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MyFishFinder Tips and Techniques => Trolling => Topic started by: Huntny30 on Feb 22, 2016, 11:29 AM
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So I have been slowly ordering stuff to get ready to outfit my boat this spring. Part of my lure collection I have been stocking up on stuff to make my own custom lures....something I have always wanted to do...I bought a bunch of 9-12 foot diver stick baits to start. All said and done I will have about $2.00 into each lure...Every experiment I get a little better, I am very happy with a few of them...
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"Fighting Irish"
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The Cannibal...I'm gonna dip the tail in glow paint to look exactly like a baby eye
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The Seachicken
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Blood Money
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Tiger Shark
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Troy's Silver Bullet
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I need to find a nice clear coat to make them really look glossy to finish...
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They look like they are going to be fish catchers!!!
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There fish catchers for sure here a tip for you get some automotive masking tape the green kind the blue painter tape is not sticky enough for air brushing etc and tend to leave over spray... as for clears there is a new krylon Paint out there it is a nice finish I see If I can find the can and get back with you...also they got air brushes at harbor freight for like last looked $20 +20% off with coupon... any how they look awesome you need to add dots? Try a paper hole puncher. In the center of a base ball or playing card.. mask a little wider then the card and use the card as a shield so not to get paint on the rest of the lure ... also can cut patterns into the cards like the stripe on red and white spoon or even tape a fish net to the card to make scale patterns like cut the center of the card out and use it to stretch the fish nets.. can even vee the edge for perch baring so many uses for a deck of playing cards... there so much out there might want to read some books at the library or rent some library videos .. but at least your enjoying it and it coming out good.. and for sure those are fishable...another trick I learn in school is to start the paint off the lure and wile moving... move it over the lure prevents a sudden build up of paint on the object being painted when you first push down and then don't move by accident and cause a drip or sag etc.. .. did a little auto body in college lol's and try to keep your arms moving cause as soon as they stop paint will build up and you will get runs or sags in the paint.. light coats do wonders... sharp edges from tape don't fade in to the rest of the body leave a sharp edge to look at... very nice lures keep the pictures coming...
krylon fusion clear gloss is the brand....
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Very nice job.
I also noticed you started using rubber gloves after a bit into things.
Kinda like hitting your thumb with a hammer.
You only do it once.............or twice.
Before you use pliers or get someone else to hold the nail.
;D
Seriously, they really look great.
Keep us posted on how you do out on the water with them.
Mac
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Thanks guys and great tips...I'll do up a couple more tomorrow...!
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I'll do up a couple more tomorrow...!
great to hear!
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Thanks for the info on the gloss!
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Well at least you discovered gloves ;D
They look pretty darned edible! Nothing like a good winter hobby.
Rg
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Lol...Hey I'm trainable! ;D
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if you do go and decide to get a air brush watch what paint you buy I am having a hard time with createx colors water born or water based paint if you will stick with some thing that has a thinner I have been finding I need a better clear for the water based paints the clear is not thick enough and bubbles or festers cause water penetrates regular paint that are thinned or solvent based don't have a problem with that clear coat .. the stuff I use is house of color candy and base colors for painting my lures but again it's a harsh solvent based paint. and has good flash time or dry time and can be layered in less then 20 minutes with the reducers or thinners I use... might also want to look in to a p95 particulate mask.. with a charcoal filter this should even be used with rattle cans keeps the over spray out of your lungs and from causing problems later on... like I was saying if you need any help just ask...
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Thanks for all the info!
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I did up this Green/Blue Silver spray today and I did a couple Black / Silver
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those are fricken awesome! love black and silver I fish it all the time to!
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You'll be beating up on Freddy and the boys with those. I like black and silver too. Perch colors should be next :whistling:
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Thanks guys, the two I will most likely use the most are Black and Gold and Black and Silver...those by far have come out the best...I have a few other combinations I am going to try but the natural colors seem to work best most of the time in the clear waters...I can't wait to get the new boat ready!
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chartreuse
Back in the late 70's and thru the 90's we trolled Lake Ontario for salmon and trout a LOT.
Still run there in the Spring for browns.
And these days we run Lake Erie for eyes.
Jointed J-9's and J-11's in chartreuse produce when nothing else does.
Cloudy, dark, sunny, doesn't seem to matter.
They are really looking good Hunt.
Mac
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Thanks...actually most of these blanks came with a chartreuse stripe on the top...those were the only ones left that were o clearance when I bought them...I painted over...I have 7 more Chartreuse left...I will absolutely leave a few as is...I have noticed more and more as the water has became clearer and the gobies have taken over, I have done better with natural colors. I remember back in the late 80's early 90's all the clown colors were what worked best especially for springtime browns...red was always a great steelhead color...can't ever have enough of any color or lure...LOL...and just when you think you have it figured out a different color becomes the best! Its a game that keeps us all coming back for more!
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Chartreuse bags, beads, and jigs killed the Browns in the tribs this past fall ;)
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maybe we should change the title to winter obsession since making lures is addictive...by the way yours are awesome as I have said before lol's
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It is addictive...I just got a new batch in the mail, plus I got the split rings and hooks as well...
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It is addictive...I just got a new batch in the mail, plus I got the split rings and hooks as well...
I am not sure what you fish for but check out fish stalkers at grapentin specialties or is it enterprises you can find them on ebay for like 12 or 6 packs of lure for like $8-$12 you paint but be warned they even have lures you assemble the body hook holder or figure 8's with glue.. so be warned. so read the adds you can also go to grapentin's store just google them they got a web store out side of e-bay... they got some cool lures for trolling for walleyes even have paint your own pencil plugs...if you use that sort of lures. I fish a lot of walleye. etc with their lures....
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I normally jig for Walleyes using bucktails and blades, but I am spending a ton more time at my camp which is on lake ontario. The best method for consistent Ontario eyes will be covering lots of water and trolling. I also fish for Browns, Steelhead, Lakers and Kings a little every year. I will be doing some more of that as well with my new boat. I already have a pretty good assortment of Trout plugs and spoons...I am trying to stock up on Walleye stuff. My new challenge is to figure out the 10+ pound eyes...
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They are all sold out now, but I like the looks of the blanks they sell! I will keep my eyes open for them!
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I normally jig for Walleyes using bucktails and blades, but I am spending a ton more time at my camp which is on lake ontario. The best method for consistent Ontario eyes will be covering lots of water and trolling. I also fish for Browns, Steelhead, Lakers and Kings a little every year. I will be doing some more of that as well with my new boat. I already have a pretty good assortment of Trout plugs and spoons...I am trying to stock up on Walleye stuff. My new challenge is to figure out the 10+ pound eyes...
early spring is when the big one are easy to target if you can try early spring near the rivers mouths not in the river but closer to the mouths cause these fish go to spawn and are either the first or last ones threw and may not even make it to the rivers...
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They are all sold out now, but I like the looks of the blanks they sell! I will keep my eyes open for them!
if looking for spoons try hagen's fishing supply it's some thing you should know about lure building is hagens
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I found some fish stalkers on ebay...I ordered a few...more fun!
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I found some fish stalkers on ebay...I ordered a few...more fun!
I like the ones with the silver Mylar inserts let me know if you get the glue together kind. I may have a few inserts laying around that are silver if you need a picture of these let me know I can ship them out to you if need be for free if their the glue together kind...
I wish they made a 3.5 inch fish stalker that why I buy a lot of lure from fishusa.com lol's I use a Mylar insert in the center of my body bait that reflects more kind of like the yozuri 3db minnows...
yep more fun do you use flat fish like lure Jensen brand or yakima bait companies flat fish? they sell a wood version on ebay every once in a wile they cost like $25 for 25 of them you will need eye screws and paint to paint them we use them along the bottom when there eating "crays" with a worm tethered to the hooks... on like a bottom bouncer...and a short leader like 1 to 3 foot long crayfish color work on those...
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These didn't look like they needed any glue...they looked like they were just bodies ready for paint and hardware...
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These didn't look like they needed any glue...they looked like they were just bodies ready for paint and hardware...
that why I said read the add... if any thing testor's model glue will do. a dab will do lol's I post a picture of a matzuo in a bit I just found out how to do give me a few to post it..
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if you need to know how to do the silver laser sides on this one just ask...I can describe it...if you ever done or heard of old leafing you will find out about this they use a tee shirt transfer foil and the glue from gold leafing... to get the sparkle sides very cool after three hours of searching finally found out how to make it my self.. lols' then just paint the top black and the bottom white and a little red tuft on it and your done and ready for clear coat...
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What size trebles do you put on the fish stalkers? #6?
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size 4 trebles in a eagle claw 954m I bought mine as a kit with spit ring and all.. also make sure they don't say week tails they are softer tails and the figure 8 pulls out of a lot of the time and you lose the fish...