10-02-2003, 11:27 PM
[cool]Are you still on Ridgeview, in Antioch?
I am working through several different "upgrades" right now. I am going to be doing some new chartreuse sparkle heads for spinnerbaits and buzzers. Also will be using some of the new blades I got (see attached Pic)/
The inline spinners will be 5/8 oz. and 1/2 oz. spinnerbait heads and hooks, strung on wire with either inline blades or willowleaf...or Colorado. I have used lots of spinners over the years too, and have had great luck on large roostertails, Mepps, Panther Martins...and of course on my own stuff.
I am toying with making some spinner/buzzbait hybrids...using buss blades in place of regular spinner blades. These can be fished on the top or just below, for bulging the water without coming clear out. I suspect they would work well on deeper presentations too. I have incorporated some into deep jigging and they raise a ruckus on vertical presentations...like the buzz bomb. I am also playing with add-on spinners for tube jigs...like I have added to other jigs. I call them jingle jigs. Here's a pic of some I made up for mack fishing.
The one thing I haven't gotten into is large trout imitations. I have no doubt that I could carve and paint a reasonable facsimile of a hatchery pet. Heck, with some of the new sparkles and glitters I have, along with some prism tape, I should be able to make some nasty lookin' 12" troutskis. I have seen major explosions in the lakes over here as the local largies "order breakfast"...courtesy of the fish and game department. I'll bet it would make your heart stop to have one attack a pseudo trout on the top. I'll be working on that. I'm sure that TubeN2 will have a good use for a couple over in Castaic. I have thought of making them jointed divers as well as floaters. I can do that. Give me some wire, screw eyes a plastic bill and turn me loose.
I have a couple of the little fatboys left. I will add a front treble, but I will probably change the rear to a single spinner bait hook. You can add a trailer to increase the length and maybe the strike area. Also give you better hookups than a smaller treble.
I haven't done any woodcarving or floater making for awhile. But, for the next few months the stripers will be up around the structure in the bay, as well as the largies. I used to have some decent days up towards Stockton around the riprap on white stuff.
Keep knockin' 'em dead.
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I am working through several different "upgrades" right now. I am going to be doing some new chartreuse sparkle heads for spinnerbaits and buzzers. Also will be using some of the new blades I got (see attached Pic)/
The inline spinners will be 5/8 oz. and 1/2 oz. spinnerbait heads and hooks, strung on wire with either inline blades or willowleaf...or Colorado. I have used lots of spinners over the years too, and have had great luck on large roostertails, Mepps, Panther Martins...and of course on my own stuff.
I am toying with making some spinner/buzzbait hybrids...using buss blades in place of regular spinner blades. These can be fished on the top or just below, for bulging the water without coming clear out. I suspect they would work well on deeper presentations too. I have incorporated some into deep jigging and they raise a ruckus on vertical presentations...like the buzz bomb. I am also playing with add-on spinners for tube jigs...like I have added to other jigs. I call them jingle jigs. Here's a pic of some I made up for mack fishing.
The one thing I haven't gotten into is large trout imitations. I have no doubt that I could carve and paint a reasonable facsimile of a hatchery pet. Heck, with some of the new sparkles and glitters I have, along with some prism tape, I should be able to make some nasty lookin' 12" troutskis. I have seen major explosions in the lakes over here as the local largies "order breakfast"...courtesy of the fish and game department. I'll bet it would make your heart stop to have one attack a pseudo trout on the top. I'll be working on that. I'm sure that TubeN2 will have a good use for a couple over in Castaic. I have thought of making them jointed divers as well as floaters. I can do that. Give me some wire, screw eyes a plastic bill and turn me loose.
I have a couple of the little fatboys left. I will add a front treble, but I will probably change the rear to a single spinner bait hook. You can add a trailer to increase the length and maybe the strike area. Also give you better hookups than a smaller treble.
I haven't done any woodcarving or floater making for awhile. But, for the next few months the stripers will be up around the structure in the bay, as well as the largies. I used to have some decent days up towards Stockton around the riprap on white stuff.
Keep knockin' 'em dead.
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