Musky Glenn

First thing that caught my eye was the exposed gear drive. Looks like it would catch a lot of dust to me. Liked the no twist design. Musky Glenn

I mostly do repaints because that is what I enjoy doing. With out the help I have gotten from tu I would still be throwing beaten up, ratty looking junk. A lot of times I don't take the time to express how much thanks I should give for all the help I get. Sometimes the help I get is from the answer to someone else question. Musky Glenn

One of the hardest things I had to get used to when I started musky fishing was to forget the "finesse" need in fishing. Six pound line went to 80 lb. Added a 10" shinny steel leader in front of a 9 inch 3 oz. lure that really didn't look like anything that swam. The result was a huge musky that would follow all the way to the boat, go into a figure eight while I "swished" the rod around in front of it with a foot of line out while trying to do a figure eight. Here I sat with my feet propped up on the side of the boat eye to eye with a musky that will use the bottom of the boat to run under to hide from me and then it rushes out to hit a piece of painted plastic. It can't be reasoned out, it is what it is. Musky Glenn

Smalljaw you must be fishing out of the back of my boat, I always use snaps or steel leaders with snaps. Thanks for pointing that out for me. Musky Glenn

One small thing that always bothered me with spinner baits is the profile they create in the water. The line tie to blade is usually the line of most resistance which makes this side run in a straight line with the line going back to the reel. That leaves the line tie to head side to hang down under neath. You see it all the time in spinner bait adds. The bait is coming through the water and the hook is pointed straight down with the hook sticking down below the skirt which is running level. I like to bend the wire where it exits the head so the head is running level and the hook is hidden in the skirt. The longer the length from head to R bend, the more leverage the head has to stay under the blade side and not rotate around the the blade side. Why does anyone use R bends instead of twisted eyes? I hate the R bend types. Musky Glenn

I always liked small wire spinner baits. Some of the best used .029". I would like to have some made with the .027 just to see how they would work. Musky Glenn

Ain't that a sick feeling when you first discover those odd shaped bulging bodies. Had many a dd22 and other bass lures do that also. Now it is $20.00 musky lures that I can't remember to keep out of the sun. Musky Glenn

They make butt markers for marking and cutting the outline of hinges in doors. These are not made to cut that deep but the principle seems to be similar. You would need the tapered part of the chisel away from the lure or the scrap side. Most of the compression is on the side that has the taper not the straight side of the chisel. I took a one inch straight chisel and it went right through but that is not like a lure shape. Might not work at all, but I believe it would work. I believe you would have more trouble getting the lure out of the chisel than cutting it. Musky Glenn

Since the water softened the paint, I would guess that water based paint was used. Softening doesn't seem like an adhesion problem, like Bob said. Probably had an edge or inside of the hole that didn't get covered completely with the clear coat. Just my $.02 worth. Musky Glenn

Hard woods have leaves and Soft woods are cone bearing. Musky Glenn

It sounds like all the bases have been covered for lumps. Is there any chance the lumps are actually "fish eye" caused from any type of oil on the lure before the finish went on. Sweat from your hands will cause it. I'm just grasping for straws here. Musky Glenn

Naturalistic Perch is another hot color, especially in the flat wart. Musky Glenn

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Not sure about this reel, but a lot of reels open by twisting the palming side plate about 90 degrees and it pops off to expose the screws that hold it all together. There may be a small leaver under the reel that has to be moved side ways to allow the side plate to rotate. Most are a tight fit. Hope this helps. Musky Glenn

I believe you do need to heat set the paint but I don't think the paint has to pass a tape test. Musky Glenn

Predator Bass Baits, In the circle of friends I run with in western NC, there is more interest in Flat Warts than there is in Wiggle Warts. Musky Glenn

Got my warts yesterday, they look great. Now what color to paint them? Any suggestions on a way to practice painting clear plastic that would help with transparent paint on the wiggle warts. I've always painted over a base coat. Musky Glenn

I have not used this lathe but I would have thought that 1/5 hp would turn a lure even a musky size one. If you read the one review of the lathe he says it had power but had several other short comings. I would think that alum. threads would be strong enough for this size project, but maybe not. The one thing that caught my eye was the very short tool rest. This would mean repeatedly moving the rest from one end of lure to the other to progress the work along the lure. That was always annoying to me. Sharp tools would be a necessity on a lathe of this size. I would yield my openion to diemai as he has more experience with tools of this size than I do. Musky Glenn

I always liked the 7.5 inch Grandma's the best for muskies. I have seen them down to about 4 inches long. They are a tough lure. Rainbow trout is my favorite color. Great for trolling. Musky Glenn

Can you tell the difference between the old series and the new ones by looking at them? Another good color was the naturalized perch. Musky Glenn

How do you tell the old version from the new version. Can you tell by looking at it. Another good color was naturalized perch. Musky Glenn

They really do catch the fish. If you want to see some silly prices, check out ebay for what their first cousin, the flat wart is going for. Musky Glenn

Times two with Mark Poulson. The top bait looks like a local WNC lure called the Carolina Killer. They also sold out years ago. Musky Glenn

Times 2 with Kajay. If the lure will have flat sides you can "double sided tape" it to the work bench and use both hands of the router. I have used the rubber mats and they work nicely, if you keep dust and chips from between the work piece and the mat. For a router to work as intended, the lure would need a rather large percent to be flat sided. When you get into the small sizes of baits, look for a router base where the center hole is very close to the size of the bit you will be using. Another problem with routers is the length of the bearing area. On thin lures the screw that holds the bit on the shaft will hit the work bench. The ideal situation is to make a string of lures attached, then run all four sides, then seperate the individual lures and finish shaping the cut ends as needed, not always practical. I don't believe they are practical for lures with no flat side, unless you improvise a duplicator. Musky Glenn

I make most of my own A rigs and tend to use 1/8 oz. jig heads most of the time. I modified my mold to take a larger hook. I have had a lot of trouble with hooks straightening so now I us as stiff a hook as I can find. I also throw it on a light musky rod with 80 lb. braid and all stumps come to the surface one way or another. lol Musky Glenn