Met Mr. Skarlis at the Quad Cities Sport Show several years ago. He gave a good seminar and was very interactive with the audience. He came across as a very humble man that enjoyed the sport of fishing as much as we all do. Thoughts and prayers are with his family.
I received $2.38 from KCC Class Action Services LLC on 9/19/2019. They send it to my Paypal account.
There are several “buy it now” listings on E-bay for the bail spring you need. Replacing one is not too difficult.
Total Weight 18.3
Big Fish 6.4
I think one would have a little problem melting tungsten in a production pot seeing that the melting point of tungsten is 6150 degrees F.
The mold is a Do-It “Teardrop Jig” number 3486. You can use it with or with out the wire bait keeper. I prefer the molded eye sockets when painting eyes because they seem to hold the paint inside the depression better making for a more uniform eye.
Tumar, I don’t have any raw jigs left from last winters pour. They were all painted for use last spring on our annual Canadian trip. I will say that they are a little more rough on the surface than a lead jig but not to bad. A good base coat of white, then additional coat of whatever finishing color you prefer, then a coat of epoxy, the jig will end up very smooth. I will try to enclose a picture of some of the finished jigs. Hope all goes well because I have never tried posting a picture before.
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Bismuth is rather expensive compared to lead. I purchase mine from Roto Metals on E-Bay for about $10 a pound when you buy it in 5 pound chunks. Bismuth is harder to pour than lead because it is less dense being only about 80% as dense as lead. I use a Lee production pot with a bottom pour spout. The bismuth doesn’t pour as fast as lead, but does have a lower melting point around 520 degrees F compared to lead at about 620 degrees F. I haven’t noticed any issues with the jigs being brittle or separating from the hooks. I was just curious as to what would be a good ratio of bismuth to tin. Guess maybe will order some tin and try a few different combinations.
Total Weight 14.4#
Big Fish 6.9#
Total weight: 14.7 lbs
Big fish: 4.7 lbs
Sunrise from the cabin window, Sunset on “Weedy Point.” Basket Lake Ontario Ca (A little north of Ignace)
Donation made and prayers sent. Good luck
16.4 bag
6.7 big fish
Glad to make a donation.
I think you made the right decision by selling them on Ebay, but the wrong decision by doing a “Buy It Now”. If the other three reels were sx1600c Forells I think I know why they went so fast. The Forells were the only limited edition of the Morrum series. They have a distinct bronze color and solid rosewood handles. I believe your “users” are being bought up by collectors even though they have some wear. These reels are very sought after in the foreign markets.
I know that this is a different model number than yours but if you do an advanced search on Ebay with the item number 110995471037 you will get an idea of how rare a Forell model is. Hope this information helps.
Total weight 18.7
Big Fish 7.2
A wonderful tribute with a heartfelt song to an outstanding member of the outdoors community. We can’t afford to lose sportsmen of this caliber. Mr. Hudson will be missed.
Have carried a Buck model 313 “Muskrat” for over thirty years.
Love the knife but wish it had a lock blade feature.
Always brings innovative thinking to his line of quality tackle. 
Don’t feel so all alone Grumpy. Pools 13 and 14 have been very hard to fish this year. Most of the year the water has been about two feet above normal, only getting close to normal over the past month. The flow has been up keeping fish from positioning in their usual seasonal spots. Keep putting in your time and keep your eyes open. Good Luck
Sorry about the site not loading. I tried to make it a short cut right to the jigs. Just use http://www.riverwalleyes.com and navigate to the jigs. He also has other baits that are very good for “eyes.”
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These are my favorites. YOU can’t beat them for colors, size selection, or price.
http://www.riverwalleyes.com/lead-head-jigs
Add me to the list. 
Total Weight 16.23
Big Fish 6.43
