11-05-2011, 12:50 PM
adding more weight makes it go faster, that will be a problem for you, many fish do not agressivly chase after fast moving baits, "other than cisco or musky"
you may still want to hang on to it only to serve as a reminder of mistakes made.
adding feather strands to your trebble works well. you can use any kind of thread so long as you use super glue or a wax to seal it. It dont have to be pretty to work. [:p] I pick up feathers I find all the time. Crow, pheasant, goose, chicken of all colors.
Half the fun of fishing is making a lure to catch them.. at least it is for me.. I just luv it when something I make works. [cool] I have even carved plugs out of cedar branches. With little sucess I might add. I have made my share of duds. The upside is that I wasnt out anything, not even time cuz I lernt something for my efforts. and all the components are still in working order.[:p]
many times nessesity is the mother of invention, if you have access to wealding materials, brazing rod wooks.
the trick is making a pattern and finding a presentation to accomidate the pattern. Every lure has a presentation that works best. some times thay have several.
heavy spinner lures are genneral used for trolling behind a boat in deap water 20-40 feet.
If your casting you are right, you want something that has a slower presentation.
Are you in an area where there are tackle shops? If not you might have a prime oppertunity to start a tackle shop with the things you make. We used to have tackle shops around me when I was a kid that had shop made lures, that was till the big box stores ran them out of business with cheep imports.
Even a part time lure shop or cart may do a little busness in the right spot. Provided you can make something that will catch fish.
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you may still want to hang on to it only to serve as a reminder of mistakes made.
adding feather strands to your trebble works well. you can use any kind of thread so long as you use super glue or a wax to seal it. It dont have to be pretty to work. [:p] I pick up feathers I find all the time. Crow, pheasant, goose, chicken of all colors.
Half the fun of fishing is making a lure to catch them.. at least it is for me.. I just luv it when something I make works. [cool] I have even carved plugs out of cedar branches. With little sucess I might add. I have made my share of duds. The upside is that I wasnt out anything, not even time cuz I lernt something for my efforts. and all the components are still in working order.[:p]
many times nessesity is the mother of invention, if you have access to wealding materials, brazing rod wooks.
the trick is making a pattern and finding a presentation to accomidate the pattern. Every lure has a presentation that works best. some times thay have several.
heavy spinner lures are genneral used for trolling behind a boat in deap water 20-40 feet.
If your casting you are right, you want something that has a slower presentation.
Are you in an area where there are tackle shops? If not you might have a prime oppertunity to start a tackle shop with the things you make. We used to have tackle shops around me when I was a kid that had shop made lures, that was till the big box stores ran them out of business with cheep imports.
Even a part time lure shop or cart may do a little busness in the right spot. Provided you can make something that will catch fish.
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