Here is a short video outlining my tackle storage system in my 520C. Maybe something in here will be helpful with your own organization.
L&M Lures Back In Business
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
I announced on FB a couple of weeks ago that I was tying the long cut square rubber jigs again. Things have been extremely busy but this afternoon I was able to get some decent pics of the jigs, both plain and with accent. Average length of the jig from head to end of rubber is 7-8 inches.
Prices are $3.25 each with $5.00 flat shipping rate. PayPal only and invoice is not sent until the jigs are ready to ship. I am beginning to start building an inventory so I anticipate it will take a few days before products are ready to ship after the order. Orders or questions to lmlures@gmail.com.
Jigs are available in the following colors:
Brown/Red Brown/Green
Prices are $3.25 each with $5.00 flat shipping rate. PayPal only and invoice is not sent until the jigs are ready to ship. I am beginning to start building an inventory so I anticipate it will take a few days before products are ready to ship after the order. Orders or questions to lmlures@gmail.com.
Jigs are available in the following colors:
Brown/Red Brown/Green
Brown/Yellow Chartreuse Brown/Lime
Brown/Orange Brown
Brown/Blue Brown/Purple
Break In Day
Saturday, May 9, 2020
Spent daylight until about 12:30 today breaking in the new boat. I could not be happier with the performance...the driver just needs to get used to it. Every boat is different and this one needs very little trim to get the nose up good. Going to take some time to get everything dialed in but I put about 4 hours on it today and am very pleased thus far.
I also like the in dash Live on the bow. I had ordered BBT mounts for the console and bow but after fishing a little today I think I will leave the bow as it is. I might change my mind down the road but want to give it a try. The angle is about right and it is out of the way. The console is another story. You lose about 20% of your screen behind the steering wheel, or at least I do, being somewhat vertically challenged. I have to have the screen higher, especially with Look Ahead on.
I planned to have the GoPro going today but the cigarette lighter USB adapter I had didn't work. Must be a bad adapter because I got my charger out of my truck this afternoon and the outlet works fine.
Here are a couple of pics of the boat...
I also like the in dash Live on the bow. I had ordered BBT mounts for the console and bow but after fishing a little today I think I will leave the bow as it is. I might change my mind down the road but want to give it a try. The angle is about right and it is out of the way. The console is another story. You lose about 20% of your screen behind the steering wheel, or at least I do, being somewhat vertically challenged. I have to have the screen higher, especially with Look Ahead on.
I planned to have the GoPro going today but the cigarette lighter USB adapter I had didn't work. Must be a bad adapter because I got my charger out of my truck this afternoon and the outlet works fine.
Here are a couple of pics of the boat...
Fishing Update
Friday, May 8, 2020
Wow - its been awhile since I have written anything in the blog. Things have been busy even with the Covid 19 restrictions.
Andy Greene and I have been fishing Lake James quite a bit. We have been fortunate enough to win a couple and make a check a couple more times. I've really enjoyed fishing James - you feel like you have the chance for a big smallmouth on any cast. This past weekend we won with 18.15 and caught pre-spawn, spawning, and post spawn fish. Fish are all over the map on stages right now.
Well, I guess I have come full circle. The first Ranger my dad bought for me to fish out of was in 1979 and it was a charcoal gray/silver metal flake Ranger 235V. Over the years I have owned I think 7 Rangers and all but two have been the same white color scheme. Well I have moved my Z519 and picked up a Z520C yesterday in charcoal, black, and silver. I am 58 years old and this will be my last boat purchase. I have kept a boat for 20 years before and if I am able to fish at 78 then this one should still do the job. The boat is perfect and I look forward to breaking it in tomorrow. I may add a Panoptix to it sometime before winter but that is the only upgrade I think I will do.
I will post pics tomorrow evening. I picked the boat up in Martinsville Virginia yesterday. I can't say enough about Sandi, Trent, and the gentleman in rigging who I think is Justin. Things were as smooth as possible and they made the experience perfect. I got home late afternoon and had to start getting everything loaded. Finished that up today as well as doing the paperwork for the boat in Spindale (shout out the the folks there as well today - smooth as silk) and then went back to the shop and tied jigs.
Speaking of jigs,,,I have reopened L&M Custom Lures. I tied jigs from the late 80s until about 2014. I got out of it due to time constraints and I was tired of smelling lead. I have found a head supplier and I still have a large amount of the original brown square rubber. I posted in a couple of forums earlier this week that I was tying again and there response has been higher than I expected for such a short amount of time. At this time I am only tying the brown and brown with different accents. If I get the demand I will add the old Tequila color at some point but that will be in silicone. Those are the only options I plan to offer. There are a lot of great silicone jigs on the market, notably Jody Wright's Katch-Her-Lures. He makes great jigs and has a strong business. Check his jigs out as well.
I will post a recap of the boat break in tomorrow night. Tight Lines...
Andy Greene and I have been fishing Lake James quite a bit. We have been fortunate enough to win a couple and make a check a couple more times. I've really enjoyed fishing James - you feel like you have the chance for a big smallmouth on any cast. This past weekend we won with 18.15 and caught pre-spawn, spawning, and post spawn fish. Fish are all over the map on stages right now.
Well, I guess I have come full circle. The first Ranger my dad bought for me to fish out of was in 1979 and it was a charcoal gray/silver metal flake Ranger 235V. Over the years I have owned I think 7 Rangers and all but two have been the same white color scheme. Well I have moved my Z519 and picked up a Z520C yesterday in charcoal, black, and silver. I am 58 years old and this will be my last boat purchase. I have kept a boat for 20 years before and if I am able to fish at 78 then this one should still do the job. The boat is perfect and I look forward to breaking it in tomorrow. I may add a Panoptix to it sometime before winter but that is the only upgrade I think I will do.
I will post pics tomorrow evening. I picked the boat up in Martinsville Virginia yesterday. I can't say enough about Sandi, Trent, and the gentleman in rigging who I think is Justin. Things were as smooth as possible and they made the experience perfect. I got home late afternoon and had to start getting everything loaded. Finished that up today as well as doing the paperwork for the boat in Spindale (shout out the the folks there as well today - smooth as silk) and then went back to the shop and tied jigs.
Speaking of jigs,,,I have reopened L&M Custom Lures. I tied jigs from the late 80s until about 2014. I got out of it due to time constraints and I was tired of smelling lead. I have found a head supplier and I still have a large amount of the original brown square rubber. I posted in a couple of forums earlier this week that I was tying again and there response has been higher than I expected for such a short amount of time. At this time I am only tying the brown and brown with different accents. If I get the demand I will add the old Tequila color at some point but that will be in silicone. Those are the only options I plan to offer. There are a lot of great silicone jigs on the market, notably Jody Wright's Katch-Her-Lures. He makes great jigs and has a strong business. Check his jigs out as well.
I will post a recap of the boat break in tomorrow night. Tight Lines...
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