HGT Chat transcript with Janns NetCraft:

[fishincrazy]

Fishincrazy
OK everyone we have tonight Bob Barnhart from Janns NetCraft everyone welcome Bob

bill-brown(Ind)
Jim—you do anything today?

Fishincrazy
Bob are you here solo tonight?

travis from north Dakota
tackle tackle tackle Hello bob

eyeman_1
another fine day in the office

Bob Barnhart
No, Dave is here as well

bill-brown(Ind)
tongue in cheek Jim

fishincrazy
Well let's welcome Dave Janns also Welcome Dave

AllenW
Thanks for coming

Pikeslayer8
Hi Dave Janns!

Bob Barnhart& Dave Janns
Hello everyone

Fishincrazy
There have been some questions about jig hooks everyone is wondering if there is some kind of cross reference from the standard Eagle Claw hooks to higher grade hooks?

Fishincrazy
Fellows fire away!

Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
We have cross references for most hooks on our website. In the ask the expert section under mold hook sizes.

Fishincrazy
Well there you go!

AllenW
Is hook actual size there too??

Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
We actually have tried all the hooks and sizes in the mold to make sure the work

Fishincrazy
Do you have a favorite brand?
Bob Barnhart
No the hooks sizes are referenced in our parts sizing chart

travis from north Dakota
bob i guess i dont kno to much about ur company

travis from north Dakota
can u give me a fast run down

Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
It really depend on the hook style and the head I'm using

AllenW
What I'm having trouble with is when I cast jigs I want as long a shank on some as I can get, hard to tell what lenghts they are ?

Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
We specialize in parts and materials for making fishing tackle. Netcraft has been in business since 1941 and we are located just outside Toledo Ohio

Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
www.jannsnetcraft.com

fishincrazy
You can also check them out on FB

Pikeslayer8
I'm interested in making my own flavored plastics such as 3" grubs and crawlers and leaches. What would be involved for a setup such as this? I like the idea of homemade Trigger X so to speak.

Fishincrazy
I have a friend who ordered all of this equipment from Janns PS good question

Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
We offer all the parts you will need to make your own soft plastic baits

Pikeslayer8
grub molds?

AllenW
Instructions on how to do it to?

Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
Yes, we offer grub molds 3 and 4"

Fishincrazy
Do you also sell the attractant to add to these creations?

Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
We have a video on our website and youtube as well

AllenW
Great Thanks!

JJScully
I've been looking around at wire benders and wondering what you would recommend? I've been using a worth handheld but wore that out in about a month. Not quite commercial yet but don't want to waste money on junk

Fishincrazy
Now I understand you both are serious fisherman for many different species do you have favorite presentations??

Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
We offer Anise scent

travis from north Dakota
dont need a business like hagens or tax id number to order?

Pikeslayer8
Anise is definately key

Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
We offer 5 wire benders.
It really depends on the wire diameter and the specific bends you want to make
No tax ID number needed.

JJScully
I've mostly been making end loops with .031 and .041

travis from north Dakota
I gotta put the kids to bed BBL

Fishincrazy
What is your most popular product???
See you later Travis

Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
It really depends on the time of year .I love to troll .Spinners are my favorite.

Fishincrazy
Nice do you fish big water?

Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
The Hagen's wire bender is the way to go. We offer it at the best price I've seen!

Fishincrazy
There you go!Ever add floats to your rigs?

Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
Lake Erie most, but we do fish Saginaw Bay often

AllenW
Do you use snap weights?

Fishincrazy
Are you pulling large blades like size #6?



Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
sometimes, I prefer inline weights for spinners. Sanp weight in front of Reef Runners in the fall is a great trick

fishincrazy
We're chatting with Bob and Dave from Janns NetCraft tonight fishmonkey ask any tackle question you'd like

Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
Size 6 and bigger sometimes

Fishmonkey
whats the coldest you pull cranks say with leadcore
Water Temp Sorry

AllenW
Ok, good, the question I have stems from a post on the forum, which led me to think about casting my own weights, and shape seem to work best in your opinion??

Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
Ill fish cranks untill it freezes

Fishincrazy
We do here all winter till the river freezes up

Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
There are times we use floats on our spinners. Slow trolling or fishing structure.

Fishmonkey
we have water temps right now of 38 would you pull cranks in 25 feet of water with temp like that

fishincrazy
That makes sense,I would!

Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
Me Too!
I like torpedo shape weights

AllenW
Thanks!

Fishmonkey
Super clear water how much leader in front of your lead core?

Fishincrazy
I like to fish x-raps,and deep husky jerks till ice.

Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
I use the doit molds in line mold with crane swivels

Fishinmonkey
water temps not a factor?

Pikeslayer8
Are you thinkin of making them Al?

Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
About 25' for me

Fishincrazy
I don't think water temps are a factor they feed till the bait goes away

Fishmonkey
pulled up stream

AllenW
Yes, I have 10 gallons of lead and try to make whatever I can, looking for the mold they suggested now..

Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
I agree. Temp is not usually a big problem

Fishincrazy
We're talking to Dave Janns and Bob Barnhart from Janns netCraft

Pikeslayer6
10 gallon ---nice

fishincrazy
Scully hello again

JJScully
sorry computer froze

fishmonkey
sorry Im from the wst coast my bad I dont know who that is sorry

Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
The mold is the INT-4-AB our order number is 412-243

AllenW
Thanks again..

Fishincrazy
Fish monkey they are a catalog which sell all kinds of fishing tackle check them out at www,jannsnetcraft.com

Fishmonkey
ok Ill do that one can never haveneough tackle

Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
I agree

Bass55
Hey guys, whats the best material to use for your stinger hooks when making our own hair jigs? Mono or leader wire.

Fishincrazy
This is why we're here we're all tackle junkies!

Pikeslayer8
still tryin to wrap 10 gallons in my head. Think ya might want to make an anchor Al? lol
AllenW
I found bead chain too, you guys are going to cost me a fourtune..

Fishincrazy
nice!!!Way to go Al!!

Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
I like wire. holds up better

AllenW
Not sure how much weight is there, to heavy to lift

Fishincrazy
Dave say a fello wants to learn how to air brush what do you recommend to them?

AllenW
Bead chains are for the spoons to help prevent line twist..I hope, I'll use the brass eyes for these

JJScully
I looked the other day and you were out of alot of sizes of wire. Are you seeing alot more wire sold with the Alabama Rig craze. It seems that everyone is trying to make one

Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
We have a crankbait painting video (DVD) that is great. The order number is 740-211
By Wednesday our wire stock will be better. The Alabama rig is popular

Fishincrazy
I was thinking about trying to paint some blades is there anything specific you recomend?

Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
Airbrushing is the way to go. The Paasche airbrushes and compressor is the answer for painting

Fishincrazy
any recomendations for a paint?water based or what?

travis from north dakota
does the air brush come with a training class lol

fishincrazy
There you go!

MrStarnes1
travis, where abouts nodak are you from?

Travis from north Dakota
Minot

MrStarnes1
got any snow up there?

Travis from north Dakota
nope it was 50 yesterday here

MrStarnes1
oahe is going to be a different animal this coming year

Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
The Createx paint is very easy to use. We stock probably 50 colors

Fishincrazy
Createx ok

Travis from north Dakota
so is the river by bismarck and sak is way lower already

bass55
I plan on trying to make my own hair jigs this year. What is the best material to use deer hair of something else.

AllenW
You need to clear coat createx?

Pikeslayer8
Travis, my family wants to do the Devils Lake thing. Do you guide there?

Fishincrazy
I like Deer hair myself.Maribu works well too

MrStarnes1
this sounds bad, but i hope we get pounded with about 2 feet of snow soon

Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
Deer hair is a good option but the most popular has been Craft fur.

Fishincrazy
I'm with you I need the money

Travis from north Dakota
from time to time and i am planning on more time there i fish there as much as i can tho

bass55
Do you stock this craft fur

Fishincrazy
I haven't used craft fur my buddy does and he recommended it

Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
I would recommend adding a clear coat to any paint

Pikeslayer8
We will talk later, sorry for being off topic, again

Fishincrazy
even to a bake on?

Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
We stock craft fur in 8 colors. the order number is 650-140

Fishincrazy
Slayer you can meet up on the FB page Travis just joined


Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
Sorry, not needed for powder paint. Liquids only

Fishincrazy
thought so

Travis from north Dakota
do u guys have alot of beads in assortment packs ??? for making spinners

fishincrazy
I really wanted to know about your hologram finish laser die cut
Trav I'm looking at 2 pages of beads

Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
we offer more bead colors than I can comment on. Pleanty of assortments on our website.

MrStarnes1
anybody from south dakota here?

Fishincrazy
Not me

Travis from north Dakota `
i need to look threw the site better just went there few mins ago

K4xjk0
Did I see somebody looking for a guide on Devils Lake? I just happen to be one. If your interested let me know and we can work something out.

Fishincrazy
Bob/Dave do you recommend a line for tying up crawler rigs?

Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
The hologram die cut for the colorado blades

Fishincrazy
Yes

Pikeslayer8
Do you have a catalog for Janns Netcraft tackle products?

Fishincrazy
I was wondering if you'd had the chance to use them?
Yes I do

Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
We use Sunline Fluorocarbon in 14lb test

Pikeslayer8
K4xjk0-- that was me

Fishincrazy
Wow that's inexpensive!I'll have to get some of that and try it out



Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
Yes, we have a 132 pg catalog. You can request it online at www.jannsnetcraft.com or call 1-800-netcraft

Pikeslayer8
thanks will do

fishincrazy
Yes I recommend everyone get a catalog!

Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
It is free, so please let us send you one

Fishincrazy
If we need something we don't see in the catalog is it possible you can get it?

Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
We work very hard to track down items we don't stock. We will try

Fishincrazy
Great!!!!

AllenW
I see kits to make plastic worms in the catalog, what about minnow and such??

K4xjk0
Sent ya a message pikeslayer. Let me know if your interested

Bass55
A friend of mine told me that you have some speicial color reef runner crankbaits that no one else has. Is this true? If so what colors are they.

Fishincrazy
Allen I see one shad body mold

Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
We have a 4" minnow and a paddle tail shad mold. In the next week we will be working on new molds for 2013. Any suggestions??

Pikeslayer8
Hellgramites

Fishincrazy
do you have one like a storm shad in larger sizes like 6-7"
I use allot of these in the surf.

AllenW
5" minnow and them things with the flat curly tale

Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
We do have 2 "janns only" colors of reef runners. 50 below and lethal dose. Awesome colors, caught a ton of fish this fall on them!
We don't. We have some limitations on the size of baits our molds can produce.

Fishincrazy
How do you like the new Rick clunn lures?
Bass55
The stik bait is awesome

AllenW
Flat curly tails might be called mullets..maybe

Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
I think they look great. With Rick Clunn designing the baits, I'm sure they will be a big hit!

Pikeslayer8
did you get my response k4

fishincrazy
I like the write up it say's they suspend I like suspending baits

Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
Not familiar with mullet baits

K4xjk0
sure did. must be slow getting back and forth

AllenW
Round torpedo body with curly flat tail

Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
me too. Great in the colder waters

bass55
Are you going to stock the new Gulp fat bottom shad from Berkley

Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
I'll check into it
bass55, we have the fat bottom shad in stock as well as the new Havoc Baits from Berkley

fishincrazy
I love suspending baits especially with the weight transfer system it must fly like an eagle!!

Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
They cast very well! The weight transfer system is very unique.

Fishincrazy
I've fished some plugs from the netherlands I think that use the weight transfer it makes a world of difference while casting

Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
I agree

Bass55
Can you suggest a good hook for a 2 hook crawler harness. I like Mustad hooks or Gamkatsui

Eurojett
Evening all,evening Jim

Fishincrazy
Louis my friend Hello!!

Pikeslayer8
Hi eurojett

Fishincrazy
Gami wide gap walleye hook rocks

Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
I like the Gamakatsu Octopus hooks in Sz 2

Fishincrazy
I like the red ones

Travis from north Dakota
gonna go nap before work laters all

bass55
Does it come in red also

Fishincrazy
Night Travis

Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
Red is also available

K4xjk0
Night

Pikeslayer8
See Ya

Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
Night

Fishincrazy
Night
Well it’s 10 o’clock and I wan to thank these 2 fine gentlemen for joining us tonight!

Pikeslayer8
No Not Yet!!

Fishincrazy
2XL Hello!

Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
2XL Hello

bass55
Sorry to swith to bass. Anything look exciting this year

2XL
Just in time eh? NOT LOL

Fishincrazy
I want to leave an open invite to the to come back next month and sit with us again


2XL
Hey guys day late and a dollar short I am

Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
We would be happy to

AllenW
Thanks for coming on, hope to see you two again

Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
Thanks to everyone for all the questions

Fishincrazy
He seriously Dave and Bob Bravo!Thank you for the chat Everybody check them out on Face Book

Bass 55
Thanks for all the info

Pikeslayer8
This has been awesome, thanks Bob and Dave

Fishincrazy
You can also find Home Grown Tackle on Face Book

Bob Barnhart & Dave Janns
Good fishing to all. Maybe see a on the water

2XL
Thought this chat was for last night dang it!!!!!!

Fishincrazy
That'd be great!
Goodnight everybody!!!
Tight Lines!

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