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Mr. Bass was frying up his shad in some oil and garlic one day when a grape fell out of the bowl that was sitting to close to the burner. The smell was so great that he decided to try it and the rest is history.

Rick, Did you ever get your sink n fool line of baits patented? I was just curious because I thought they looked very similar to some of the baits done by many others. I dont do much plastic so I could be wrong though. Also where are they for sale at now? I cant find your web site. Shane

This is a bit on the expensive side but you could also get multiple use out of it. Endless Pool, Endless Pool, Endless Pool Utah, Endless Pool UT, Salt Lake City UT, Endless Pool Idaho, Endless Pool Wyoming

Well I have been watching and have watched every episode. I am just guilty of knot :lol:reading this forum. Sorry I missed it because the series has actually been entertaining for me and my son. Had I known that knot was invented by someone else on here I would have even been more interested. I will have to include you in the sofbaits post I made today about our three other members who also appear i n the magazine version that discusses your knot also. Sorry for missing you.

Just reading through the new North American Fisherman magazine and there is an article about Goby baits featuring Poor Boys Goby and Ghost Baits Goby. Congrats to both of you. And if you read further on in the magazine there is a 5"shakee shad by Carolina baits that recieved an overall 8.0 rating by the members. Way to go guys!!!! For more info go to www.fishingclub.com Also Fish_N_Fool developed the knot that is currently the winning knot in the knot wars section of the magazine. His knot has beat out 4 others I believe to get to this stage so far and is up against the final one this month. I guess maybe we should call this issue of North American Fisherman the Tackle Underground Issue. If there is any doubt in anyones mind that you are among some of the finest craftsmen in the industry this should be an eye opener.

If I remember right these figures are good for up to a 30 foot run of pipe. Subtract 10 feet for any 90 degree bend put into the pipe. After that your CFMs drop significantly. (keep in mind I am trying to remember back 4 to 5 years since the last time I designed a duct system. I hoe I am remembering right.)

Yeah but we are in a recession and we need all the we can get so I also agree with the above. Never thought about the more resistance though. Kind of an interesting idea. One thing I did learn this year was dont go cheap on your swivels on steel leaders attaching to your spinnerbait if your fishing toothy critters. My son almost lost his 12lb Pike due to a cheap swivel. Needless to say that one will not happen again. Dad would never have lived that one down.

:DNow this is classic! You have just made my whole day with this one.

Thats OK B Bug at least you were smart enough to ask. I remember the first rod I ever built. I am the typical man and needed no instructions. I put finish on the entire rod and yes it gummed up, but not right away. It took about 30 minutes to an hour for it to gum up enough to stick to the supports and turn everything over onto the floor into one big mess. Scrap one rod blank and a bunch of rod finish. :whistle:Felt pretty stupid. I had that for a long time as a reminder to read before attempting new things.

Createx is waterbased not latex based. I have not used Dick Nites yet but have read about every thread on it because I intend to shortly. I would say clamboni and the Bobs have the answer.

I feel dumber just for listening.

You are also going to get a different opinion on spine from everyone you talk to from its critical to completely ignoring it to adjust it to make the rod appear straight. Just remember you are building a custom rod. Put the extra time in and check the spine. Its not hard,(most of the time) and it is your rod. It just irritates me when I see people building rods that wont take the few minutes extra to do the job right.

I always wrap mine, and I do it as close to the end as possible. Within an 1/8" or so.

I just about lost it reading Daves response, but that just about covers it. Good luck Howie, And welcome. Put a fan in the window to get started and break out the checkbook and credit cards. Oh and get started on the new garage to move your new hobbie into, and make it comfortable. If your married, you may be sleeping in there on occasion.

Look into the buisiness Paypal account a bit more. I dont believe that they need a paypal account to pay you with a credit card if you have that type of an account. I may be mistaken on the name of account, but there is a paypal account that will accept credit cart orders without the customer needing to have a paypal account and it has no monthly fees. It does have a 3% charge for the transaction fee. I have this type of an account so I will try to get hold of my wife and find out what it is and how it was set up. Also came with a Master Card debit card that pays us on our purchases and pays very well also. As far as speed of processing. If you have a web page have your site there and opened ready to accept the order and enter the credit card info and done.

Way to go rookie!

Also dont forget to plan for things that can and will go wrong. You cant start a buisiness painting hard baits if you only have one airbrush or compressor. If it breaks and you have orders to fill what are you going to do. Same I would believe with plastics. I havnt added any to my line yet, but I wouldnt want to untill I had back up pots and whatever else could break. You will find whatever can break eventually will at the most inconvenient time. Rod drying motors will always go out as soon as you load the rod into them and when you cant find your spares. I could go on and on. Electricians wont show up when you have orders piling up and need to get moved back into your shop.

Oooops, Sorry Snax. I forgot you. My mistake also.

I agree with both posts above!

Its great to bring these tips back up again. I have never heard this one, and I will be making more molds soon. This will save a few $'s and thats always nice.

Look into Dick Nites. It can be sprayed or dipped.

Cidgrad, I should have been a bit more clear. You are right, the blank is the blank no matter what brand it is. If you start with a quality blank and it is what it is. But its performance can be enhanced by the rod builder or completely destroyed by an improper build. I have seen it and so has anyone who has been doing this for any amount of time. That is the point I was trying to make.

On any future endevors like this you may consider Dick nites. It can be sprayed on with an airbrush. Dries fast and is tough.

My opinion is the market for custom rods depends on the reputation of the person building them more than it does the rod it self. You can build a great rod on those blanks if you are able to finish them and build them as good as St Croix can. An inexperienced rod builder can also ruin that same blank very easy and it will be completely worthless to anybody. Only you know what your skill level is.

I can sell ya some sprues. How much money do ya have, and what else do ya need?.