The Internet Makes Small Maker Businesses Possible
The Internet is absolutely what makes many small maker businesses possible. Without it, I’d probably never have gotten into mold making, and even if I had I’d be relegated to advertising in the classifieds in the back of trade and hobby magazines.I do trade worldwide because of the Internet. I have customers from Australia and…
40 ft High Cube
A buddy of mine (Mike Meza) has a side hustle, hauling containers from the coast and selling them locally. He recently had a customer order three containers, but after two were delivered, they decided they didn’t need the third one, so he called me. I didn’t steal it, but it was a couple hundred dollars…
Okay, There is A Secret Forum
Nah, not really. There is no secret forum. I don’t know if I’ll ever run a fishing forum again of my own. I did however rekindle Tackle Maker. Tackle Maker is about making fishing tackle. There is a fishing chat section as an after thought. There is even a Yuma Area Adventures sub section. www.tacklemaker.info…
The Western Region Finals (One of the Federations) – And An Origin Story
Some years back one of the bass federations (I don’t recall which one) had their western states regional final here on the Colorado River. It was quite the thing for several months. One fellow drove hundreds of miles for several months to come fish our pro am. Others hired airplanes to fly the river, and…
THE BREAKING POINT
I observed a long time ago that there was a subjective significant difference in strength between ten pound monofilament filament and twelve pound monofilament. In real world applications, twelve pound seems pretty tough, and ten pound needs you to take care of it a little bit. It never occurred to me that there would be…
Stupid Little Fishing Tips That I Think Help
1. I like black snaps better than chrome snaps. I think they catch more fish. 2. Generally, no snap is better than using one except for item 3. 3. Being able to quickly change hard bait colors when bass are chasing can dramatically increase your number of catches. 4. Spinning reels twist line. Good braid…
I WAS WRONG!!! (about knots) YOU MAY BE WRONG TOO (video)
Years ago a friend and I had an argument about terminal knots. Palomar vs Improved Clinch. THIS IS NOT ABOUT EITHER OF THOSE KNOTS! He was adamant that the palomar knot was the best, period, end of discussion. Having started with a clinch knot and later graduating to an improved clinch knot at a very…
A NEW (to me) MACHINE IN THE SHOP
A NEW (to me) MACHINE IN THE SHOP For Making Soft Plastic Baits. I bought a used mini shooting star injection machine to play with in the shop. Follow my adventures using this new toy for making worms, swimbaits, creatures grubs & more. https://rumble.com/v5zmy1n-a-new-to-me-machine-in-the-shop-for-making-soft-plastic-baits.html