kevin24018 Posted July 11, 2014 Report Share Posted July 11, 2014 So many ways to skin a cat er um fish I mean Here's what I have found so far Pin type hinge made in plastic and metal screw eyes various wire looping methods now what I have seen are multi segmented lures that don't have hinges but rather seems to be some sort of flexible material. I'm not sure what it is, perhaps a rubber gasket material cut to size, and some i have seen it appears the segments are actually build or cast onto this material itself. Was thinking about going to a junk yard and getting some seat belts, although I'm not sure they would hold together after cutting them. Any one have experience using a solid type of hinge/joint? Not sure what to call it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglinarcher Posted July 11, 2014 Report Share Posted July 11, 2014 I know what you are talking about. The ones I saw seem to be a plastic or fiberglass woven material. Hmmmm, got me thinking myself now. Great, more things to take my money and my time. LOL Good luck, hope you report back on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazmail Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 I have used 'Velcro' backing, the trick is to find something that is strong but still flexible, what seems flexible in your hand becomes quite rigid when it's only got 1/4" to move between the joints--I have used this on a 3 1/4" lures with 3 joints, so there is probably only about 1/8" gap between segments. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBlaze Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 not sure where it was on here but not so long ago someone posted a jointed bait and I asked him what he used for the joints material. He said it was spandex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 Years ago I got a bait sample from a company in Cal. called Flexlure. The bait had four sections all joined by a flexible material. It was stiff enough to keep the bait in line but flexible enough to give the bait a snake-like movement. It swam very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 I toyed around with various materials for a little while. I even made a small loom and wove some of the braided lines to make a "cloth" strip to use. Came down to just too much effort for no better results. Some cables gave good results but construction methods become more important and one has to add elements to reduce wear on the bait. I had to run small diameter pipe and flare the ends for pass trough for the cable or piano wire I was using. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrybait Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 Remember all the coats and tents made of 'ripstop nylon'? I always thought that would work well for this. It's very tear resistant and you could sear the edges with a hot knife or something to keep it from fraying. I haven't tried it yet but think that the trick would be to use enough glue to put the two sides together without using so much glue that it gets on the nylon 'hinge'. If you do one section at a time you can wipe off excess glue and only have to be careful on the adjacent section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 Remember all the coats and tents made of 'ripstop nylon'? I always thought that would work well for this. It's very tear resistant and you could sear the edges with a hot knife or something to keep it from fraying. I haven't tried it yet but think that the trick would be to use enough glue to put the two sides together without using so much glue that it gets on the nylon 'hinge'. If you do one section at a time you can wipe off excess glue and only have to be careful on the adjacent section. I ended up having to essentially top coat the areas where the nylon or whatever material I was using prior. If not the top coat get onto the material and you flex goes away or wears the material quickly as you have rigid/limited give zone going directly to flexible material. Works better if the flex material is a stiffer flexing material but then the action starts to get killed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clemmy Posted July 13, 2014 Report Share Posted July 13, 2014 I'm not much into jointed lures, but I always thought that the kevlar assist hook line would work well, as it's meant for fish in the hundreds of pounds. I vaguely remember someone on here trying it years ago.. Clemmy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted July 13, 2014 Report Share Posted July 13, 2014 (edited) Here is some I posted back in 2009 http://www.tackleunderground.com/community/index.php?/gallery/image/5292-hughesys-swimbaits/ http://www.tackleunderground.com/community/index.php?/gallery/image/5293-hughesys-swimbaits/ Edited July 13, 2014 by Hughesy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin24018 Posted July 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 (edited) I saw someone use the word spandex as well, but I wasn't sure if that was translated or perhaps ment something different in their language. The spandex I remember (growing up in the 80's) was stretchy. Hadn't thought about the rip stop nylon. I have used some to make kites in the past and it comes in different weights etc, it's fairly cheap from what I remember, thanks everyone! Hughesy those are exactly what I'm talking about, thanks. Edited July 15, 2014 by kevin24018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 You might try ribbon like you would use for wrapping a present. You can buy it in different widths. It is very strong. Try ripping it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
