It's All Barry Sterud's Fault! Circuit Board Bills (Lpo)

[mark poulson]

This is a "it's so easy, why did I wait so long" post.

I "bumped into" my fellow Delta Bass Club member Barry Sterud (Barrybait) on the water the other day, and he showed me his homemade balsa crank with a circuit board bill that he was killing them on that day.

I had bought some circut board, but hadn't gotten around to trying it yet, but he got me curious, so I took the lexan bill out of a pvc shallow crank I had made, and put in a coffin bill from the circuit board I had.

It works, and it's really easy to work with.

I wound up using a trysquare and drywall knife to score both sides of the circuit board deeply enough to be able to snap off a 1 1/4" strip off one end.  I cut off a piece 1 1/8" long for the bill I wanted to make.

Then I put blue tape on the piece, cut it to the outside edges, and put a centerline on it using a compass.

I slipped the bill into the bait, centered it, and traced the bait's shape onto the bill.

I used a pair of tin ships to cut the finished shape of the bill, Barry's coffin design.

Short version...it's really easy, and it works like a dream!

Thanks Barry!

Edited June 15, 2016 by mark poulson

[barrybait]

Hey Mark, 

 

When you put the centerline on it with a compass, was the needle pointing toward the "N"? 

Glad that bait worked out good for you, and the bills.  I'm going out to catch them again tomorrow out of Sugar Barge with a small local club. (my 'other club')  Droping in at 6am if you are around, see you out there.

 

Barry

[mark poulson]

Barry,

I'll be home drinking coffee, and thinking of you.  Hahaha

 

I used some of the circuit board to cap my rattle chambers, instead of aluminum soda can discs. It works great, and the one knocker rattles with 1 gram lead shot are really loud!

My discs are only 5/16" in diameter, so I cut them to their final shape using a pair of toenail clippers.

Whoever it was here on TU who suggested using it, thank you!

Edited June 18, 2016 by mark poulson

[SW Lures]

I was thinking about you cutting circuit board with "toenail cutters"......hmm? Anyway I have never worked with circuit board yet, I got some tho. So do you think that a real sharpe punch/hole cutter could get you there easier.

It would think that it would probably shatter. I'm just throwing this out there. This may bring out a idea that would be easier.

Toenail Cutters?,

Dale

[SW Lures]

LOL, I was thinking about you going around a piece of circuit board.

I can't quote what someone wrote. But it was stated that anything goes for utilizing tools that can be used in this hobby,

Mark that is taking it to the extreme side. It is resourceful tho. Keep on getting up Bro.

Dale

[mark poulson]

Dale,

I tried a 5/16" single hole punch first, but it wouldn't even dent the circuit board/

I can cut it with a pair of sheet metal "Wiss" snips, and it doesn't shatter or crack.

I'm going to use it to add some loud rattles to some of the PVC baits I've already made.

The toenail cutters work great!  The circuit board cuts almost the same as toenails, but it does dull the cutters

I find that I can resharpen toenail cutters by wrapping some 400 grit wet or dry sandpaper around a dowel, and wet sanding the face of the cutters with the jaws shut.

 

All Eyes is the one who suggested using circuit board for rattle chamber end caps.  

Thank you!!!

Edited June 18, 2016 by mark poulson

[SW Lures]

I'm not sure Mark but in my thread about Musky baits I described installing a small piece of copper on both ends of the chamber using a leather hole cutter to cut a round piece. Completing the closing with a counter sink plug, glued to it is one of the copper. Or you may have had an epiphany.

Either way it enhances the rattle.

Dale

[barrybait]

I posted some pictures of recent crank baits I have made using this circuit board lip material.  Two of the posts are flat sided balsa wood crankbaits, one with my coffin bill style lip and one with the LPO pre formed longer rounded lip that gets me a little deeper.  The other bait is modeled similar to the Lucky Craft BDS3 pattern carved out of Basswood.  I thru wired the balsa baits but just insert twisted wire into basswood.

 

I haven't fished the basswood bait yet, the flat sided coffin bill and longer rounded circuit board lipped balsa baits are fishing very well.  The bass are beating them up though and one of the baits I have patched up 3 times already.  I seem to have some give to the balsa even if I use crazy glue, then paint then D2T a couple times.  Others I D2T first then paint, then D2T again either way show wear and need some repair so I can keep them going. Not sure if I am going to be able to improve on that.

 

Barry

[SW Lures]

Oh so that where Mark got the idea. See Mark it was not epiphany! I have not yet had a chance to use the ones I did in copper, it's got to enhance the sound. I'm bogged down working on a design. Placing a metal at the end of the chamber does give it a different sound. The circuit board has to do the same, just in a different tone.

Your idea is proven but that tells me that mine has good potential. In time I'm going to give yours a try.

Thanks,

Dale

[Jordanlures]

@ Mark;

 

Where are you getting your circuit board at, and what size, thickness, or any other particulars you could share would be greatly appreciated thanks.

 

 

David J

[mark poulson]

Here's where I get mine:

 

http://lurepartsonline.com/Online-Store/Lure-Lips-Bills-Bibs/12x12-Fiberboard-Sheets-1-sq-Foot.html

[Jordanlures]

Thanks Mark, I was calling it the wrong thing, so fiberboard, who would have thunk it, thanks again.

 

 

David J

[mark poulson]

I always thought it was called circuit board, too!  Doh!!!

Edited June 26, 2016 by mark poulson