It is a firm rule of bass fishing that the depth (closely followed by the speed) at which a lure operates is the primary criteria for proper selection. I doubt anyone would contest the selection of a shallow crank plug to fish a submerged rock pile 20 feet below the surface as being improper. And, yet, we do not seem to pay that same 'attention to detail' to the selection of one of our most popular artificial offerings, the spinner bait.


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Some folks wonder why black powder is not metered the same way that smokeless powder is. To further confuse the issue, both measurements are quantified using the same unit of measurement (grains) even though the measurement processes are quite different. Here is some information which may help clear up the confusion about measuring different kinds of powder.

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