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.
2015-02-02

SPS Longtail exhaust header test run

I had a gift certificate from SPS North America for the assembly/review video I did a few months back. I used part of it to get the SPS exhaust header for my mud motor. Goodness this thing pumps out a lot of exhaust. More power.

2015-01-09

From the “Catfisher’s Prayer Book”

Dear LORD, You made the river, gave it its bends. You filled it with water and taught it to flow, Then you filled it with fish, our favorite the catfish: The channel, the blue and the great flathead. You gave them to us to catch, to eat, and to enjoy in sport. You gave us…

2015-03-05

Homemade Fishing Floats, Part III

Varnish adds UV protection. Epoxy deteriorates in sunlight. You need to protect the epoxy. The epoxy protects the wood and float’s components. The varnish protects the epoxy and adds a kind of vintage look to the float by slightly darkening it.

2015-02-02

Handmade Fishing Floats, Part II

Epoxy represents the second stage in making fishing floats. Use boat builder’s epoxy. Epoxy bonds everything together, an adhesive and a waterproofing agent. Its primary job makes once unit out of the dowel, wine cork, and the thread and wire. After that it’s time to sand. Since I cure these outside, dust and dirt settle…

Handmade Fishing Floats, Part I
2015-02-02

Handmade Fishing Floats, Part I

Although Black Warrior Lures started out making trolling flies, float making has become the vast majority of the business. It happened over the course of one summer (2014). I took an interest in channel catfish angling, and I knew I’d need a good fishing float. Remembering how my dad make float I started with those…

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