dtrs5kprs Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 I use forceps, 5 & 1/2" curved tip seems about the best for cranks and rogues. I buy them on ebay, cheapest I have found. Why would anyone need to clip a roach? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Mitchell Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 Cody, You can take a block of wood say a 2 X 2 or 1 1/2 X 1 1/2. Attach it to a flat board with screws or nails. You can attach the board to your bench with a clamp. Drill you some holes (the same size of your dowl) in it at different angles. One straight down on the top and a couple on the sides at different angles and one straight out. This will give you different positions to spray the lure without holding it and you can move it to the other side of the block to spray the other side of the lure or undo the clamp and move it around. Having holes in both sides is the best so you do not have to move the clamp. I have used the dowls with the screw in the end and they work great. I have used some alligator clamps from radio shack and put a dowl in the end of them. Some times I put the bill or lip in before I paint and I tape off most of the bill. You can then use these same dowls to put on your drying rack or wheel if that is what you use. Charlie M AKA boyhowdy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeeter Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 Boys, boys, boys....... Ya just make it too hard. Go to Wal Mart in the hardware section and get a couple of packs of screw hooks. Get the smaller diameter ones. Drill a 1/32 hole in the back of the lure where you will put the hook hanger and just turn one in a few turns. You can paint the lure and hang it to dry all in one shot. Skeeter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlamOso Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 Try suspending it between two coiled springs like I use on my dryer. See http://www.rivercitylures.50megs.com/mach/rotr/rotr.htm I have the springs anchored to swivels, so you can rotate the lure. Just use a paper clip type wire to connect the spring loop to the lure hook eyelet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overkill Posted February 25, 2004 Report Share Posted February 25, 2004 I will try to describe what I use, I have some pictures around here somewhere I will get them up later. First I took a 2' piece of 1x6. With the board laying flat I drilled to rows of ten holes about an inch from the edge. The holes were just big enough to slip in a 8 inch piece of #12 wire. On the end of each piece of wire I crimped an alligator clip. Now I can clip both ends of the lure by the line tie and rear hook ring. The wire easily bend to accomodate any lure size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captbob Posted February 26, 2004 Report Share Posted February 26, 2004 Guys this is what i use when working with baits with thru wire design. Bob http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/bob_slater36695/detail?.dir=/Yahoo!+Photo+Album&.dnm=Image030.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lure--Prof Posted February 26, 2004 Report Share Posted February 26, 2004 I like that. Dean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
