01-08-2006, 09:36 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Since IFG and BLM have touted the effectiveness of my deadly lead creations, I have had a couple of requests to post some pics and info. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]First of all, they are NOT wheel weights. They are flattened torpedo sinkers. I would have said "hammered", but then IFG would get all excited. That means something else to him.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I started making and using those things back in the late 70's, for deep dredging perch from Deer Creek and Yuba...when they both had large perch. In Deer Creek they also seduced a lot of big rainbows and browns, and a few walleyes. Ditto on the walleyes at Yuba.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The first ones were mostly painted to look like the small perch that were the main prey of the larger fish. I called them "Perch Urchins". I experimented with different prism tapes and paint jobs and found that a lot of colors would work. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I got my supply of the torpedo sinkers on a closeout table at Smith & Eddies. They went for about 10 cents a package, with 3 - 5 sinkers per package, depending on size. I just hammered them flat and either painted or prism taped them. I used mostly VMC bronze trebles, size 6 on the larger ones and size 8 on the smaller ones.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Last year I began pouring lead casting spoons, once I found some molds. I can now make more uniform "depth chargers" in sizes from 1/8 oz to 2 oz. I have also come up with a lot of new color patterns, some of which I still have to test on the waters. The basic perch, white, chartreuse and hot pink are still the proven killers.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Here are some pics of the first generation of "wheel weight" lures, and then the new generation of poured lead "casting spoons".[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]By the way, you can cast these things. They cast like a bullet. But they do not have a lot of action, unless you give them a slight bend before you paint them. Once altered, you can even use them for fast trolling. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Their best use is for vertical jigging, both in open water and through the ice. They get down fast and they deliver bait. What's more, when you have a strip of bait on the hook, even a slight wiggle makes them an "articulated" jig, that flutters nicely. You don't have to give them a lot of action. In fact, they actually work well on occasions when "dead sticked". The weight really loads up the tip of the rod so you can easily tell when you have an "inquiry".[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]First of all, they are NOT wheel weights. They are flattened torpedo sinkers. I would have said "hammered", but then IFG would get all excited. That means something else to him.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I started making and using those things back in the late 70's, for deep dredging perch from Deer Creek and Yuba...when they both had large perch. In Deer Creek they also seduced a lot of big rainbows and browns, and a few walleyes. Ditto on the walleyes at Yuba.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The first ones were mostly painted to look like the small perch that were the main prey of the larger fish. I called them "Perch Urchins". I experimented with different prism tapes and paint jobs and found that a lot of colors would work. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I got my supply of the torpedo sinkers on a closeout table at Smith & Eddies. They went for about 10 cents a package, with 3 - 5 sinkers per package, depending on size. I just hammered them flat and either painted or prism taped them. I used mostly VMC bronze trebles, size 6 on the larger ones and size 8 on the smaller ones.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Last year I began pouring lead casting spoons, once I found some molds. I can now make more uniform "depth chargers" in sizes from 1/8 oz to 2 oz. I have also come up with a lot of new color patterns, some of which I still have to test on the waters. The basic perch, white, chartreuse and hot pink are still the proven killers.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Here are some pics of the first generation of "wheel weight" lures, and then the new generation of poured lead "casting spoons".[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]By the way, you can cast these things. They cast like a bullet. But they do not have a lot of action, unless you give them a slight bend before you paint them. Once altered, you can even use them for fast trolling. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Their best use is for vertical jigging, both in open water and through the ice. They get down fast and they deliver bait. What's more, when you have a strip of bait on the hook, even a slight wiggle makes them an "articulated" jig, that flutters nicely. You don't have to give them a lot of action. In fact, they actually work well on occasions when "dead sticked". The weight really loads up the tip of the rod so you can easily tell when you have an "inquiry".[/#0000ff]
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