Finished Up The Online Project

#1 (**permalink**) December 16th, 2003

If you havent already seen it:

http://home.att.net/~carolinachiptwo/

Mailed Everything out today

Take care

Chip

deadlystreamer · #2 (**permalink**) December 16th, 2003

Darn Chip, Very interesting work. Nice looking lures too. The music cought me off guard, I had my sound up real loud and about the 4th pic down it came on. Wow! I like the effect after I turned the sound down.

Happy Holidays!

Hoosierdaddy · #3 (**permalink**) December 17th, 2003

Cool tutorial.. man I hope to get that good at this someday. .. So.. let me get this straight.. you make your own screw eyes by bending the wire over itself.. First of all.. do you find this to end up stronger than a standard screw eye? I tried doing this after looking over your tutorial but as I turn the finished wire screw eye into the lure it wants to unwrap itself as it goes in... Should I drill an oversized hole?... I just dont get it but I am seriousely intrigued.

#4 (**permalink**) December 17th, 2003

I am inserting a picture...to show the bend. The only difference from this pic is that I use needle round nose pliers to get a loop rather than a "D" shape.

I continue to twist the wire around the shaft until I make a tight screw. I drill a hole just big enough to accept the screw. I then gob it with epoxy, slide (with a little presure) it in and wait for it to set.

I also use stainless steel welding wire .020.

When I was developing the idea, I also had problems with the screw unraveling. If the hole is "just big enough", it wont be a problem.

I have caught large musky off lures with this type Hook/Line eye. I have never had a failure.

Thanks for askin. Email me if ya need more detail!

Regards,

Chip

#5 (**permalink**) December 17th, 2003

Sorry George! guess I should put up a written warning before someone has a heart attack from the music hittin them!

Later my friend!

Chip

kellure · #6 (**permalink**) December 17th, 2003

Good job walking thru the entire process. Looking forward to the final results.

Kellure

RiverMan · #7 (**permalink**) December 17th, 2003

Chip,

What a great tutorial! Thank you very much for your willingness to share this knowledge.

Jed

#8 (**permalink**) December 17th, 2003

making lips tonight.

I discuss how i make line ties in the lips on this tutoral..... do you fellas have different ways that you do it?

Always looking for alternatives!

Chip

cavu · #9 (**permalink**) December 18th, 2003

Chip

What program did you use to make that tutorial? I have several I wish to do, but using Word or something is too time consuming. Can you help?

AlamOso · #10 (**permalink**) December 18th, 2003

That is a great documentary on your lure making process! I like the way you weigh each lure and plug with lead to get consistency. Inserting a wire through the lip is a neat concept also.

Eager to see the conclusion.

AlamOso