Charge It!
Before I put batteries back into the boat, I take an additional step: I transport them to a local store that sells batteries and ask for a load test.
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Airtight, Just Right
I laid my jigs in a bag and used the sealer to pack them tightly...
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Grab Bag
By placing some 3-inch-diameter, 8-inch-long PVC tubes inside an inexpensive canvas tote bag, all my tools stand upright and remain well organized.
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Secondhand Gulp!
Cut the leftovers into small pieces with scissors and use the pieces to sweeten your bait-catching hooks.
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Winter Ways
This process creates higher visibility in deeper water and causes the lure to hang lower
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Defensive Line
Sometimes the bite comes fast and furious, and success depends on how quickly you can re-rig.
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Hang It Up
A cheap and easy way to keep those tools such as pliers, lip grippers or bait nets handy and ready.
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Cooler Lures
I made an offshore lure carrier out of a soft-sided cooler, acrylic tubing, floral foam and expandable foam.
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Fish ID Stringer
I have begun using colored cable ties to distinguish each angler's fish.
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Baited Board
Make your own flotsam to attract dolphin.
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Tennis anyone?
Modest hand pressure against the tennis balls provided sufficient tension to firmly seat the line...
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Early Warning System
I crimp a short piece of heavy mono to the clip's eye and crimp a snap swivel to the other end of the mono...
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Sink or Swim
It's a version of the popular bass-fishing drop-shot rig, but mine works better for five reasons.
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Chum-Line Downrigger
Since I don't own a downrigger, I came up with an alternate plan to run a bait off our weighted chum cage.
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Butter Fingers
The tension of the wire allows me to take one swivel off easily without worrying about spilling or dropping the pieces.
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Button Bridle
The bait stays lively because it can keep its mouth open and let water pass over its gills.
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Banana River Bag
Now fish stay alive in the floating bag and don't get underfoot.
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Nail the Tail
I bring a small assortment of nails on board and slide one or more into the head of the plastic bait.
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Yet another eyeball poker
I've often found myself facing down a huge pile of ballyhoo with no eyeball poker in sight.
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Get piggy with it
Secure the pig tail to the reel's harness lugs
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