Re: tackle making...do you do it yourself?
derwood.... COOL THREAD... Have enjoyed finding out I'm not alone in making my own baits... Makes the pleasure of actually catching something a whole bunch more rewarding...<br /><br />Like was stated earlier... Spoons (and similar type baits) are pretty easy... There is a host of things already pretty much sized and shaped like you want IE: used stainless utensils, wheel balance weights (simple to hammer into a "crippled herring" shape), copper & brass scraps, etc...<br /><br />Top water lures are a cinch, sanded down to shape on a belt sander, using a dowel rod (from the hardware store...or even throw-away mop handles work ok...) as the basis for the body. Add a couple of threaded screw eyes for the line and hook attachments, a bit of spray paint, and VOILA!! A dozen or so (depending on sizes made) costs me about $5-$8, with enough paint left over for making more... They seem to work just fine...<br /><br />Have made "jointed swimmers" (I use them for trolling for stripers), from both larger dowel-rod (like wooden closet rod), and even used an old scrap/broken shovel handle once... Make the "diving bill" from Lexan, then add a couple of strips of inner tubing, or use kids bicycle handlebar "streamers" as the "tail" so it will mimic the swimming action of a 10-14 inch trout, then hang on...<br /><br />ENJOY... And thanx for starting the thread...
derwood.... COOL THREAD... Have enjoyed finding out I'm not alone in making my own baits... Makes the pleasure of actually catching something a whole bunch more rewarding...<br /><br />Like was stated earlier... Spoons (and similar type baits) are pretty easy... There is a host of things already pretty much sized and shaped like you want IE: used stainless utensils, wheel balance weights (simple to hammer into a "crippled herring" shape), copper & brass scraps, etc...<br /><br />Top water lures are a cinch, sanded down to shape on a belt sander, using a dowel rod (from the hardware store...or even throw-away mop handles work ok...) as the basis for the body. Add a couple of threaded screw eyes for the line and hook attachments, a bit of spray paint, and VOILA!! A dozen or so (depending on sizes made) costs me about $5-$8, with enough paint left over for making more... They seem to work just fine...<br /><br />Have made "jointed swimmers" (I use them for trolling for stripers), from both larger dowel-rod (like wooden closet rod), and even used an old scrap/broken shovel handle once... Make the "diving bill" from Lexan, then add a couple of strips of inner tubing, or use kids bicycle handlebar "streamers" as the "tail" so it will mimic the swimming action of a 10-14 inch trout, then hang on...<br /><br />ENJOY... And thanx for starting the thread...
