Making a Lipped Stick Bait
Tools used-
First up I grabbed a piece of 35mmx35mm pine and cut it to the exact finished length I wanted the lure to be. I marked out where I would like the eyes on the lure and position of the belly swivel and weight.
Before starting to paint the stencil design I made sure the tape was stuck down hard so paint hopefully won't bleed through, give the tape a rub with something round and smooth.
Capt Asparagus wrote: So is this a bibbed minnow or a popper or a stickbait? That bib looks pretty booty, will surely give the lure a helluva kick. Would it have been better to have tapered the nose a little, will not that flat face interfere with the bibbs action? Brilliant looking lure, not criticising at all, just asking... |
Lethal wrote: i think you have done a fantastic job RAL, can i just add this, please dont take it the wrong way im just trying to help. ive made thousands of bibed lures and poppers in my time your design is really radical, i do have my doubts about it being easy to retrieve though, with the tow point being low which will make the bib come into effect and the flat head combination will create a lot of water pressure while trying to retrieve fast, if thats what your intention is, i feel it will roll out when trying to wind at any speed, but hay its a start and you live by experimenting right? tell you what i do like which i haven't seen for years now is a propeller in front of a lure that skips across the surface... these used to be dynamite on kings but they dont sell them anymore... |
felixx wrote: Tell you what man, If you want to sell some, I would buy a couple.
Oh to have a garage setup like yours..
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