finlander Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 I cant bear to cut one open. Are they still made from balsa? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diemai Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 (edited) @ finlander Depends on each particular model , some are of plastic , also read in a new German tackle catalog , that one model was made of abachewood . Maybe , this could help : DHC - Deutscher Hechtangler-Club e.V. Click on pics to enlarge ! greetz , diemai Edited February 11, 2009 by diemai insert link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlander Posted February 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 They say "pictures are worth a thousaand words." That's good cause I cannot read German! Thankx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoopa Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 @diemai Thankyou very much for sharing that chart with everyone on the forum. I also like to see how lures are made and that is the coolest thing ever. once again thankyou very much for sharing:). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diemai Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 Thanks guys , but these X-rays are not of German origin , the DHC also got them from a Finnish (what else:lol:?) site . So , bear in mind , if you wanna know about an unknown lure's weighting and construction , take it to the doctors(but don't let them submit you to a home for the mentally sick) ! greetz:yay: , diemai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 http://www.tackleunderground.com/forum/hard-baits/7848-x-ray-baits-needed.html Above is a TU link from 2007. The Xray thing has been discussed before a few times. But it is good to bring it to the surface again, all good information. x-ray, x-rays, xray, xrays (for search function in future. I found the above link searching "rays"). Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTfishingrods Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 A lot of their models are plastic. In fact I broke 2 open just last night. $25.00 down the drain but I wanted to mold the lip off of the good old husky Jerk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pikester Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 Cool link diemai, did anyone notice the adjustable spring-loaded diving lip on the Abu Hi-Lo; that is a wicked concept! Has anyone toyed around with that idea yet, if so how do you keep it watertight & how is the lip attached. I would think that it would have to pivot on a pin somehow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diemai Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 @ Pikester I have a few "Hi-Lo's" in my tackle boxes , they've got some promotion over here during the past 2 or 3 years , but apart from some new models(made in Taiwan nowadays) , I also have some older ones as well still made in Sweden , that a workmate found on the attic of an old house , that he had moved in . ABU obviously took over the design from an early "Heddon" crankbait , only added its patented adjustable lip . This lip can be set in 6 different position(if my memory serve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
