diemai Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 Hi , folks , Just found this on a German site , the cod in the Baltic Sea seem to be deLIGHTED:lol: ! greetz , diemai:yay: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 Reminds me of the carrot video that you posted not so long ago: http://www.tackleunderground.com/forum/docks/16188-pike-vegetarians.html I like the way your mind works, inventive but strange Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazmail Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 Diemai - just goes to show colour and probably size has a lot to do with it. There was someone making lures (from Canada I think) with beer twist tops a few years back. I made a couple and they worked O.K, a bit like a small 'Tassie Devil' - change your beer brand, and change your lure colour.pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diemai Posted May 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 @ Vodkaman Thanks , but it's not me , who had the idea , just found it on the web;) ! @ hazmail I have made some trials about bottle top lures as well , but since my first efforts these have been hanging in my shop for years:o ,.... always had new ideas to work on;) ! Actually these lures consist of screw-on plastic bottle tops simply rigged onto a piece of wire , only held aligned by the tension of the two closure coils either end(after a fish or snag the wire shaft would have to be bend straight again , I suppose) . This rig is subject to water sepage , off course ,.... it would sink sooner or later ,.....to make it easier for water to enter , I had drilled some holes into the plastic tops . But once submerged , the lure , supposed to work as a sinking glider , did not have any action when jerked ,..... so my theory is to also rig some buoyant material(cork, styrofoam, etc.) onto the center wire shaft inside of the bottle tops ,...... this way I would achieve a buoyant lurebody:? . For sink rate and action I would then also internally rig some inline sinkers fore and aft , just like I would do on a wooden bait ,......this way I guess , I could get it to a darting action:? . Once I would have determined about sizing of buoyant material and weights , I could make multiple lures without too much hazzle ,...... due to always using same materials , it would be repeatative . For various test rigs I would only waste a piece of welding wire every time . Well , that's my theory , haven't yet tried it out:? ,.......so many ideas , so little time ! The jointed one consisting of beer bottle tops has also never been tried , these would rust anyway , if not kept dry sufficiently . I had the idea about these "lures" having talked to a guy being unemployed and did not have the money for lures , also not to obtain tools and material for "real" homemades . Maybe one day I should continue with my experiments to see whether my theory above would really work out:) ! greetz:yay: , diemai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazmail Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 Diemai- a bit more elaborate than what I was thinking, but they would certainly have enough noise. I will try and russle up a picture of that 'bottle top' version.pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 (edited) This is a link to a site I visited a few days ago, just before bottle caps came into the discussion. Bottle Cap Lure Company I did toy with the idea a couple of years ago, but did nothing about it. Diemai, I realised that you did not make the vid, but the fact that you latched on and posted it was enough to convince me that your mind is twisted Dave Edited May 7, 2009 by Vodkaman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazmail Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 Yes Dave , that's the ones, they certainly work on Trout on their day. Best thing is you just carry a few different coloured caps in the tackle box, with a couple of barrel sinkers and a pair of pliers, if they are going for green/gold, pull out a "VB " Cap, red and blue get a "Melbourne Bitter", so bloody easy it's cheating - there are no guarantees they will bite on them, but it's fun emptying the bottles to get the caps.pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diemai Posted May 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 @ Vodkaman Nice site , Dave , thanks for providing..........too bad , that I've packed up with drinking a few years ago:lol: ! I wonder , whether that company uses genuine bottle caps or they have them especially made from rustproof material , since the real ones would rust for sure sooner or later . greetz , Dieter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pizza Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 Who in their right mind would BUY a bottle cap lure? Not to mention they cost $40 for 6. He's probably LHFAO to the bank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 Their has been and always will be, a fascination with novelty lures. The only explanation is that it is a hunter-gatherer thing. The ultimate is to make a lure that catches fish, using only materials available around the house or better still, at the waters edge. This instinct has been demonstrated in recent posts: bottle caps, carrots, bamboo snake, cheap throw away lighter etc. I'm sure I missed a few. Remember Rookie's truck lure. It could just be the idea of catching a fish on something that does not look like a lure. It is probably the basic reason why we bother to make our own, because we certainly don't save money in the process. It's us versus the fish. Fortunately fish are not too bright, we just have to beat the fishes instincts. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassrecord Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 Their has been and always will be, a fascination with novelty lures. ......Dave Novelty, ah yes. It amazes me to see treble hooks on naked women, beer can openers, flags, etc. I've often wondered, "Who would be stupid enough to pay their hard earned money for such obvious junk?" ..... The only explanation is that it is a hunter-gatherer thing. ... Dave Maybe that's it! Hunter-gatherers. Maybe that's why these "novelty lures" are often found on shelves next to booze. Maybe the tackle shop owners have hunted down a place to gather in the inebriated? .... The ultimate is to make a lure that catches fish ....Dave Yep maybe in the long run. But if it doesn't catch the fisherman first, the fish will never see it. Why build elaborate lures? They sell, Good luck and go Fish! John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
