jigster60
Well-known member
Welp....It is 14 degrees here as I type this lil Diddy....Was wonderin what you guys do when its to cold to get out and I fish all year but even this is to cold for me :lol: this is a few things i been doin to get ready for another season.....
Got 15 reels to clean so far i have done 8.... not all needed a complete break down but i do take the side casings off all them and at least take a cotton swab and lil cleanin fluid and wipe them all down inside and put a dab of grease on gears and hot sauce on all the moving parts just a very light amount....
I have changed out treble hooks on several of my crankbaits ...I am changing a lot of the new ones with short shank hooks main reason is because it helps lure from tangling hooks when casting better it seems.....and I always upside all my crankbaits at least one hook size really increases your hook up in my opinion and also if ya fish a lot of grass bigger hooks help rip the bait thru the weeds easier....also i have sharpened some my spinner bait ,swim bait ,jigs hooks etc...etc ...that i used a lot last yr....
I have changed out 3 tips on rods so far if ya do a lot of crankin ya need to really keep an eye out on the tip and the guide below it they get all the pressure when ya crankin and when yer fighting a fish,,, If they get those lil grooves in em ya need to change em out they'll cut your line at the most in-opportune time and may be when ya get the fish of a lifetime on....Fugi tips are easy to change and ya can find em most anywhere....
I respoolin all my reels with new line too...I buy line in 1000 and 3000 yard bulks so that somethin i do all yr anyways...2 main things between u and ur fish is ur hooks and ur line no matter what kinda rod and reel ya use so check ur line a lot
I been re-organizing all my tackle too ... amazing how things get so as cue all yr ...I got stuff thrown all over the place in my boat too... been trying to organize it better too ....I added a couple those Do-it lights (the lil ones ya touch and get a bright LED light) under the lid of my back deck where I keep gas tank and batts really helps when yer werkin back there...Thinkin about puttin some these lil light on my bow sides when i fish at night...
I changed the lower unit oil in lower unit and somethin i been doin for several yrs is i keep a small heater blowin on my lower unit all winter long when not in use.. My old garage isn't heated very good so I don't want that frozen your lookin a some major bucks if it ever does... Just a lil idiosyncrasy I have...Also I have been tightening every screw I have in my boat and Out board motor including Foot control Tm amazing how they work loose in the yr also changed the TM rope don't want that thing breakin on me again while fishin like it did once on me this yr what a pain to fix out on the lake........I have battery tenders on all my batteries boat including lawn mower batteries and motorcycle batteries... Even at that I give all my batts a full charge every couple weeks cold weather really drains em...
I checked my trailer bunks last time I went fishing and i think they'll make it couple more yrs till I have to do any maintenance on them...May have to change out wench rope on trailer tho....Greased wheel bearings last time I went... I check my buddy bearings bout every 4 trips and shoot a lil grease in them then....
Just a few things I been doin so I am ready and Hopin the weather breaks in next couple weeks ....God be with you all ..........................................JIGGY
Got 15 reels to clean so far i have done 8.... not all needed a complete break down but i do take the side casings off all them and at least take a cotton swab and lil cleanin fluid and wipe them all down inside and put a dab of grease on gears and hot sauce on all the moving parts just a very light amount....
I have changed out treble hooks on several of my crankbaits ...I am changing a lot of the new ones with short shank hooks main reason is because it helps lure from tangling hooks when casting better it seems.....and I always upside all my crankbaits at least one hook size really increases your hook up in my opinion and also if ya fish a lot of grass bigger hooks help rip the bait thru the weeds easier....also i have sharpened some my spinner bait ,swim bait ,jigs hooks etc...etc ...that i used a lot last yr....
I have changed out 3 tips on rods so far if ya do a lot of crankin ya need to really keep an eye out on the tip and the guide below it they get all the pressure when ya crankin and when yer fighting a fish,,, If they get those lil grooves in em ya need to change em out they'll cut your line at the most in-opportune time and may be when ya get the fish of a lifetime on....Fugi tips are easy to change and ya can find em most anywhere....
I respoolin all my reels with new line too...I buy line in 1000 and 3000 yard bulks so that somethin i do all yr anyways...2 main things between u and ur fish is ur hooks and ur line no matter what kinda rod and reel ya use so check ur line a lot
I been re-organizing all my tackle too ... amazing how things get so as cue all yr ...I got stuff thrown all over the place in my boat too... been trying to organize it better too ....I added a couple those Do-it lights (the lil ones ya touch and get a bright LED light) under the lid of my back deck where I keep gas tank and batts really helps when yer werkin back there...Thinkin about puttin some these lil light on my bow sides when i fish at night...
I changed the lower unit oil in lower unit and somethin i been doin for several yrs is i keep a small heater blowin on my lower unit all winter long when not in use.. My old garage isn't heated very good so I don't want that frozen your lookin a some major bucks if it ever does... Just a lil idiosyncrasy I have...Also I have been tightening every screw I have in my boat and Out board motor including Foot control Tm amazing how they work loose in the yr also changed the TM rope don't want that thing breakin on me again while fishin like it did once on me this yr what a pain to fix out on the lake........I have battery tenders on all my batteries boat including lawn mower batteries and motorcycle batteries... Even at that I give all my batts a full charge every couple weeks cold weather really drains em...
I checked my trailer bunks last time I went fishing and i think they'll make it couple more yrs till I have to do any maintenance on them...May have to change out wench rope on trailer tho....Greased wheel bearings last time I went... I check my buddy bearings bout every 4 trips and shoot a lil grease in them then....
Just a few things I been doin so I am ready and Hopin the weather breaks in next couple weeks ....God be with you all ..........................................JIGGY