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    Powder paint on spoons

    in Tackle Description

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    We used to. It is tough having to heat each spoon, one at a time with a heat gun. We then used a powder paint airbrush, the paint holds up great after baking, but it is time consuming.

     

    Now we just use acrylic paint and still bake to cure. Then we use a spray clear coat over top. The powder paint is definitely more durable, but the acrylic is much easier to use and paint cleaner lines/patterns etc.

    Striper Fishing - Delaware Bay

    in Fishing Pictures

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    Gearing up for the lake, but took the boat out on a shakedown fishing trip after work on Tuesday. The wind was howling, and it was cold, but we found some fresh bait and setup in 30' of water in the upper DE bay and chunked for stripers.

     

    Had some action right away with a couple run offs, but couldn't get hooked up. My buddy finally connected on a nice fish and shortly after a nice 40" striper was in the boat (probably 25-30#'s). This fish ended up in the throwback slot that DE implemented last year, (any fish between 37 and 44 inches must be released). Hurts to throw back a big fish like that, but also feels good at the same time as these fish are way up the bays and rivers spawning this time of year.

     

    Right after that we hooked up again on another nice fish. This fish ended up being 38" and had to go back as well. Had a few more bites and missed and caught a catfish and that was it for us. 

     

    Packed up and headed in at dark, Chilly 30 min boat ride back to the ramp into the wind in the dark!

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    Bear creek Planner boards

    in Open Lake Discussion

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    I run 150' leads on my big boards. I love being able to run 4-5 lines per board and spread them out to avoid tangles. I do my best to give everyone a ton of room and hate getting pinched in somewhere.

     

    If you think its bad up there we have to deal with Charter boats on the Chesapeake who run 12-15 lines per board! Think of how long the leads are on those! With no lines per angler limits they have free range to do whatever they want. Some charters have a mate for each board!

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