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I painted up fifty on Thursday- took all day.

20 are sand flea pattern with glow in the dark over top. These glow very brightly and the glow lasts a good long time. I used state of the art materials to do this.

20 are Gator orange and blue. Need I say more ?

10 are a new color for me. A golden color that somewhat resembles sand. Not a perfect match, but fairly close.

I have enough materials for fifty more.

I have enough red assemblies to do ten of these in Garnet and Gold- don't know why anyone would want those colors, but they will be available.

Thinking about doing ten in chartreuse yellow, twenty in the sand flea pattern with a special UV light reflective coating, and the last ten in a firecracker glitter coat.

The UV light reflective are supposed to aid the fish in finding them. Maybe they will eat them instead of the bait- who knows.

I went fishing yesterday and caught a bunch of whiting. Met Huckelberry out there and she obtained ten of the glow in the dark variety. Said they would help her while fishing on the pier at night. Something about reeling them back in being easier to do if you can see them. Anyways....I am grateful to her.

I am also grateful to Jeff and Noel for being willing to try these sinkers out. It means alot, and even Oscar got into the fray. Thanks. Glad you enjoy them.

I added up all my costs incurred and feel the run of 120 sinkers, if all sold to club members would cover my expenses and with a small amount for the labor. Apparently, I am cheaper than I originally thought ...... approx $4 an hour- maybe. But I will be finished none-the-less.

Gonna send a PM to Terry to see if he can go fishing Sunday morning before the crowds assemble.

Navy men and their LBFM's ahhhh?

I can attest that these sinkers do really fly well, and can be set to hold so well a dolphin might have trouble releasing the sinker.

Many have been lost due to my throw-it-like-you-wanna break-it style, so some will show up on a beach near you, but you really should buy some and give them as gifts. The Holidays are just around the corner, if you snooze you will lose (same as with fine fishing rods- get them while they are available) 

Thanks Paul!

Sure thing Brad. I plan on being at Marineland in the morning. The little lot north of the facility itself. Look for a cart with oversized wheels and a man having too much fun. I will have them with me.

The bait clip works perfectly with certain rigs. It can also be ignored or trimmed off if the owner wishes. Lately, I have been experimenting with pulley rigs. Here is a crude drawing for you.

You can use a large swivel as a pulley if you wish. The idea here is that the rig and it's components will be in a line, streamlined and in the slipstream. This reduces drag and offers extra distance. It also is used by shark fishermen, because it allows them to use an incredibly long rig body and still be able to cast it. Downsized, it has a role to play as well. It is often used when fishing over snaggy bottoms, as when a fish is on, the sinker rises above the seafloor. It also allows me to reach out a long long ways from the beach. Sometimes, that is the only place the fish are at.

With this particular rig design.....the baited hook releases when the sinker splashes down. It allows the tension that existed during the cast and flight to be relieved, and this allows the hook to pop free and clear. So...everything is in line until it hits.

There are other rigs that can benefit from being clipped down. I make a fancy in-line fish finder rig. With it, I can fish very small light weight lures at long distance, or even rubber imitations, Rapalas, mud minnows, you name it. Maybe I will get a chance to demonstrate some of these things at one of Jeff's classes.