03-04-2003, 07:38 PM
[cool] Hey, JapanRon San. Not only do I KNOW about Michaels, I own stock in them. I also own stock in Home Depot, Cabelas and Bass Pro Shops. Only problem is that none of them ever sends me certificates or dividends, no matter how much I keep investing in them.
We've got another chain of craft stores over here called CraftMart. That's where I find some of my better colors of craft cord and metallic braid for my modern creations. Oh yeah, even Walmart has some of that stuff if you look for it.
My crane swivels, split rings and small spinner blades come mostly from Cabelas. However, I also buy from Jann's Netcraft and Barlows. Are you familiar with them? I'll be happy to post a link if you don't already have them on your list.
You talk T-I-N-Y. When I am going for slab sized BSP, I go the other way. I used to fish some big streamers and bunny leeches (sand worms) off the beaches from Malibu to Gaviota...and from Huntington to Balboa. I also took them down below Ensenada, on some of the remote beaches along the Pacific coast of Mexico. Can you think 5# BSP...on a beach all by yourself...with nobody to brag to? Talk about needing resusitation.
Most of my surf streamers were very basic silvers, golds, yellows, whites and greens...with an occasional black or purple. Of course I pitch a few hot pinks and oranges too. A combo of olive green with a hot orange butt is great for most surf zone dwellers. I have labored to crank out "match the hatch" shrimp and crabs, but have not found them to produce noticeably better than a well presented "basic representation" pattern. My theory is that when the water is moving and the visibility is not that great, predatory fish often munch first and do a quality control analysis later.
Before I bought my first lead melting pot and jig molds, I used to make my own leadhead jigs from split shot. I often used the same principle to make a leadhead fly...for casting or trolling. A small BB shot right behind the eye is fast and cheap. Paint it and put an eye on it, and you have a light jig fly that you can throw with a decent fly rod.
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We've got another chain of craft stores over here called CraftMart. That's where I find some of my better colors of craft cord and metallic braid for my modern creations. Oh yeah, even Walmart has some of that stuff if you look for it.
My crane swivels, split rings and small spinner blades come mostly from Cabelas. However, I also buy from Jann's Netcraft and Barlows. Are you familiar with them? I'll be happy to post a link if you don't already have them on your list.
You talk T-I-N-Y. When I am going for slab sized BSP, I go the other way. I used to fish some big streamers and bunny leeches (sand worms) off the beaches from Malibu to Gaviota...and from Huntington to Balboa. I also took them down below Ensenada, on some of the remote beaches along the Pacific coast of Mexico. Can you think 5# BSP...on a beach all by yourself...with nobody to brag to? Talk about needing resusitation.
Most of my surf streamers were very basic silvers, golds, yellows, whites and greens...with an occasional black or purple. Of course I pitch a few hot pinks and oranges too. A combo of olive green with a hot orange butt is great for most surf zone dwellers. I have labored to crank out "match the hatch" shrimp and crabs, but have not found them to produce noticeably better than a well presented "basic representation" pattern. My theory is that when the water is moving and the visibility is not that great, predatory fish often munch first and do a quality control analysis later.
Before I bought my first lead melting pot and jig molds, I used to make my own leadhead jigs from split shot. I often used the same principle to make a leadhead fly...for casting or trolling. A small BB shot right behind the eye is fast and cheap. Paint it and put an eye on it, and you have a light jig fly that you can throw with a decent fly rod.
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