Ham

I own a jet. I love my jet. My jet helps me get to fish. But I have suffered at the hands of obnoxious jet boat owners too. Jets enable people to be obnoxious in certain situations that without that technology they would have to be obnoxious somewhere else. Boat the airboat deal is sooooo much worse. That's porcupines in your underwear obnoxious.

I carry 12 colors and I have caught fish on every color I have tried. Watermelon red surprisingly has not worked that well for me. Hard to go wrong with GP.

I think I have a new in package Megabass 110 + 1 that I'd swap with you. If you don't get a another deal, I'll swap whenever we fish together later this spring.

I've caught morwe crappie on mine than bass

The heck with that, convince her that you need to keep the other boat for use on the Buffalo and get the jet for the other rivers.

That's amazing. I've caught more than a couple on the silly little thing too and many, many of my fish grab it before it can make it to the bottom on the initial drop. Lot's of ways to skin a cat though. Whatever works for you.

that AND sometimes a light jig doesn't want to feed thru the slip float. Your fly (jig) isn't working the depth or water you want it at. I'm really kind of disappointed witht he success I've had with a FNF. Most of it is my fault. I've figured out I'd rather go catch dozens of trout when its cold than struggle to catch a few fish on FNF. I haven't put enough time in to figure out where to fish it since I have other things that have proven to be more productive.

That's good information. Mine were in great shape BEFORE I started using the boat, LOl.

I thought you were the guy that preaches not to be in such a hurry to get your bait to the bottom. I thought the slow almost floating fall was often the ticket to a better bite? Yes, the nanofil does catch more wind. I think it is not a round profile, but more flattened and I think it weighs a lot less than mono or especially fluro. I think the low weight is a big part of why it out throws mono. but regardless I catch a lot of fish on it windy or not. I know it has greatly improved my fishing and my catch rates.

Bass Pro carries them. Lol.

Lol, i use 6, 8, and 10. I think you start to see big drop offs in castability above 10 lb. Get the white or chartreuse to help watch the line. Wait until we fish together and I'll force you to try my setups. We're close enough to Missouri that I'll have to show you.

I can and have pimped Nanofil from the mountain tops. I'm sure some folks are sick of it. It isn't perfect by any means, but I think it is the best stuff available at this time. Trust me, You can get loose loops with Nanofil and you can over time get twist in Nano, but these problems are managable. Nano does catch more wind than mono or fluro, but you can deal with that as well by holding your rod tip lower to the water.

I sort of stumbled into the world of jets. I was not intending on having one, but I found a deal on a used boat in good shape and went for it. Whole lot different loading a boat on a trailer. You have to maintain power to maintain steering, no more coasting the boat up on the trailer. I have been putting boats on trailers for 40 years and my first few efforts with a jet looked like I had never been in a boat before in my life. I don't like running at full throttle thru big, boat kililng rocks, BUT you need to run at WOT or dead idle thru the scary stuff. I have no qualms about running shallow over gravel. Grass, leaves,and woody debris ARE NOT you friend when you run a jet. BUT you never have to replace props or gearcases in the lower unit.

NOPE. The Canada Craw color is available in the 5 inch bait. I cut them in half and used some in October on a river trip. Good results.

Lots of handy stuff can be found on line. I'd point you there rather than have you trust my memory, but if you drop the foot you be able to look at the impeller and the cone to inspect for wear. IF the motor has been used, there will likely be wear. That doesn't mean you should rule it out. You can dress the impeller up with a file and get dings out. There are hints at the proper way to do that online as well. Cones can be replaced for not too much money. Impellers can also be replaced, but they are a little pricey.

I pretty sure that Yo zuri junk is on sale at TW right now if anyone wants to try it. I truly think Nanofil is the way to go, but I don't mind trying to save those wandering in the darkness a few pennies while they struggle on with inferior products.

I tote 1/8 to 3/8 oz heads. I use 1/8 oz MOST of the time. I use a variety of grub bodies. smallish 4 inch ones when the water is cooler. Zoom Fat Alberts and Tikis when the water is warmer. I match the hook size to the grub. I use a 2/0 hook for the smaller stuff and a 3/0 hook for the larger plastics. I honestly thing the GYCB 4 inch grub is the best at getting bitten, but the dang things are so impossibily flimsy, but I will never buy another one. Once I use what I have, I'm done. I loved the Yum Muey grub, but it was too durable and effective so of course they pulled it from the market. Once I use what I have, I guess I'm done with those too. Llo. I was throwing it on 6 lb mono or copoly. I have resisted switching this rod over to nano, but....I watched Troutgnat fish a grub very effectively on nano at BSL last spring AND I've used a grub with nano on rivers very effectively so I'll be swapping those rods over to nano as well. I mainly slow roll in lakes. Maybe lift and swing to a drop when the water is real cool. I will also vertical drop it when bouncing back on forth with a jigging spoon. A certain stupid looking chunk of plastic is getting in the way of my grub fishing though.

I didn't hear any of those birds until I went out on the deck to watch eagles. Then it was real loud.

I'd bet that you'll still want to use glue with that fancy jighead.

HIm and about a 100 of his very vocal friends.

You could work on kicking out a "Preacher" Jig clone. It is a niche bait that would likely work up river arms especially when they have flow. They should sell nicely.

I spent a few nights at one of the Can-U-Canoe cabins over the New Years holiday. We stayed in the Eagle Roost Cabin with 4 other couples and there was room for even more people than that. It was about 5 miles west of Eureka Springs. The cabin was very nice. Garage for two cars. Tremendous view out of the back of the cabin across the White River Valley. Pool table, Foosball Table, Wet Bar, Dish Network on the TV'S, washer/dryer, Full kitchen, and a massive water heater so no one is ever goning to have a cold shower. The cabin basically wasn't lacking for anything. We enjoyed using the hot tub both nights we were there. The 105 degrees offset the 20 something degree air temps very nicely. Amazingly enough my wife and I were the only couple that wanted to partake. Their loss ; It was great. We saw Bald Eagles flying behind the cabin everyday. The view was killing me though since fishing was not in the cards. The view was looking at the White River between the Hwy 62 bridge and the Hausman access. I need to fish that stretch of river one of these days. Check in time was a standard 3 PM and check out was 1100. I would definitely use them again and recommend them if you are looking for a Top End cabin in that area.

I let the fish stretch them for me.

Yes, you missed something. I have grabbed the kool aid pitcher and drained it. I made no effort to re-invent the wheel. Dave has pointed us in the Loc Tite Gel option. Blue and gray dispenser. Less is more. Small amt of gel on target. Clean excess from tip and store bottle upright when you can.