Musky Glenn Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Today was a great day for me. I found a reliable source for my favorite skirt material on a spinner bait. Lumaflex/spandex what ever you want to call it. Supreme Corp. has it and knows it by lumaflex. They have a small spool of it that measures 2" in Dia. by 8" long and the material is approx 1/2" deep on that spool. The price of that small spool is $16.00. Lumaflex is a thread on a spool that you cut to length to your specs. I shape a coat hanger into Y shape that I can put into my drill and turn it 40 times at slow speed for each skirt. I then add 8 strands of char. to the 40 strands of white. This makes the best char/white skirt for 1/4 and 3/8 oz. spinnerbaits that I have ever used. I don't know how many yds. come on one of these spools but it is much cheaper than buying it already made up into skirts. I am in no way involved with this company, just sharing the address for materials of a good spinner bait skirt. They do not list the material on their web site. Just give them a call or drop by if in the Conover area of NC. Musky Glenn Supreme Corp. 325 Spencer Rd. Conover NC 888-604-6975 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apdriver Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Can you show a pic of a skirt made with the Lumaflex? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basstriker Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 I like how it flares out in the water. I'm trying to picture the spool dimensions you listed, pictures worth a thousand words . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 Look here: http://www.basscraftlures.com/lumaflexspinnerbaits.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Glenn Posted January 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 Mark, you are dead on. That second from left is just like the spinnerbaits I make. I usually use two gold blades but really can't tell the difference. Bass Craft is our local supplier for ready made SB. The spool is a cardboard tube about the size of two rolls of toilet paper stacked on top of each other. Instead of paper it would have 1/2" of "fine" lumaflex. I took a wire coat hanger and made a Y shaped frame out of it so that it would fit into my electric drill. I turn the drill on slow and count about 40 strands or 20 revolutions. I tie the middle of the wraps then cut the ends seperate. I use nylon thread to tie them on the spinner bait and coat the thread with clear finger nail polish. I use 40 strands of white and mix in 8 chart. strands. Of all the post that I have made on this site, this is the most important information I have had the honor of sharing with each of you. You really owe it to your self to try a few of those spinner baits. Musky Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toadfrog Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 I haven't thought of lumaflex in ages . Felt like somebody clonked me in the head with a rubber mallet . Haven't seen baits around here in a good while with it on them . Good stuff . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Glenn Posted January 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 Below is a photo of a white $16.00 spool of lumaflex. Lumaflex stretches about three times it's on length when pulled. I set the spool on the floor and use the wire frame shown to wind loosely about 40 strands. I tie each 40 strands in the middle then cut the ends loose. I usually make about a dozen skirts before I make spinner baits. The spools are 2 inches in dia and 6.5 inches long. There is approx. 7/16 of thread on the spool and that is "many" feet of thread. It goes a long ways. The brushes I use for epoxy is shown in the packs that I buy for $1.00 per pack at our local Dollar Tree store. Also shown is my Iwata hp-e2 airbrush that I just can't get the hang of using. There isn't anything wrong with the gun, the problem is all me. I just can't get used to controling air and paint at the same time. I use a single action gun and that works best for me. I would like to trade this Iwata for a good single action airbrush. Musky Glenn <a href="http://s226.photobucket.com/user/muskyglenn/media/100_3470_zps0f5a24b0.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd58/muskyglenn/100_3470_zps0f5a24b0.jpg" border="0" alt="lumaflex photo 100_3470_zps0f5a24b0.jpg"/></a> 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Below is a photo of a white $16.00 spool of lumaflex. Lumaflex stretches about three times it's on length when pulled. I set the spool on the floor and use the wire frame shown to wind loosely about 40 strands. I tie each 40 strands in the middle then cut the ends loose. I usually make about a dozen skirts before I make spinner baits. The spools are 2 inches in dia and 6.5 inches long. There is approx. 7/16 of thread on the spool and that is "many" feet of thread. It goes a long ways. The brushes I use for epoxy is shown in the packs that I buy for $1.00 per pack at our local Dollar Tree store. Also shown is my Iwata hp-e2 airbrush that I just can't get the hang of using. There isn't anything wrong with the gun, the problem is all me. I just can't get used to controling air and paint at the same time. I use a single action gun and that works best for me. I would like to trade this Iwata for a good single action airbrush. Musky Glenn <a href="http://s226.photobucket.com/user/muskyglenn/media/100_3470_zps0f5a24b0.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd58/muskyglenn/100_3470_zps0f5a24b0.jpg" border="0" alt="lumaflex photo 100_3470_zps0f5a24b0.jpg"/></a> Great share! Thanks. The next picture, of the delaminated tire, brought back some bad memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Glenn Posted February 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 That tire happened in Oct. when we were doing the yearly musky stocking. It was still holding air. Musky Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 (edited) I arrived at the ramp once and the entire tread had just vanished. All I had was side walls and the inner rubber lining, which still held air. After we put the spare on and fished, we looked for the tread all the way down the 5 mile road to the freeway. As we got on the on ramp, we saw the tread doughnut lying by the side of the off ramp. So we drove all the way up the hill on that inner tube. We were sooo lucky....with a single axle trailer, what if it had happened on the freeway at speed? I'll never buy Cooper Tires again. Edited February 1, 2014 by mark poulson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rhahn427 Posted August 1, 2015 Report Share Posted August 1, 2015 Where can I find out the colors they have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhahn427 Posted August 2, 2015 Report Share Posted August 2, 2015 Do they call it Lumaflex ........ If not then what do they call it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhahn427 Posted August 2, 2015 Report Share Posted August 2, 2015 Oops ........ Guess I have to learn to read Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljaw Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 Is there a color listing somewhere? I can get it from Living rubber but they only carry black and white, I'd like to get some of the iridescent pearl that I have seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhahn427 Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 I called them ........ They are sending me a color card and price list ........ I'll definitely be ordering a bunch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatman Posted August 4, 2015 Report Share Posted August 4, 2015 Here's the color sampler card they sent me a while ago, been trying to get pricing but the lady has never emailed me back, I've also sent emails to their customer service and nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhahn427 Posted August 4, 2015 Report Share Posted August 4, 2015 Call them ......... Can't ignore you if you call 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedyarb Posted August 6, 2015 Report Share Posted August 6, 2015 Yep...i just called them and ordered over the phone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
