slabeye Posted July 11, 2017 Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 Anyone know where I can buy salmo hornet blanks or something very similar for painting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NM Hevi Posted July 11, 2017 Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 Good question! I've looked and couldn't find any...for what thats worth. Just bought some cheap (10) on close out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DingerBaits Posted July 12, 2017 Report Share Posted July 12, 2017 I found them and got samples, but they are horrible quality, lopsided and not worth the money or time. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slabeye Posted July 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2017 Where did you find them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DingerBaits Posted July 12, 2017 Report Share Posted July 12, 2017 One of my suppliers has them. Line ties in the bills are no where centered, body halves are a little lopsided, eye size is a 3mm for them. Not worth the money or time you would have to put into them to get them to run correctly and paint well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tukta Posted August 25, 2017 Report Share Posted August 25, 2017 Arkie baits work incredible the other is Coots Wasp coots really have to be tuned but they work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slabeye Posted September 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 Where do you buy the Arkie blanks at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tukta Posted October 17, 2017 Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 sorry took so long on my third surgery Just put i Arkie baits they have two sizes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seele Posted April 10, 2022 Report Share Posted April 10, 2022 Has anyone meanwhile found a source for Salmo Hornets or something similar? Preferably with just one hook eye? The Arkie look really nice, but are the have no trout pattern and only with 2 treble hooks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiverSmallieGuy Posted April 11, 2022 Report Share Posted April 11, 2022 If you want, you could simply buy Salmo Hornets and remove the paint and paint it yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seele Posted April 11, 2022 Report Share Posted April 11, 2022 6 minutes ago, RiverSmallieGuy said: If you want, you could simply buy Salmo Hornets and remove the paint and paint it yourself. Awesome idea.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiverSmallieGuy Posted April 11, 2022 Report Share Posted April 11, 2022 4 minutes ago, Seele said: Awesome idea.... I know. Absolute originality. I have no clue if anybody sells blanks, so that was what I had to say... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiverSmallieGuy Posted April 11, 2022 Report Share Posted April 11, 2022 (edited) If you have fished them for long enough, and you beat the paint of of them, you could simply repaint it. I also think that the Salmo's are made from some kind of foam, so you could mold one and make your own. You wouldn't be able to sell them, of course, but you could make them for yourself. Edited April 11, 2022 by RiverSmallieGuy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
