Tag Archives: Tackle maintenance
Make your own assist hooks
Save money and easily make your own ASSIST HOOKS for slow pitch jigging. After a few big fish, the dacron holding the hooks can fray and become unusable. But what of the hooks? With a length of dacron, a home made needle and some heat shrink, recycle the hooks and make your own assist hooks.…
Fishing Reel cleaning and maintenance
Today I’m going to cover an often overlooked aspect to your fishing, namely rod and reel cleaning and maintenance. As a charter boat skipper for 30 years, I used to go through a ton of gear and over time it costs a lot of money. So the best bet is to look after it. It’ll…
Rod tip repair with Mason
A couple of days ago I met 7 year old Mason at the dawn service and noticed his rod tip was in need of a rod tip repair. But we before we continue I’d like to share some great news! From 6-12th May we are having a May Madness sale and reducing the price of…
D.I.Y. fishing reel service
Keeping your drag smooth with this step by step D.I.Y. fishing reel service. Have you ever lost a big fish to gear failure? Getting big fish to the boat for clients is my job and why I never leave anything to chance if I can help it. Sometimes we will fish all day chasing that…