Midgeman Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 Ok, Ive searched....doesnt really seem to be as easy as pouring a senko so I guess thats why there isnt much info on making tubes. I know some of you out there make your own tubes....where do I go to find the dippers, cutters, etc...do I have to make it all myself...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrawChuck Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 How many tails/strands does your tube have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midgeman Posted February 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 crawchuck...I havent started yet, was wanting some info on where to go and get some dippers, cutters, etc...maybe even a book on how to make tubes? Im wanting to make 3-4" tubes. Any info would be great, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrawChuck Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 Well I can maybe show ya how to make a mold with a metal insert and blades built in but I will have to gather some things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midgeman Posted February 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 Sure appreciate it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrawChuck Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 If you were going to pour your own tubes in 3-4" length, how much of that would be tail and how many tails/strands would you want it to have? Can you tell or show me a popular tube style so I can get an idea? We can't get real thin on the tail strands for a hand pour without injection. Might be possible to lay in some silicone skirt material if you want real thin tails in different colors. I don't nor have ever fished tubes except for the little ones for panfish. How would you rig a big tube or in other words for the topic, how thick would the plastic in the head area need to be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmik26 Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 This guy sells in my opinion the best tubes on the market, they are hand dipped, loaded with salt, and he has tons of colors. For the price he charges, its not even worth making them yourself..... http://www.laketownmfg.com/shop/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrawChuck Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 For the price he charges' date=' its not even worth making them yourself.....[url']http://www.laketownmfg.com/shop/[/url] Do you make your own lures? Half the fun for me is in the making! Just cool stuff to do and try new things I like John 3:17 as well but most don't look that far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmik26 Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 John 3:17 is just as good, I will agree with you there. We make our own baits, but we are a two man operation. We consume most of our time injecting skirts for the tubes. Right now I am going to be working on a web site and marketing things. I will agree that it is interesting and fun, but for me its a matter of allocating the little time I have effectively. So instead of reinventing the wheel for three times the cost I choose to purchase them, just a personal preference :grin: For me making a lure is worth it if its priced to high, can't find the colors you need, lure doesn't have the action you like, or you just want to burn up the winter months. Burning up the winter months is how we got started and now we turned it into a small profitable business so I guess my opinion is biased. Plus I know Terry is a good guy and don't mind sending customers his way. Midgeman - Couple of weeks ago they had this topic come up and a guy posted some pics. I beleive he made the fixture from a shower drain cap and some stainless tubing. Check these links out, it should give you all the info you need. http://www.tackleunderground.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=7227&highlight=dipping+tubes http://www.tackleunderground.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=7068&highlight=dipping+tubes http://www.tackleunderground.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=4761&highlight=tubes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midgeman Posted February 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 Thanks guys for the info... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
