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• Hooks, lines, rope
  • Build a quick and effective Trotline (video)
  • Tie twine to an alligator hook (video)
  • Set hooks and lines for alligators (video)
  • Set hooks and lines for alligators (PDF)
  • Use Crawford's Catfish Noodles (pictures)
  • Splice Hollow Braid Rope
• Traps and nets
  • Pick the right Gizzard Shad Net
  • How to hang a Gill Net (PDF)
  • Patch or Mend Heavy Netting (video)
  • Net mending (PDF)
  • Sew netting together (video)
  • How long does netting last? About net life expectancy
  • How does hanging ratio change net length? About hanging ratios 
  • Construct a net - hanging ratios, depths, mesh per tie, and more
  • How to make a figure 8 tie
  • How to use a Slat Trap
• Knives
  • Taking good care of knives
  • Knife sharpening, by Dexter Russell (video)
  • About chef's knives, by Dexter Russell (video)
  • AccuSharp knife and tool sharpener (video)
  • AccuSharp diamond paddle sharpener (video)
• Crafts
  • Make rosaries (PDF)
  • Making economical hay nets