. I’m gonna miss being off on Mondays as I had the lakes all to myself. Now it will be about avoiding boat ramp incidents and such as I mix it up with the huddled masses and such. The great unwashed. The ugly people.

It was kind of nice having a day away from the wife as well. Just me and what i wanted to do. Speaking of her, tonight she is going to go to a trampoline place. Her co-workers have her doing lots of odd activities. Two weeks ago it was pole dancing lessons for her and the gals. She sent me some videos of her doing pole dancing swings and such. Told me it is considered to be a great exercise activity. I laughed at that but sure enough she and the others were sore all over. I think they are crazy and if she breaks her neck on one of those things tonight I’ll skin her.

The dog has been doing good. He is on the low fat diet food that costs a fortune. The vet said he has issues digesting fats and that was what was making him so sick. $3,000+ worth of sick. The boy put a strain on my finances but everyone kind of expected me to pay none the less. Save the dog. Save him at all cost. Well it is nice having him underfoot. He is sleeping at my feet right now. Comes out to greet me when I get home. I think the boy likes me.

Well off I go wish me luck.

[QUOTE=Micanopy;4262667]Any body of water….any body……has gators. It’s Florida. The dragons are impressive in many ways and considering them dumb is folly.

I start in office tomorrow morning. Wish me luck please.[/QUOTE
Best wishes on the new job!;)
Bob

Thanks…..it was nice. I am being given access to all sorts of things. I think it is gonna work out for me.

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Griddle atop grill. She likes salad. Couldn’t be easier to make and tastes great. I sprinkled Adobo seasoning on meat. Used salad dressing below the chicken. I also griddle steak to top salad.

Looks good.

Good looking eats. Glad the hear the dog is doing well. The Bulldog is behind my legs on the couch snoring loudly and happily. I have eaten gator a few times. I prefer it fried also. Hope the job in the office is going well for ya. I ain't much for the heat these days either.

Job is great. I have been given carte blanche with the mini storage facility. Not a full time gig, so once I am self sufficient in managing that, I will start managing the BBQ catering business, too. Then I can drop off Mondays and work four days a week. This weekend holiday is the first time I will have had Memorial Day off.

Not sure what ha-pened, but my lower back hurts. I have been using a Tens muscle shocker. Alleve helps some, I guess. Hoping it goes away soon. Happened to me about seven years ago and went away, so……

I get it from time to time. Alieve surely helps. I do best when I get up and get moving to get it worked out. Otherwise it hangs on for a while.

Yummy salad

One of my all time favorite sandwiches is the BLT, and it all starts with the BACON.

That little grill with the cast iron griddle on top makes the best bacon. No press required.

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Use fresh flavorful tomatoes. Toast your hamburger bun, add mayo, slice of cheese and some lettuce and BAM. The perfect summer time sandwich.

Two of these and you are good to go until dinner time. In fact, a man could grow rather large eating these all the time. Ummmmmmm……

And finally watermelon is under $10 each. I live very near the fields and yet the roadside stands are outrageous. I have hopped the fence before but that was when I was a younger man and didn’t care if they shot. Soon a gluttony of melons will be upon us, but it will not last long.

Watermelons are a cash crop. The farmers MUST plant at the exact right time or else he can’t sell his crop. There is an industry ready to transport melons from field to distributors. Starts in South Florida and then progresses up the coast as the melons a little more Northerly become ripe. Miss that wave as it passes through, and those folks are gone, and there is nothing a farmer can do. Well except turn the cows out and let them eat melon. I have seen herds eating melons in the field and they looked like happy cows to me.

I asked one of the largest growers in North Florida why we don’t see the old melons. Those elongted melons with the seeds. She told me it was because the yankees what live in apartments couldn’t fit them inside their refrigerators. That it was too hard to carry them from store to home, so they stopped buying them, and so the farmers changed . Now everyone grows the round seedless variety, even though I feel it lacks the flavor of the old melons.

I like to skin my melons and slice them into bite size sections, put them in a covered bowl and refrigerate them. I also add in some cantelope pieces so that when I go to reach in the bowl, I get something good. Cantelopes are also ready now in my area. A little salt in the mix and man are they good.

When I was just a wee lad, my mother would buy melons when on sale, and she would cut them into pieces. Then she would chunk up the rinds and pickle them in Mason jars. My father would serve them to friends, and after they had eaten some, he would call for us kids to come over. Then he would say that the kids did the hard part eating the melon off the rinds. LOL

A long time ago some brick masons were working in the hot Sun. They had been drinking vodka while they worked. Then they took a lunch break and ate watermelon. I seem to remember that three died, and several others were rushed by ambulance. Something about being severely dehydrated, then suddenly over hydrated.

The Chinese grow watermelons, too. They go out in the fields and find the young melons, and put them over top of plastic boxes. Then as the melon matures it fills the box and takes on that square shape. This makes stacking them in coolers much easier. No I am not kidding you. Seriously.

Don’t worry. Soon you will have cheap melons in your area, too.

Don’t want to get kicked out of this section, so I am posting up some of the stuff I have been making lately. Just variations on things I have already been making.

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Haven’t had much chance to go fishing, but soon I will and then I will be testing these out. I think we are in a full Summer pattern now, which means I can start making larger jigs again. I have deployed some crank baits into the mix as well. I want to pick up some of the larger fish. Although I did have a little baby bite a crank bait last trip, and he was a game fish as the bait was nearly as large as he was.

Great looking baits. The bacon sandwich does sound awesome.

I'm happy for you.

Nice baits and glad that things are working out for you.

Wanted to make up a few tail spinners.

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1/16th sized head with a OO sized blade out the back.

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Little larger sized in the 3/16th ounce with a #2 sized blade. I have painted some Atomic Yellow nail polish on the blade. Easier than trying to powder paint them. I used regular yarn for the chenille and then cotaed it with UV resin. Got some resin on my finger and when I hit it with the UV flashlight it burned, I didn’t know that UV resin heated up as it cured.

The #2 sized willow leaf blades were a deal. I got 100 of them with the size 0 ball bearing swivels already attached for $18. This size matches nicely with the heavier jigs but is way too large for a 1/16th.

Great looking baits

1.85 pounds

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Several others that were very nice. All released.

Fished 839-1130.

Great fish.

Looking forward to June.