Basseducer Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 (edited) I was watching an episode where Larry stretches some mylar cord over a spoon type bait he made and the lightbulb flickered. I sent for some of the stuff and here is what happend. I have seen variations of this before, but not with para cord. I threaded the hollow rope like mylar onto a leadhead and tied it on. Then I brushed the other end with a nylon bore brush to unravel the weave. The result was pretty cool. You can leave the body as long as you like or unravel it all. It is alot, alot, alot easier to tie than hair or individual strans of mylar or flashabou. The stuff comes on differnt sizes and colors. Then I did the same with the casing on parachute cord after pulling out the inner fillaments. It also comes in several colors. The parachute cord brushes out into extremely fine fibers and it's cheap too. All you need is the material itself, some leadheads and thread. On these I used nail polish to seal the wraps. Going to try them out this weekend. The green one in the lower center of the last pic is the parachute cord. Edited June 24, 2009 by Basseducer spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBlaze Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 like that mylar, makes a great looking swim jig. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
now thats a fish Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 I got a little too excited there and pulled the trigger before thinking:roll:....My initial thought was to reverse it, to get a fuller body, like on a spinnerbait! Oops...that won't work, I think:sauced: Anyways....great idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 I got a little too excited there and pulled the trigger before thinking:roll:....My initial thought was to reverse it, to get a fuller body, like on a spinnerbait! Oops...that won't work, I think:sauced:Anyways....great idea! That should work if you brush out the tail before you thread it on the hook backwards. To me it looks like he leaves plenty of cord unbrushed, and that's the part that's threaded on and tied. So.....where did you find the material? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basseducer Posted July 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 now thats a fish, You can thread it on well past the head, tie it, brush out both ends and then fold it back. The skirt comes out a little too thin for my taste, but I guess it would be OK on smaller spinnerbaits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
now thats a fish Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 Hey TJ, thanks for the info....I guess it's pretty stretchy stuff. Where did you end up purchasing the parachute cord? Thanks, Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basseducer Posted July 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 I went to my local army surplus store and they gave me about 2" to try. That stuff is really supple and flairs nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogajiga Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 Looks like a Gami hook upgrade? Seen mylar cord jigs before, but the flair extending over the head is a new one. How did the jigs work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
