Making Fishing Lures

Making fishing lures may be easy for the seasoned do-it-yourself angler. But the maintenance of these lures is just as important to ensure a tip-top condition.

After buying or making the fishing lures there is still the responsibility of taking care of and repairing them so that they are always in good condition. This requires some effort and time but is usually easy for the angler who makes his own fishing lures.

Fishing lures in general do not require much care when storing them in a home or shop. The best idea is to put them into cabinet drawers or individual boxes so that they can be found easily and can be kept dry. In humid climates or near the seashore it is important not to expose the metal parts to the air; otherwise, hooks will rust and other metals will corrode.

Fishing lures that have feathers or hair should be kept in airtight containers so that moths and other insects or small animals will not get to them. This also applies to new fishing lures that haven't yet been used. Lures which have been used require considerable care if you want to get the maximum use from them. Freshwater fishing lures usually require less care and repair than saltwater ones.

In general, when examining any fishing lure you have made or bought it's a wise policy to repair it if you are the least bit doubtful about its condition. Repairing usually means sandpapering the part of the lure body that is slightly chipped and then touching up with a small brush, using enamels or lacquers.

Replace the hooks with new ones if they are badly rusted. When doing this it is important to use the same size and weight as the old ones so that the action of the fishing lure is not changed in any way. If the damage is too bad and the lure cannot be repaired, throw it away after salvaging any usable parts.

It doesn't pay to take chances with a fishing lure that is weak in any way. You may hook a record fish but lose it if the lure is not dependable. Many anglers who buy their fishing lures in tackle stores often use them until they fall apart, before buying new ones. But if you make your own fishing lures you can afford to use only those that are still in good condition.

It is better to be safe than sorry

Pocket Water Fishing

What is pocket water? Pocket water occurs when water in a river cascades into puffy white pools and it moves in all directions. Trout may hide in areas called lies, where there are edges, rocks, or where the shallow water drops off into deeper pools. Since the water is broken, it's difficult to see the trout, but more importantly, they can't see you. This can enable you to get as close to the lies as possible. Your casts during pocket-water fishing should be tight and short - have a short and manageable amount of line. Keep as much line as possible off the water and keep your rod high. When your fly hits the water, be in position to set the hook. A 50-yard stretch of pocket water may have 100 or 200 fishing opportunities. Be persistent and fish all likely lies.

Joke of the Day

Bigger Breasts

A husband, tired of his wife asking him how she looks, buys her
a full length mirror. This does little to help, as now she
stands in front of the mirror, looking at herslef, asking him
how she looks.

One day fresh out of the shower, she was yet again in front of
the mirror, now complaining that her breasts our too small.
Uncharacteristically, the husband comes up with a suggestion,
"If you want your breasts to grow, then every day get a peice of
toilet paper and rub it between your breasts a few seconds."
Willing to try anything, the wife fetches a peice of toilet
paper, standing in front of the mirror and rubbing it between
her breasts. "How long will this take?" she asks. "Oh, they'll
grow larger over a period of years." he replied. The wife stops.
"Why do you think rubbing a peice of tiolet paper between my
breasts everyday will make my breasts grow over the years?" The
husband shrugs, "It worked for your ass didn't it?"

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REASONS WHY ALCOHOL IS GOOD FOR THE HUMAN SPECIES......

"Sometimes when I reflect back on all the wine I drink
I feel shamed. Then I look into the glass and think
about the workers in the vineyards and all of their hopes
and dreams If I didn't drink this wine, they might be out
of work and their dreams would be shattered. Then I say
to myself, "It is better that I drink this wine and let their
dreams come true than be selfish and worry about my liver."
~ Jack Handy
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may leave you wondering what the
hell
happened to your bra and panties.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they
wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're
going to feel all day. "
~Frank Sinatra
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may create the illusion that you
are tougher, smarter, faster and better looking than most people.

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"When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading."
~ Henny Youngman
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may lead you to think people are
laughing WITH you.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case. Coincidence?
I think not."
~ Stephen Wright
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may cause you to think you can
sing.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"When we drink, we get drunk. When we get drunk,
we fall asleep. When we fall asleep, we commit no sin.
When we commit no sin, we go to heaven. So, let's all
get drunk and go to heaven!"
~ Brian O'Rourke
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may cause pregnancy.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants
us to be happy."
~ Benjamin Franklin
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol is a major factor in dancing like
a retard.
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"Without question, the greatest invention in the
history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant you that the
wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does
not go nearly as well with pizza."
~ Dave Barry
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may cause you to tell your friends
over and over again that you love them.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
To some it's a six-pack, to me it's a Support Group. Salvation in a
can!
~ Dave Howell
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may make you think you can
logically converse with members of the opposite s e x without
spitting.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
And saving the best for last, as explained by Cliff Clavin,
of Cheers. One afternoon at Cheers, Cliff Clavin was explaining the
Buffalo Theory to his buddy Norm.
Here's how it went:

"Well ya see, Norm, it's like this... A herd of buffalo
can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And when
the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones
at the back that are killed first This natural selection is
good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of
the whole group keeps improving by the
regular killing of the weakest members. In much the same way, the
human brain can only operate as fast as the
slowest brain cells. Excessive intake of alcohol, as we
know, kills brain cells. But naturally, it attacks the slowest and
weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer
eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more
efficient machine. That's why you always feel smarter after a few
beers."

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may make you think you are
whispering when you are not.

MAGIC !!!

 

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Title: Fly Fishing with Streamers

Author: Cameron Larsen

Article:
Fly fishing streamers is often over looked by fly anglers,
especially trout anglers. Streamers is a category of flies fly
fisherman have given to loosely mean food other than insects.
Generally, being smaller fish, it could also be crayfish,
leeches, and crustaceans. Bass and salt water anglers, are more
familiar with the theory that big fish eat littler fish.
However, as our sport is dominated by trout anglers we think
insect first and many times that is as far as our thought
process goes. However, big fish eat little fish, always have and
always will. Fish are indiscriminate feeders and will eat what
is presented to them. They don't have preferences, they take
what they are given. And the nice thing about little fish is
they are always present.

In most rivers and lakes there will be almost always be fish fry
of one kind or another present. With the predominant season for
fish fry being the spring, they easily will be present until
late fall, and often year around. But even if fry are not
around, minnows are present year around, sculpins, silversides,
alewives, smelt, the list is endless. And even if you say there
are no minnows available where you fish, well, trout are
cannibalistic, if your fishing waters have big trout, then it
also has little trout. In short, the 'hatch' is always on when
you are fishing streamers.

Besides year around availability, another advantage of fishing
streamers, is your average catch is going to be larger. Fish are
masters of energy conservation and expenditure. They will not
pursue food if it costs more energy to catch then they will
receive from its consumption. That is why in the winter they
will not chase food, you literally have to hit them in the nose
with it. This fact, helps us to understand the feeding habits of
large trout. A large trout holed down deep, not particularly
interested in eating, will consume a minnow, if given the
opportunity, no matter what. They might not rise up to devour
size 22 Tricos, unless they are in a feeding mode, but given a
minnow that they only have to lunge for, is an opportunity they
won't turn down very often. That is a lot of energy consumed
without a lot of energy exerted.

Techniques for fishing streamers vary from nymphs somewhat. A
little action imparted by your rod tip, can help convince your
targeted prey that the minnow is injured, thereby increasing
strike potential. If casting into a river, the current will help
you greatly in imparting 'swimming' action onto your streamer.
Raisng and then lowering your rod tip, can also aid in the
action. Vary the tempo until you find something that works. If
fishing in lakes and ponds or from a boat on a river, you will
need to retrieve. Again vary the tempo, using short bursts
followed by a count or two of idleness. Allow your streamer to
fall, often times the strikes happen when your fly is falling.

Favorite trout streamers include Woolly Buggers, both beadhead
and non-beadhead. Mickey Finns, Jannsen's Minnows, and of course
the veritable Muddler Minnow and its cast of imitators. Bass
fisherman have also used the same patterns for years and years.
Saltwater patterns all virtually fall under the streamer
category with perennial favorites being the Lefty's Deceivers,
Clouser Minnows, and Crazy Charlies. As well as various crab and
shrimp patterns.

Trout fisherman might have to bulk up their gear a little,
depending on what they are used to fishing with. 6 wt rods are
usually preferable, with enough stoutness to cast the bigger
fly, and fight those sure to come bigger fish.

About the author:
Cameron Larsen is a retired commericial fly tier and fly fishing
guide. He now operates The Big Y Fly Company.
http://www.bigyflyco.com/flyfishinghome.html He can be reached
at info@bigyflyco.com. This article will appear in the Big Y Fly
Fishing E-Zine at
Http://www.bigyflyco.com/Bigyflyfishingezine.html

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