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Big Horn Basin, Wyoming

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Live and Learn |
Crash and Burn

Joe heads to the lab to try out new molds he is developing. Join him as he makes some mistakes and learns some lessons.

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Gear Used in This Episode

EP. 24 — Yellowtail
P.O. Blade Jig Jigs
P.O. Walleye Blade Jig — 3/8oz
The exact jig from the episode. Hand-poured lead, custom-painted, rigged with a 3/0 VMC hook.
$8.99
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Tube soft plastic Soft Plastics
Canyon Crawler Tube — 3" (6-Pack)
3D-printed mold, hand-poured in Canyon Red. Deadly on walleye and smallmouth in deep current.
$6.99
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Jig head weights Weights
P.O. Drop-Shot Weights — Tungsten (5-Pack)
No-snag cylinder tungsten. Compact, sensitive, and deadly in the rocky canyon structure.
$9.99
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Handmade in Wyoming

Prospector Tackle

Small-batch, field-tested gear built for serious anglers in serious country.

Jig Jigs
P.O. Round Ball Jig — 1/4oz
Hand-poured lead, painted in canyon-tested colors with a 2/0 Gamakatsu hook.
$4.99 / 3-pack
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Soft Plastic Soft Plastics
P.O. Shad Swimmer — 2.8" (6-Pack)
Custom paddle-tail in Big Horn Blue. Poured in-house with a salt-infused formula.
$6.99
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Spoon Spoons
Canyon Flash Spoon — 3/4oz
Hammered brass finish with a custom canyon sunset paint job. Rigged, ready to fish.
$7.99
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Accessory Accessories
P.O. Line Winder — 3D Printed
Compact, tough PETG line management clip. Fits 4–17lb mono and fluorocarbon perfectly.
$3.99
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"Every jig starts with a cast
and ends with a story."

— Joe, Prospector Outdoors · Lovell, Wyoming

Joe fishing in Big Horn Canyon
20+ Years on the Water

The Man Behind the Tackle

Meet the Prospector

Joe grew up in Utah and fell in love with fishing. After moving to Wyoming's Big Horn Basin — a place where you can fish for lakers at Buffalo Bill Reservoir in the morning, smallies in Yellowtail Reservoir in the afternoon, and then channel catfish, sturgeon, and sauger in the Big Horn River at night, Joe has spent the last two decades learning what actually works in this country, and none of it came from a catalog.

Frustrated with mass-produced tackle that fell apart after a season, Joe started making his own. Hand-poured jigs, 3D-printed accessories, and custom soft plastics — each one designed for the water he fishes every week.

Today he shares every trip on YouTube and sells his handmade gear to anglers who want something real. No corporate spin. No influencer packaging. Just tackle that catches fish.

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