JBlaze

I made this a couple of years ago out of a do-it football jig mold. 1/8 to 1/2 oz. ruined the mold for making jigs. Made it for floating worms, doesn't matter how it lands, the worm will stand up. will try to post a couple of pics in the gallery tomorrow. John

I second what smalljaws says. I too have never had a bad swivel from the worth company. I would highly reccomend their product. The price is very reasonable if you buy them in bulk. John

I wouldn't waste my time on these things. These guys are correct. Somewhere, I read that CD's and DVD's were made of pure polycarbonate crystals and they are crystal clear once you get the shiny coating off of them. I tried using cds and dvd's and was very disappointed in them. As Kelly said, the layers seperate easily after cutting. I glued the layers back together but it didn't seem to make them any more durable. The first bill did well until I hung it up and just a couple of jerks the bill snapped off. The others broke just banging them off the rocks while retreiving. The water was cold (march), I havn't fooled with them since. Should you decide to proceed, good luck and keep us posted. John

These were done using the method that Small jaw suggested. Requires no altering of the mold which I like. The .011 wire was a little on the flimsy side and was pretty mangled after being bit. I would use a little larger diameter wire next time. Hope this helps. John http://www.tackleunderground.com/community/gallery/image/3244-weedless-wallys-peanut-heads/

I have a couple of molds that I modified to accept a bait keeper. It is a screwlock type of keeper. I have a pic of one of them in the gallery. I call it the Ott Jig. It is a modified sparkie mold. I use .022 stainless tempered wire to make the bait/trailer keeper. It works very well but is a little difficult to thread the plastic onto it. I also have done this same thing to a brush jig. Hope the pic gives you an idea as to how to do it. John

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I think that is excellent, looks like real scales to me!

You can, but it will take some modifying of the mold to do so. You will have to carve out a cavity around the hook shank for the screwlock to lay in. I use a dremel with a cutting bit to do this. Not hard to do but go slow,and you will get there. It makes a nice shaky head. John

I've never heard of them, if there is one, I would like to see what it looks like. You didn't mean Colorado Blades did You?

It is the same thing.

You may want to look at this, it is easy to make and easy to use. I have made them with .016 all the way up to .035 spring stainless using this tool. I have found that .022 is works out the best for my use. You can get the stainless wire at most all of the tackle building supply catalogs. Barlows, Netcraft, Lure Parts etc. Hope this helps. John http://www.tackleunderground.com/community/topic/12037-making-consistent-screw-locks-rev-1-0/

Circuit Sniffer, About four years ago, I came up with this design for a spinner bait. Maybe this will help you. http://www.tackleunderground.com/community/index.php?app=gallery&module=images&section=viewimage&img=198 I showed it to Robby (Jaw Jacker) Cochran. Robby told me it reminded him of a big Beetle Spin. It does have some similiarities and as JSC says about the Beetle Spin, it does have that little extra action and a different look that I think triggers the bite. I think it is one of the best spinnerbaits around for slow rolling or waking the surface. I am no rocket scientist but I think I am getting much stronger vibrations with this set-up because the weight is not on the wire absorbing those vibes. You could do as JSC says and attach a jig to a spinner bait wire by bending a small cross wise loop in the wire or by using a flat-eye jig and a verticle loop. I think you would like what you get. John

You can order from hagens in any quantity, if you order less than the minimum they will add one dollar to your price. I.E. if their price is 100 dollars for 1000 blades and you only order 100 of them it would cost you ten dollars + one dollar for ordering less than minimum.

I am no expert but I think that D2T 30 min epoxy is a good choice, it is easy to brush it on. and it will work as a sealer and a clear coat. Thin it with denatured alcohol to the consistency of milk and it makes a very good sealer for the wood baits. Before clear coating your painted baits, make sure your baits are clean and no finger oils on them or the epoxy will draw away from it. I use cheap hobby paint brushes to apply it. I also thin the D2T 30 minute epoxy with a few drops of denatured alcohol and am able to clear coat several baits before it starts to thicken and set up. John

Geppa, thanks for sharing that. I like the use of the masking tape very much that was a great idea. Thanks again.. John