BassAsin Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 started to try my luck at tying some larger spinners that ended up costing about 3-5$ a piece instead of 20-30 at the store, next is trying to make some larger soft plastic swim baits in the 10-12 inch range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StylinCatch Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 Price is right forsure, in my oppinion, they gotta catch/produce a gnarly pike or two! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhioFisherman Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 Storm makes some 9 inch swim baits that are reasonably priced. http://www.landbigfish.com/tacklestore/showcase.cfm?PID=719 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCTFisher9120 Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 (edited) Storm also has these swimbaits-10" Baits have 2 hooks http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/s...__SearchResults Edited April 3, 2009 by Mike The Bass Fisher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leecher Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 Right on Matt.... beautiful work Let us know the results when you get to try them!! Jacques Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAsin Posted April 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 thanks Jaques, there actually going to be a 50th b-day gift for the ole' man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAsin Posted April 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 Storm makes some 9 inch swim baits that are reasonably priced. http://www.landbigfish.com/tacklestore/showcase.cfm?PID=719 Storm also has these swimbaits-10" Baits have 2 hooks http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/s...__SearchResults i do realize they sell the soft swimbaits, but i'd just like to make and customize my own, my own colour size shape, hooks, and most of all it just feels that much better to catch a fish on something you have made on your own. they also sell pop r's but i plan on carving some of my own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry2Rs Posted April 4, 2009 Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 If you let the spinner blade lay on the dressing you can sometimes have a problem getting the blade turning. Water pressure will pin the blade to the hair, feathers etc. I try to tie my baits with enough beads etc. to keep the blade away from the hair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAsin Posted April 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 If you let the spinner blade lay on the dressing you can sometimes have a problem getting the blade turning. Water pressure will pin the blade to the hair, feathers etc. I try to tie my baits with enough beads etc. to keep the blade away from the hair. thank you for the tip. i am using willow leafs blades if it makes a difference or not, and nice looking spinners i must say! not a whole lot here in the north for tying supplies. and didnt shoot enough deer last year to have enough hair to keep tying. Matt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry2Rs Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 (edited) You can buy tails of every colour on-line. There's an outfit here in Ontario but I used to order from a company called Stamina in the States. Water testing your baits is the only way to know for sure whether the blades are going to work or not. One point...I have never seen a commercially made Willow Leaf Bucktail...There might be a reason! In the Fall go to see the Butcher who processes most of the deer in your area. Ask him to save you some tails. Most guys don't mind saving the tails IF you remember to come back and pick them up fairly often. No one wants a bag of bloody tail hanging around their work place for very long. I buy replacement choke cables from CTC. then throw the cable and knob away. I cut the spiral-wound outer cover into 2" sections. These sections are covered with a layer of old Power Pro and then the hair is tied on top of that. I tie seven collars of hair on each bait. Each collar is neatly finished just like the head. The next collar starts about 1/4 inch in front of the last. The head cement will hold the bait together, so I try to use as little thread as possible, while still covering all the cut ends of hair. Think about the guides on your heaviest fishing rod. There's a single, neat winding of thread holding those guides on. The key to making a professional looking bait is to be able to tie a small neat head. I've already mentioned the thread, now I'll give you one more clue. Don't use big clumps of hair! My hooks are on split rings so they can be replaced easily. Since the bait is made of components, if it gets too badly damaged, I can recycle everything by replacing the wire. I hope this helps. Garry Edited April 5, 2009 by garry2rs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zubris21 Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 wow, all of those look incredible! I'd like to try my hand at that someday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAsin Posted April 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 You can buy tails of every colour on-line. There's an outfit here in Ontario but I used to order from a company called Stamina in the States.Water testing your baits is the only way to know for sure whether the blades are going to work or not. One point...I have never seen a commercially made Willow Leaf Bucktail...There might be a reason! In the Fall go to see the Butcher who processes most of the deer in your area. Ask him to save you some tails. Most guys don't mind saving the tails IF you remember to come back and pick them up fairly often. No one wants a bag of bloody tail hanging around their work place for very long. I buy replacement choke cables from CTC. then throw the cable and knob away. I cut the spiral-wound outer cover into 2" sections. These sections are covered with a layer of old Power Pro and then the hair is tied on top of that. I tie seven collars of hair on each bait. Each collar is neatly finished just like the head. The next collar starts about 1/4 inch in front of the last. The head cement will hold the bait together, so I try to use as little thread as possible, while still covering all the cut ends of hair. Think about the guides on your heaviest fishing rod. There's a single, neat winding of thread holding those guides on. The key to making a professional looking bait is to be able to tie a small neat head. I've already mentioned the thread, now I'll give you one more clue. Don't use big clumps of hair! My hooks are on split rings so they can be replaced easily. Since the bait is made of components, if it gets too badly damaged, I can recycle everything by replacing the wire. I hope this helps. Garry thanks for the tips, i try using small amounts of hair and blue fox has a large 8-9 inch bucktail with willows on it, thats where the idea came from. thanks Matt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 Your baits look excellent BassAsin Colorado & Fluted blades are good but they hold the bait higher in the water column, whereas the Willowleaf will allow your bait to run at at deeper level and that's often what your looking for. I carry alot of bucktails with willowleafs in my boat and their excllent for when you want the bait to run deeper. The smaller profile of the blade doesn't hold the bait up high like the other styles of blades. Folks that stick with only one style of blade miss out on alot of fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAsin Posted April 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 Your baits look excellent BassAsin Colorado & Fluted blades are good but they hold the bait higher in the water column, whereas the Willowleaf will allow your bait to run at at deeper level and that's often what your looking for. I carry alot of bucktails with willowleafs in my boat and their excllent for when you want the bait to run deeper. The smaller profile of the blade doesn't hold the bait up high like the other styles of blades. Folks that stick with only one style of blade miss out on alot of fish. good to know, i've tied a few more now and the large soft plastic swimbait i'm working on is just about cured and ready to shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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