FishCandy Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 I found this lure online, and decided to try my hand at copying it. My buddy and I want to target tiderunner weakfish this season, I think this might work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 That's kind of cool. Nice craftsmanship. Hope you get some fish with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishCandy Posted March 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 Thanks cadman. The bead in the middle stumped me. I just got back from testing, and I think the weight I put in the back should be where the bead is on the original. Looking at it again, I'm thinking the bead is both weight and clicker that slides on the shaft and clicks on those flower shaped star washers. I need to redesign a bit; cut the weight in half, widen the cutout in the middle, cut out the middle of the tube to make room for the weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apdriver Posted March 24, 2018 Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 Wow! Patented August, 1885. That’s an old timer you have there. Any idea what it was called back in the day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted March 24, 2018 Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 2 hours ago, Apdriver said: Wow! Patented August, 1885. That’s an old timer you have there. Any idea what it was called back in the day? Sir. Or Your Royal Highness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishCandy Posted March 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 Arrrg! I didn't think to try to find out! It was just a random picture I found and liked. Now you're gonna make me have to try and find it again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishCandy Posted March 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 New prototype. Still need to go test. I'm making them out of soda cans. Too thin, and deforming when I cast them, so I made this one double and folded the edges of one over the other. Good enough for quick testing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishCandy Posted March 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 If I blow on these things from the front or side, they spin like you'd expect. Put them in the water, and they want to hydroplane. Lots of wiggling going on, not much spinning. Has to be due to the water being so much denser than air. Rotation is being suppressed, and I'm getting lift, instead. The one with the weight on the rear was heavier, and only a little better. I wonder if this thing was supposed to be fished as just a spinner, with the real bait on the terminal end? By the way, found the lure. It's for sale on Etsy. It's called a McHarg Special Design. https://www.etsy.com/listing/557853163/extremely-rare-mcharg-special-design?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=vintage&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=fishing lure&ref=sr_gallery-1-34 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted March 26, 2018 Report Share Posted March 26, 2018 Maybe you need more clearance between the metal body and the interior beads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishCandy Posted March 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2018 Could be. At this point anything goes! I'm thinking take the weight out of the middle and start again bare bones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishCandy Posted March 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2018 Just found this pic, it's a Pflueger, but practically identical. Obviously a lure... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishCandy Posted March 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2018 In case anyone's interested... https://finandflame.com/pflueger-american-spinner-lure/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishCandy Posted March 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2018 Just tested the latest version. Turns out the secret to the whole thing is the flag at the end. I used a musky style streamer and it worked out perfectly. I'm going to hang one on the second version I made with weight in the middle, see if it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishCandy Posted March 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2018 Fourth version complete! Works really nice. Made from copper tube and sheet soldered together. Put it in the gallery... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishCandy Posted April 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2018 I ended up with a collection of these lures. They cast nice. They have a nice, slow spin, on retrieve. I switched to using tin for the wings. Tin is harder than the copper I was using, and I get it for free. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
