You may be able to cut carbon fiber without using a clamp. Bracing the carbon fiber with your hand, a straight edge, or another surface can help you cut it cleanly, especially if you’re using hand tools. Whatever you use, … Continue reading →

Especially if you’re using a tip cement or other glue formula with a lower melting point, wrapping thread up to the tip top is a common way rod builders improve the security of the tip top on the rod blank. … Continue reading →

Place the guides on the inside of the curve – the weaker side. By placing the guides on the inside of the curve you will get (marginally) better lifting power, as you will be pulling against the spine or natural … Continue reading →

What kind of epoxy do you use for fishing rods? Flexcoat rod builders epoxy glue is a high strength, waterproof, clear and unshrinking adhesive. Epoxy is perfect for EVA foam and cork handles. 30 minute setup time allows you plenty … Continue reading →

As the weather heats up, South Australian police have issued a warning to those hauling their fishing gear to the water. Keen fishers have been warned that mounting anything to a car’s bull bar can result in a hefty fine. … Continue reading →

Free Spool / Baitrunner Fishing Reels The purpose of a baitrunner (or freespool) fishing reel is to provide another drag system which can be manually engaged/disengaged with a simple switch. What does freespool mean? : the spool of a fishing … Continue reading →

The main difference between reel and jig is that they have different dance signatures as per their own, like reel has a time signature of 44, whereas jig has a time signature of 6/8. A time signature is a western … Continue reading →

The best trolling speed for fishing with a crawler harness is from 1 to 1.4 mph. This is significantly slower than most other baits used in the summer, and the reason for this is that you don’t want to rip … Continue reading →

What is the best bait for white bass? Best baits for white bass are floating jigs tipped with a minnow or 1/8 and 1/4 oz. lead-head jigs (size depends on river flow, in lower flow use lighter lead) tipped with … Continue reading →

While uses for magnetic curtain rods are limited, they can be an excellent choice for hanging curtains over a metal door. Measure your window opening to determine what size curtains you need. Make sure the space between the edge of … Continue reading →

Can you put a Bimini top on any boat? Our Bimini tops also come with an upgraded mount that swivels 180 degrees so your Bimini top can be installed anywhere – not just the top of the boat console. All … Continue reading →

As water levels rise, fish consistently move closer to the water’s edge. This means that while you may want to fish deeper out in the lake, reservoir or river during the late summer and fall, you should spend much of … Continue reading →

HANDRAIL PILLARS AND RAILING – their main task is to protect the crew from falling off to sea. On bigger boats, there is a double line of railing. What are the rails on the front of a boat called? In … Continue reading →

Because Spanish mackerel like a fast-moving bait, trolling is the best way to catch them. Yes, you can catch a Spanish by casting, but for every one you catch casting lures another angler will catch ten on the troll. The … Continue reading →

Can you use a cooler as a livewell? The physical size of the cooler is not the critical issue. In fact, some bass boats have pretty small livewells and their fish do just fine. As long as the fish have … Continue reading →