InstantForum.NET v4.1.4Pensacola Fishing Forumhttp://www.pensacolafishingforum.com/fishingforum/chris@pensacolafishingforum.comWed, 03 Dec 2008 15:50:05 GMT20http://www.pensacolafishingforum.com/fishingforum/Topic139400-11-1.aspxSorry Mike, I never even thought of it after making the last post. All the split ring does is keeps the eye of the hook from coming back out the hole. A snap or snap swivel does the same thing.Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:37:52 GMTcaptkenhttp://www.pensacolafishingforum.com/fishingforum/Topic139400-11-1.aspxDid you ever get the new pics with the split rings?Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:41:29 GMTTWINKIE6816http://www.pensacolafishingforum.com/fishingforum/Topic139400-11-1.aspxI didn't show the split ring I usually use. The split ring won't allow the hook or wire to back out of the hole.</P><P>I'll try to remember to make some with nickle plated .44 Magnum cases in the morning. Thanks for pointing out the omission. I'm sure others wondered too.Sat, 23 Aug 2008 21:37:48 GMTcaptkenhttp://www.pensacolafishingforum.com/fishingforum/Topic139400-11-1.aspxhow do the hooks stay in place?Sat, 23 Aug 2008 19:57:11 GMTsailfish23http://www.pensacolafishingforum.com/fishingforum/Topic139400-11-1.aspxI can see the photos just fine.</P><P>RE: lead head mold for Gotchas. Easy enough to make a mold for whatever size tubing you choose. You can make a decent mold out of oak or aluminum.</P><P>To make an oak mold, all you need is a drill press, a couple of drill bits,a piece of 2" thick oak and a band saw. If you have everything at hand, it takes about 10 minutes to make the mold. I no longer have a band saw so I cannot illustrate it but I can tell you how to make the mold.Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:20:43 GMTcaptkenhttp://www.pensacolafishingforum.com/fishingforum/Topic139400-11-1.aspxSounds like a great idea. What happened to the pictures?Mon, 07 Jul 2008 04:58:46 GMTeccl9_10http://www.pensacolafishingforum.com/fishingforum/Topic139400-11-1.aspxWow... they look great!!! :bowdownSat, 05 Jul 2008 09:57:40 GMTSheYakFishrhttp://www.pensacolafishingforum.com/fishingforum/Topic139400-11-1.aspxThere was a guy on the pier that made them out of arrow shafts, he had a jig mold made for the head, used piano wire to mount the hooks,he put colorful tape on them for the finish.....he was from Michigan, I always saw them in the spring.they looked just like a gotcha....and worked great!!!!!Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:41:57 GMTironman172http://www.pensacolafishingforum.com/fishingforum/Topic139400-11-1.aspxThe eyes are made by Witchcraft Tape Products. I use them in a lot of applications. </P><P>Witchcraft makes a lot of really great proucts. They have a website. Google them. I think Bass Pro carries their stuff and know that Jann's/Netcraft does.Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:49:10 GMTcaptkenhttp://www.pensacolafishingforum.com/fishingforum/Topic139400-11-1.aspxThose look pretty good Ken , what do you use for the eyes ? I showed my wife the pics , and she thinks she could make some, how cool is that...:clapSat, 05 Jul 2008 05:41:58 GMTBacklashhttp://www.pensacolafishingforum.com/fishingforum/Topic139400-11-1.aspxA Gotcha/Jerkjigger/Seahawk has no action but what you give it with the rod. The lures I make track straight on a straight retrieve but dart all over the place as you jerk it.<P>5.65 and 7.62 ammo works too. Degrease the cases with acetone then etch them with vinegar then dry and paint to get any color you like. Yeah, brass tarnishes almost instantly but you can scrape it with a pocket knife. </P><P>BTW, I seldom paint jig heads. I just scrape them with my knife to make them sparkle.</P><P>The lead shot in the head rattles, giving the lure some sound.</P><P>I sometimes punch the primers, especially if I am making trolling lures.</P><P>The vinyl tubing shown is stiff and tough no action at all other than what you give it.Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:02:29 GMTcaptkenhttp://www.pensacolafishingforum.com/fishingforum/Topic139400-11-1.aspxwhat kind of action do you get with your lures in the water? </P><P>Do they wobble at all or do they simply track straight and not "swim"?</P><P>With that vinyl coated braided tubing, does the lure track with the "tail" up or does it track pretty straight?</P><P>Doesn't the brass tarnish really quickly in salt water?</P><P>I always like to see what others are using for making their own lures. My dad and I used to tie flies to match the hatch on the water that day when I was growing up in PA. I can remember going to a "fly fishing only" stocked trout stream in Bellfonte, PA when I was a kid and the minimum keeper for Browns and Rainbows was 18", Brookies were 16" if my memory serves. This place was called "Fisherman's Paradise" for good reason! </P><P>Anyway, the people would stand on the bridge crossovers on this little creek and toss bread to the fish below to see how large some of these trout actually had gotten. My dad immediately went back to our station wagon and got out the fly tying equipment and started doing some really weird thing with a piece of bucktail on a small hook!! When I asked, he merely replied, "You'll see son, you'll see." Good ol' Dad, always one to keep me in suspense.</P><P>Well, he fashioned the nearest thing to a little bread crumb out of that piece of deer hair that I had ever seen and we proceeded to start catching so many fish that the creek marshalls came over and asked us to leave!!! They accused us of using <EM>real bait</EM> which was against the rules for that part of the creek where the special fish were dumped in each morning. My dad had to show them up close and personal what we were using before they let us continue fishing! By then our "secret" lure was out but those other guys didn't know the real secret to how to hold that deer hair onto the small hook with all that hair pointing in the right direction so, when it was finally trimmed to look like a piece of bread, it looked natural. </P><P>That's what separated my dad from all the other fishermen that I have known in my life.Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:46:43 GMTFramerguyhttp://www.pensacolafishingforum.com/fishingforum/Topic139400-11-1.aspx<FONT size=3>I laughted at first, but you know that not a bad idea. Do you leave the primer in or pop it out. I reload everything from 9mm to 30.06 got plenty of casings.</FONT></P><P><IMG height=96 src="http://www.pensacolafishingforum.com/fishingforum/Uploads/Images/bc43aa63-bc07-404b-a526-93e2.jpg" width=104>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:51:03 GMTDannohttp://www.pensacolafishingforum.com/fishingforum/Topic139400-11-1.aspxI use everything from .22 up to .45 Colt Long. The one in the pic is .45ACP.</P><P>I much prefer the longer nickel plated cases. I used chrome plated copper tubing for lots of years.</P><P>Going fishng in a few minutes. I'll make up several different kinds this evening.Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:01:06 GMTcaptkenhttp://www.pensacolafishingforum.com/fishingforum/Topic139400-11-1.aspxThats pretty cool, how well does it work?Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:49:08 GMTSplitTinehttp://www.pensacolafishingforum.com/fishingforum/Topic139400-11-1.aspxWhat size shell case is that?Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:46:51 GMTironman172http://www.pensacolafishingforum.com/fishingforum/Topic139400-11-1.aspxI have no idea what the tip # is for this one and haven't got time to look for it. The photos were close at hand, though.<P>I would imagine you can figure out how to do this from these photos but if you can't, I'll look up the tip and post it.</P><P>I'm showing this with brass cases but Nickel plated cases look better. The hose can be colored with magic markers or worm dip. You can use PVC pipe or the bottom section of ball point pens. I sometimes use Poly ski rope if I want a wild color. I'm showing this with 00 buckshot but a split shot will work fine too.</P><P>[IMG]http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff281/davysnavytoo/fortyfive.jpg[/IMG]<P>[IMG]http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff281/davysnavytoo/fortyfive2.jpg[/IMG]Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:29:42 GMTcaptken