[diemai]

@ Tacklejunky
Here are my own first upscaled versions of your "Robo-Mouse" , still in progress .
Turned them down from abachewood for faster shaping, body length is 3" .
One of these can be rigged with an interchangeable plastic tail , just like your lure , the other will have a permanent tail of a leather shoestring .

Differently to your rig the plastic tail on my version can be fixed with a toothpick , running crosswise throug brass bearing bushes on either side .
These bushes will be filed smooth to body level , after I finally epoxy them into body .

Now , at first , these lures have to soak in turpentine/linseedoil to make them waterproof , the drying process would take a few weeks afterwards , so I hope , that they would work and not "roll" too much , due to their round shape .
But there is enough space for a balance weight , I might even even still shave the lip , if that pronounced side roll should occur .

Anyway , thanks a lot for your input on me , and I'd also like to thank Spike for his thread about uploading photos here in the forum(without it I would have been too dump to do it on my own) .

Greetz , diemai

[diemai]

oops , made mistake , I guess !

[Tacklejunky]

Very nice! They look great!
I don't think they will roll with 1/4oz (7g's) of weight or more.
I can crank my robo mouse in pretty quick and it doesn't roll off track.
I've already caught a few more fish on mine. the design works great! Wait until you see the action of the tail and the nice wake the bait produces!
I have since started on two more robo-mice for friends that I will paint black for night fishing..

Got a few minnow lures I made up tested too. They work like a countdown rapala with jerkbait action. I'll get them posted up in a couple days when paint dries.


I have them drying now from a few coats of urethane.

[Tacklejunky]

Finished a black mouse!
Looks great with a Hologram Shad color Robo Worm.
I'll probably make a brown one next..

[Spike-A-Pike]

Wow guys,

It's nice to watch two internet buddies share info back and forth like a couple of next door neighbors only separated by 5464 miles/8794 kilometers. The fact that you can now add a few pictures to to communicate better is pretty rewarding. Thanks diemai for the comments.

[diemai]

@ Spike

Wow , I wonder , how you came by that exact distance "over the fence" , and thank you for your kind words !

@ Tacklejunky

I think , I even like the black colored one better , and do you think , that there are neonyellow/chartreuse/orange mice around as well ?
I guess , I've seen one the other day !

good success furthermore , diemai

[diemai]

Hi , folks

After around 70 days() now , my versions of Tacklejunky's "Robo-Mouse" in a pike size are finally completed , but not yet field-tested .

During a bathtube test , when still unpainted , I have found , that these lures don't require a balance weight at all !
I thought , that they would , because of the large , steep lip , but they still run stable and do not tend to flip over at all , but causing a nice wake , wiggling on the surface .

These abachewood lures are quite buoyant , and surely won't dive down at all , and if they would do a bit , they would stay shallow enough for still generating a wake behind them .

I guess , I already gave a little describtion above , but finally I'd like to say a great "THANK YOU" for the input to Tacklejunky !

BTW , haven't seen ya around here for a long time now , I guess !

Greetz , Dieter