bassinjody Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 i just repainted one of my grandpas old bomber lures .and i was wonndering if you can still find them metal lips . i know you can turn the body on a lathe . those old lures has a great action . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dampeoples Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 Terry Clark did a tutorial on making those things, I can't remember what he did for the lip, and can't find the tutorial now, might want to check his site, or ask him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinman Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 Great repaint. The old wooden ones were the best. I've still got one I retired many years ago that had most of the paint ripped off by pike. Forgot about it. Thanks for the reminder & link, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smirkplug Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 I bought some orange 1/8 inch acrylic plastic i was going to make those with, using a wood body and painted like a crab in bright orange / red, and only one hook at the top to save on snags but i havent got to that yet. I bought a huge one with a thick sheet metal lip that was hand made and it worked great on red snappers in costa rica > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrydabassman Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 Here's the tutorial. I doubt the photo's are still on TU...gone like so many others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KcDano Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 Something to consider when reproducing a bomber with a plastic diving bill! They made a plastic diving plane bomber in 1949 only 1 yr, apparently the didn't fish well. Since the weight of a bomber is in the metal diving plane it might be difficult to reproduce the action with a plastic diving plane. But might be worth a try! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smirkplug Posted October 12, 2007 Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 Thanks for the reminder, i'll add a weight in the lip area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
