Author: Willie Rip

I'm Damon, and I design custom fishing tackle here at Black Warrior Lures. I also like military aviation, Star Wars and boat building.
Hot Rod Your Mud Motor In Stages

Hot Rod Your Mud Motor In Stages

Oh, I just figured out how to give Darth Predt more power without him totally disintegrating. (Darth Predt is my SPS longtail for those of you who don’t know.) It’s the old stage system. In auto racing drivers and builders refer to a system of escalating stages for any motor build. Here’s how it works.…

Three Things Outboard Motor Manufacturers Don’t Want You to Know

Three Things Outboard Motor Manufacturers Don’t Want You to Know

I searched for several years to buy an outboard motor. The kinds of motors you see all the time here in the United States, the Johnsons, Mercuries, Yamahas and Suzukis of the world. Don’t get me wrong these are all nice motors, well built, but being a poor, country man like myself, these motors were…

From the “Catfisher’s Prayer Book:” Big Henry

I sat in my dinky old rowboat, the one with the green paint peeling off, the lettering “Pine Crest Day Camp” barely visible. My fishing pole was propped against the side of the boat as I reached in my pocket and plucked out a peppermint my grandfather had given me earlier that day. The glare…

SPS Longtail Hot Rod Your Mud Motor e-Course

SPS Longtail Hot Rod Your Mud Motor e-Course

http://hotrodyourmudmotor.gr8.com Hey, guys. I just finished putting together a new video e-course teaching how to hot rod you mud motors. If you’ve been wondering how to get more horsepower and torque out of your mud motor without ruining the engine or breaking your bank account, this e-course might be for you. It’s free. http://hotrodyourmudmotor.gr8.com Good…

From “The Catfisher’s Prayer Book” | The LORD is my Lord

The LORD is my Lord. He stretched the heavens and brought forth the many lights. He named them and taught them to shine. He girded Orion’s loins, and gave him his strength. He placed His dipper the Big Dipper on His table the sky. With His Little Dipper He scoops a bowl of soup for…

From the Catfisher’s Prayer Book | “Biggie”

A lady friend of mine wrote this poem about man-sized catfish below the dam: Every town has a legend or myth That locals are familiar with. Ours is more truth than myth, ‘Bout a man-sized fish named Biggie. That in the waters around here Is a creature that strikes fear When the story reaches the…

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