scrubs Posted October 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 Griffond, Mzee is right about it being 1/2" thick. I was looking at the materials callout which is 3/4". bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kajay920 Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 I've done this to a couple of lures. They are easy to make and you can add them to a lot of different baits. One issue I have had is they tail floating too much because of the extra weight at the front. As long as it keeps moving it swims really nice with a good tail wag. I've used both spinner blades as well as props. The props work well on smaller baits for summer bass. I tried another variation of this where, instead of an attachable wire, beads and spinner, I used an extended long tow point with the beads and spinner permanently attached. By having a rigid connection it really increased the vibration of the lure on retrieve. I'd post a picture but it is in a tree at the lake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonoman Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 Eger bait company made something very similar to this design, not exact but along the same lines...I think I saw it on joe's old lures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WakeBait Posted October 12, 2013 Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 Hello all. Long time TU lurker here reporting for the first time. I have made this lure (several of them.) They work very well for spybaiting. Mine are ballasted to sink slowly; count down and retrieve with a slow cadence. I made this lure one night when I was tying a bunch of walleye crawler harnesses and looking for something to do with the extra blades, clevis', etc. that I had laying around. Ended up making a bunch of these, but this is the only one I could find today. -Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrubs Posted October 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2013 Looks really nice Andrew. If you don't mind a dumb question what is spybaiting? bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WakeBait Posted October 13, 2013 Report Share Posted October 13, 2013 (edited) Looks really nice Andrew. If you don't mind a dumb question what is spybaiting? bill Thanks Bill. It's a finesse bass fishing technique that was pioneered in Japan, although the technique has been around for a long while in various forms. There are similar presentations for lake trout, etc. that came before spybaiting. Usually one would use a sinking prop bait on very light line (2-6lb.) and target suspended fish in clear-ish water. The lure must sink evenly and flutter on the fall (not nose down) and you just count it down to the desired depth. Retrieve the lure at a snails pace. There are a lot of videos online that demonstrate the technique. It is deadly in certain situations (it is known as a good presentation in highly pressured waters, but mileage may vary.) The minnow chaser works well for spybaiting. The lure has a nice wobble to it if you follow the recipe in the book. Edited October 13, 2013 by WakeBait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Jays Fishin Shack Posted October 15, 2013 Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 (edited) Hey scrubs, I also have that book and I have made quite a few of the minnow chasers. I changed them a little bit and put very basic paint jobs on them. I carved them and installed a 6 gram belly weight with a hook hanger on some. The ones here just have a basic hook hanger on the belly. Then I took the treble hook off of an inexpensive spinner and put that on the screw eye at the front. I have caught some nice Bass and trout on them. I use a fast then slow retrieve so the bait goes up and down looking like the minnow is chasing a smaller fish. You should make some. You will be glad you did! Here are some of the ones I have made. Edited October 15, 2013 by J. Griffing Lures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrubs Posted October 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 Hey scrubs, I also have that book and I have made quite a few of the minnow chasers. I changed them a little bit and put very basic paint jobs on them. Thanks for posting those, they're really nice. I think both you and Andrew put my painting to shame. I've got a full sized one and a 1/2 size I'm working on now. I've got some 1/10oz painted lead spinner bodies I may use on the shaft. If not those then solid and hollow beads depending on the sink rate. bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stash Baits Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 I have made a few of those and have had some success for Largemouth on blue and Baby bass color. I have noticed that putting beads between the nose and blade have helped with rotation. The blade seems to turn better if it is about a full length from the nose. I've also done a few thru wire models with better blade success. Properly keel weighted, IMO it's a great idea and lure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
