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Thanks for the tip.
I Think I’d be fine if I clamped the plug down. I didn’t drill the one hole deep enough and was eye balling it (no pun intended) when I reintroduced the bit.
Curly Maple Fishing lures
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Thanks for the tip.
I Think I’d be fine if I clamped the plug down. I didn’t drill the one hole deep enough and was eye balling it (no pun intended) when I reintroduced the bit.
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Trying to figure out how much weight I need to get this to set in the water properly.
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Holes for weight and grommets
...popcorn gets stuck in your teeth
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Working on a regular popper. Put on a belly hook for this one
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Some rattle can poly on the mini pencil popper
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FAIL! 5 minute epoxy and a boob with a heat gun
Break out the abernet after it dries and see if it’s salvageable.
Break out the abernet after it dries and see if it’s salvageable.
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More to this than I thought. Very interesting.
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This is for plugs that are going to see salt water. I’m through wiring them on the off chance something decent blunders into one of them. For the stuff I’ll make for local use it’ll just be hook hangers for belly hooks and screw eyes up front and in back
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3 ready for hooks. Now I need to find my tying vice and supplies to wrap some tail hooks.
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Some completed plugs. I have no idea how they actually work in the water yet got a couple days off later this week... my tail wraps on the through wired plugs need work.
Might want to pick up some Storm SuspenDots for tuning purposes if you don't have any. They allow you to add a little weight anywhere on the lure, adhesive so if it isn't quite right you can peel it off and move it. Dots are 1/8 oz, SuspenStrips are 1/4 oz as best I recall. Adding weight allows you to adjust how the lure sits in the water, it can be used to effect action as well. If you find you need weight, you can keep them, they are pretty durable, or you can peel them off, add lead, and epoxy over it. Kinda fun to play with, see how the weight affects the lure in different places. Starting from scratch like this could be interesting.
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A couple more turned, dyed, drilled and dipped.
I like them and I bet the fish will too. This will move higher up on my priority list. Let us know how you do. I’m thinking of buying the hardware and handing it out as a club challenge.
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I got the hardware from
https://www.jannsnetcraft.com and
https://www.saltwaterplugs.com
Then just you-tubed guys building plugs.
Jerry. Thanks for the hardware tip. Got that info saved.
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Particularly happy with the dye job on this one. I painted on the dye with the lathe stopped then gave it a rub with DNA with the lathe running, then sanded with abranet 240 until I saw white, then quick rub down with DNA. Drilled eye, weight and hook holes (need some work there) then dipped in Miniwax polycrylic then dipped in minwax professional poly urethane x2 light sanding with a abranet 400 between layers of urethane
