RayburnGuy Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 For those of you who haven't seen this it's pretty interesting. They take baits from different manufacturers and cut them open so we can see inside. It's worth a look. Ben http://tackletour.com/menuautopsy.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brent R Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 Thanks Ben, this was interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 That is a great site that everyone should have on their bookmark list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdL Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 Good site. Thanks Ben for sharing link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted December 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 My pleasure guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarverGLX Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 Love tackletour. They review tons of stuff. Great site. Bass boat central is also one of my favorites. Lots of discussions on about anything bass related. They also have a great "for sale" section at the bottom of the forums that people buy and sell new and used tackle. Worth a look. http://www.bbcboards.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-Mac Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 Cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodieb8 Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 a few years back someone had x-rays of baits built. that was a cool thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted December 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 I remember that thread Woodie and it was definitely cool. Had it bookmarked, but lost it when the computer crashed and could never find it again. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarverGLX Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 a few years back someone had x-rays of baits built. that was a cool thread. Did find something similar on: http://www.stripersonline.com/t/731025/lure-xray Pretty cool. Love to see more. Never knew there was that much lead in a pencil popper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleriver Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 Thank you Ben for sharing! Just glanced in but I can tell some really nice information being shared at the site. Really helpful!! I will be back when I have more time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diemai Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 @ RayburnGuy Thanks for sharing , Ben , ......very interesting site this is ! Greetz , Dieter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhersh Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 Thank's Ben! I had seen that site once before but could not find it again. Now its book marked. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 I think Dieter posted these a while ago: http://xoomer.virgilio.it/cjbur/a_xray.htm http://derholg.twoday.net/stories/1208425/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diemai Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 ........if you say so , Mark ?? Greetz , Dieter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tekoutdoors.co Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 Thanks for sharing Ben! Very interesting!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodieb8 Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 thanx gents awesome x-rays. that says a whole lot seeing them.. anyone got one of nilsmaster 20cm invincible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickadoll Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 RayburnGuy Thanks for the link to Tackletour. Interesting site ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 ........if you say so , Mark ?? Greetz , Dieter I said I think, because, of course, I can't remember for sure! CRS bigtime!!!! But you share so many great things, I figured there was a good chance it was you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diemai Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 ........I remember now , Mark ! Greetz , Dieter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazmail Posted December 16, 2013 Report Share Posted December 16, 2013 Here are some you may not have see, it's amazing how varied the wire/ ballast arrangements are. http://www.lurelovers.com/forum/rare-aussie-lures-expos-what-lies-beneath_topic954.html Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diemai Posted December 16, 2013 Report Share Posted December 16, 2013 @ hazmail Thanks so much for sharing this link , Pete , ....very interesting indeed . What amazes me most is , that far most of these Aussie lures seem to get along without ANY added ballast , .........but also I'm wondering about the reliability of some models lacking pinned lips and just having glued in some cotter pin-like wireforms as hookhangers . Well ,.... I'm confident with twisted wire eyes or screw eyes , ......but , .....dunno , .....probably the particular target species of fish do not grow that strong , .....or , ......you must have some kind of secret super strong glue DownUnder , that the rest of the world has not heard of yet . Greetz , Dieter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 Pete, Fun site. Thanks. Dieter, I am also impressed that they use no ballast on most of their lures. I'm guessing the wood must be heavy enough. And I'm pretty sure that epoxy will hold a cotter pin well enough so that the wood/glue joint would fail before the pin would pull out. I've tried to "save" some lure mistakes by removing glued-in hardware, and it's impossible, at least for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diemai Posted December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 @ mark poulson Mark , I've already made a couple of Aussie style deep divers(thru-wired or with pinned lips , though) , .......the big diving lips , often made from aluminium sheet , do their share to balance these lures not to turn over and blow out . The timber material must be buoyant enough to be able to carry the weight of these lips , naturally the lures would float up head down at rest . This way they'd dive down steep , but the casting performance might be rather poor , ......on my own versions I like to place belly weights into the rear to improve the casting performance , .......provided the lures would still remain sufficiently buoyant to bounce off obstacles properly . I have a few genuine Aussie timber lures as well , ........waiting for a bigger pike to strike them to see , whether they'd hold up , .....but I guess , they would, .......just remember to have seen a pull test on YouTube before . Greetz , Dieter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 The Rapala xrays suggest that they build their wood baits by cutting a slot in the bottom of the lure and placing a hardware and ballast frame in there, then filling it in. How high the ballast is placed in the lure is interesting as it has a lot to do with the action. I'd like to see regular pics of their wood baits cut in half to expose the width of the ballast weights. I used to have a vet buddy run xrays of custom wood baits for me before he moved from the area. Never saw anything but a standard integrated ballast/hook hanger in any of the films. The Tackle Tour autopsies are mildly interesting but most of the baits they cut are plastic and you could see the interior arrangement without the drama by just looking at a "ghost" painted model of the bait. But I guess it's just fun to see them hack up a $25 Megabass Ito Vision 110 occasionally. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
