"U.F.O." lure
By diemai
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Another experimental , that I was eager to try out , named it that way after its "flying saucer" shape:lol: !
It is lathe-turned from pinewood , approx. 40 X 20 millimetres , ......has a plastic jig rattle placed in a crosswise bore through the center .
When first tub-testing the unpainted blank for the weighting I had already found out , that it is probably impossible to get this lure-shape to dive , since due to its body shape it lacks lengthwise stability or "grip" in the water , so it can only either be furnished as a wake bait or a sinker.
If a sinker , it vibrates at quite a high frequency on retrieve .
But I decided for a floating lure , embedded the keel weight in a crosswise bore as close as possible to the outer belly rim of the body , so that about 1/4 of the body heigth would still stick out at rest .
Should have used a little more weight , since as I weighted the lure , I taped the weight to the outer belly , .....now , that it is placed a little more towards the center , it lost a bit of its ability to keep the lure swimming upright on retrieve .
As a result on a faster retrieve it looses a bit of stability and starts to "hunt" sidewards , but soon tracks back to straight course and its rythmic wiggle .
No such problem on a slow retrieve !
I really have my fun trying such sometimes weird designs:yes:
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greetz, diemai:yay:
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