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I've been getting interested in Japanese trout fishing lately. I've had a lot of success in rivers with their little 1 1/8" 3/32 oz spoons. They use them all the way down to 1/64 oz and less than 3/4" for trout in pay lakes. A lot of tan, brown, olive and other natural colors are popular. I've made up some from #3 willow and #2 indiana blades and they run about 1/32 oz. Will try tomorrow for the first time. Anybody doing anything similar? bill
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Thanks Gino. Newbie that I am I would have thought if the densities were the same the action would be too. Being an old fashioned model airplane nut I have balsa stock from 4-15 lbs or so. bill
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I've never seen balsa that heavy sold, is there reason you went with balsa rather than basswood? Used to carve decoys and I'd get my stuff from a place in Menominee Falls WI. At that time it was air dried and $1.25 a board foot! Bet those prices have changed. bill
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Anyone know of a source for small tailspin lures in the 1/8 - 3/16 oz range? I saw some 4-6 gram ones from a company called Spinmad but I'd prefer to order from the US. bill
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Anybody have any experience with Polish domestic market lures? I ordered some small 1 - 2 1/2" lures to try from ebay from a place called Fishing Mart in Poland. Brands are Kenart and Krakusek and they're intended for trout on UL tackle. From what I can gather they're mostly foam cast unless you get into the higher priced hand carved balsa. A company called Jet used to do some ok ones from China but they went out of business it seems. Most ebay Chinese stuff is crap in the smaller lures. Want to start carving my own this winter from balsa or bass. bill
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Sorry, I meant .024 wire. Weights as per the Jann's link. BTW, I throw jigs of 1/64 (.015) and 1/50 (.020) oz on UL. bill
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Look at Janns Netcraft for some sizing charts and instructions. http://www.jannsnetcraft.com/content/make_fishing_lures.htm For trout I mainly use French blades in size 0, 1, 2 & 3. The finished weights on the Janns sheet are a good guide. .024 is plenty for trout. Silver with a little orange or red prism tape has been killer for me. For SM bass I use 2 & 3 size blades and they are great for river SM. I've caught river Pike, Catfish and SM on these. Also fingernail polish on bullet weights makes cheap bodies. bill
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If you're making Muskie inlines look up NorthernScripture on youtube. He has some interesting ones using lead bullet weights. bill
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About the size of yesterday's trout. :-) bill -
Youtube Video Showing How I Make My Balsa Lures From Start To Finish
scrubs replied to nedyarb's topic in Hard Baits
Nice! I can always use a little help and a few ideas. bill -
Neat idea Mark but my shoulder would never handle it. Rods either for that matter. :-) bill
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Good to see you back Dieter! Bet that would be a killer bass lure. bill -
Pretty neat. We're staying with my daughter in Idaho till we find a place so no lure making and too cold to fish. bill -
Thanks! And Mark's right they are beautiful. bill -
I'm guessing you cut the profile and drill the legs hole first from a board then shape the top profile. Does it ride legs end down? bill the frog thief
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I'm thinking I may have to steal your idea. But not until we find a new house and are unpacked. bill
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Cool. Wonder how it would hook with a double with the points up? bill
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I like that technique Ben. I'll have to try it when we get settled here. bill -
Hey Dieter, Haven't been around much, long distance move to Idaho. Sorry to hear about the problems. We had my father-in-law with us for a few years as his dementia got worse and worse. Causes a LOT of stress so it's good to know you and the wife have been getting out a little. bill
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That is really nice Ben. -
Is that bucktail or deer body hair? Deer body hair will flare too much. You might want to try a few softer wraps to keep the hair from flaring too much. That said, you really can't tell until it's wet and streamlined. Great first jig Ben. -
Interesting, I would think the tuning would be more difficult. Making a couple of 2 1/4 flat sides now. Next maybe some 1 3/4 ones. Made a couple of Janns 1 5/8 divers into surface prop baits a week ago. bill
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I've gotten interested in smaller lures again. In looking through Whittler's, Mark Twain's and Robert Pachea's gallery pics I see a lot of comments on how smaller baits are harder. The British and Polish do a lot of stuff around an inch or so and down to a gram. Lots of beetles etc. At what size do you think baits become harder to make & tune? 2 inches maybe? bill
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When we first started emailing I mentioned I wanted to try making some some small trout sized cranks. He sent me three of his completed lures and a bunch of blanks and parts. Wouldn't accept anything for them. Fished the completed ones but now they will be hanging on the wall. bill
