09-10-2019, 04:18 PM
[quote catchinon]Yeah, I would like to get some of those and the kong fligs especially in the new purple color. Maybe I could make it up there and take a tour of the tackletorium. How much is the admission fee, again?[/quote]
[#0000ff]Ever hear the expression "If ya gotta ask, ya can't afford it"? Just be sure to bring an audited financial statement for my controller to review before you are admitted.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Seriously, I work cheap and I'm worth it. If I had to charge a reasonable amount for the time I have invested in some of that stuff nobody would want it or could afford it. That is especially true of the new perple purch stuff. Several extra steps that are quite time-consuming.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Reminds me of the old farmer who always won the prizes for the best hogs at the state fair each year. An agricultural official for the state visited the farmer and was being shown the feeding operation. He couldn't believe his eyes when he witnessed the farmer's two hefty sons carrying a pig out to an apple tree and then up a ladder to allow the pig to eat apples directly off the tree. Incredulous, but not wanting to offend the old farmer, he asked "Doesn't that take a lot of time?" To which the practical farmer answered "What's time to a pig?"[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]We have tried to plan a trip up here for you a couple of times before. You would be welcome to visit anytime I am not out fishing...or playing golf with Donald...Trump, not Duck.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]On the issue of flies and jigs...those whitie kids are feeding mostly on midges...chironomids to the fly flinger set. But, unlike wary overfished trout they are not all that selective. Almost anything they can waylay they will munch. However, if you wanna try to match the hatch there are lots of small midge patterns...for larvae, emergers and adults. But almost any small size 12 or 14 dark pattern will get munched. Hares ears and pheasant tails are a couple of worthwhile patterns.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]As the white bass tykes grow a bit, they will smack all kinds of small jigs and other lures...often attacking offerings much larger than you might expect them to try to eat. I have caught 4" whitettes on small crankbaits almost as large as they are. (see attached picture) But for mass harvest it is hard to beat a small jig and fly combo...in dark midge colors...with a piece of worm tipping the hooks. No purists need apply.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Ever hear the expression "If ya gotta ask, ya can't afford it"? Just be sure to bring an audited financial statement for my controller to review before you are admitted.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Seriously, I work cheap and I'm worth it. If I had to charge a reasonable amount for the time I have invested in some of that stuff nobody would want it or could afford it. That is especially true of the new perple purch stuff. Several extra steps that are quite time-consuming.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Reminds me of the old farmer who always won the prizes for the best hogs at the state fair each year. An agricultural official for the state visited the farmer and was being shown the feeding operation. He couldn't believe his eyes when he witnessed the farmer's two hefty sons carrying a pig out to an apple tree and then up a ladder to allow the pig to eat apples directly off the tree. Incredulous, but not wanting to offend the old farmer, he asked "Doesn't that take a lot of time?" To which the practical farmer answered "What's time to a pig?"[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]We have tried to plan a trip up here for you a couple of times before. You would be welcome to visit anytime I am not out fishing...or playing golf with Donald...Trump, not Duck.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]On the issue of flies and jigs...those whitie kids are feeding mostly on midges...chironomids to the fly flinger set. But, unlike wary overfished trout they are not all that selective. Almost anything they can waylay they will munch. However, if you wanna try to match the hatch there are lots of small midge patterns...for larvae, emergers and adults. But almost any small size 12 or 14 dark pattern will get munched. Hares ears and pheasant tails are a couple of worthwhile patterns.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]As the white bass tykes grow a bit, they will smack all kinds of small jigs and other lures...often attacking offerings much larger than you might expect them to try to eat. I have caught 4" whitettes on small crankbaits almost as large as they are. (see attached picture) But for mass harvest it is hard to beat a small jig and fly combo...in dark midge colors...with a piece of worm tipping the hooks. No purists need apply.[/#0000ff]
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