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Wanted to find out how hard it would be to powder coat opposite sides a different color. -
I found a picture of an antique lure from the 1800's. I thought it's a great design and set out to steal it. This is version number 4. The third one worked as intended, but was still delicate. This one is constructed of copper tube and copper sheet soldered together. Stainless steel center wire, and two nose grommets to act as sort of washers. It's surprisingly heavy for its size, casts nice, and retrieves with a little wiggle and a slow spin. Next up is to try a few more and powder coat them, but it's basically done. All I need now is for the tiderunner weakfish to start their run... -
I found a picture of an antique lure from the 1800's. I thought it's a great design and set out to steal it. This is the third version cobbled together from soda can and Capri Sun straw. Decided the weight was moot and removed it. This one stays under and spins! I had found a few more pics by now, and those showed the original sported a tail-not a bare hook. That seems to have made the difference. -
I found a picture of an antique lure from the 1800's. I thought it's a great design and set out to steal it. This is the second version cobbled together from soda can and Capri Sun straw. Trailing weight from first one was shifted to the center. I thought the weight was adversely affecting the spin. Turned out this one also did not spin well, still wanted to plane. -
I found a picture of an antique lure from the 1800's. I thought it's a great design and set out to steal it. This is the first version cobbled together from soda can and Capri Sun straw. Trailing a tail weight for plugs. Did not perform well. It wanted to sort of create lift and plane, rather than spin. -
This will be my first attempt at recreating a bait from the past. I found the picture in a book about old/antique lures. It was made by the Florida Artificial Bait Company, St Augustine Florida. It was referenced in the 1940 edition of the Von Lengerke and Antoine Sporting Goods catalog. It was five inches long, made of celluloid with eight sections. I will make the bait out of fiberglass. Any suggestions, hints or tips will be appreciated.
