Neil aka Livelybaits, new to site

livelybaits · March 25th, 2008

Hello friends,
This is a great site. I feel like I've only just scratched the surface here (and that's after reading about 100 pages of info).

I'm down in Palm Harbor, FL and I do some jigheads in about 7 different molds I have that are used for saltwater fishing.

I will get back to reading more on all the crafting of lures and jigs that you do.

Neil

cadman · March 25th, 2008

Neil,
I guess I've already introduced myself in your first thread. Welcome to TU, where you eat, sleep, and think tackle. Where nothing else matters, ok one thing takes precedence

. It's not an addiction, it's a way of life.

hammer1 · March 25th, 2008

Welcome Neil, this is an awesome site filled with some real creative talent!ps- whats the weather like in Florida? snowing like crazy in Ontario!!

livelybaits · March 25th, 2008

Thanks for the welcome.
Ontario probably isn't as nice as Florida, but Florida weather hasn't been that fantastic a lot of the past ten days. Of those ten, the winds were too high to get out on the water 7 of those days (well, I still go but I am a guide and I rescheduled trips on 6 of those 7 bad days)

We can't complain down here. If you know how to do it, you can fish almost every day of the year down here.

Tackle, rodbuilding etc? I'm not building my own rods anymore because I just don't have the time. But I can always find the time to load up some molds and pour some jig heads. I use a ton of soft plastic lures down here for inshore fishing. So I have the Sparkie, three different round and a Yamamoto jig mold. As I was telling Ted via a PM, the "yellow" powder paint (well it will be when I figure out how to use it

) is for a specialty pompano jig I'm trying to field test. I make a lot of the 1/16 to 1/4 oz jigheads. Rarely anything bigger than that.

I enjoy being able to supply them for various fishing club outings we do for kids.

This site here will really help me to figure out some better techniques. I've already noticed a few "shortcuts" from things you all have talked about (the kind where I slap my forehead and say "why didn't I think of that?")

Thanks for the welcome.

Neil

Braided Line · March 26th, 2008

Welcome to TU from the East side if Orlando.

livelybaits · March 26th, 2008

Hey Braided Line,
Thanks for the welcome. I'll be over to Sanford regularly. Is that in your neck of the woods?

Are there a lot of Florida folks on TU?

Neil

Braided Line · March 27th, 2008

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Originally Posted by livelybaits

Hey Braided Line,
Thanks for the welcome. I'll be over to Sanford regularly. Is that in your neck of the woods?

Are there a lot of Florida folks on TU?

Neil

Just over the I-4, St Johns river bridge (east side) Send me a PM. I fish the river offen as it`s about 5 mins from me. During the week is much better .........no traffic.
Now and again I see guys from all parts of Fl sign on/post.

EugeneM · March 27th, 2008

Welcome aboard Neil.

livelybaits · March 28th, 2008

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Originally Posted by EugeneM

Welcome aboard Neil.

Thanks Eugene. Dying to ask some questions. The past 48 hours I've had about 20 hours on the water so I haven't been online much.

I saw some nice jig heads that I wanted to ping the membership and see who all makes lures like that. The one thing that I'm interested in is how much of the group uses heavier wire hooks in their jigheads they make.

It's a cool website.

Neil

hawnjigs · March 29th, 2008

Neil, heavy wire a must for SW jigs in HI, with 60* better than 90*. But, Mustad tins have gotten dull, EC consistently has point & temper issues, and the Ultra Point heavy 60s have too short a shank for the bite width. What are you using?