First Try at a Handcarve
Bought some supplies at the Berkley Fishing Flea Market so I figured I'd give it a try this weekend. Not perfect, I know I did a few things wrong, but overall I'm pretty happy with it. It swims pretty good and is thru wired. I even got it to rattle a little. Now to see if it catches...
looks good to me...im just getting started to and mine dont look perfect but hopefully they will work
Looks good to me.
Looks good now go catch some fish with it
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I'd eat it.
Looks very good, good color. Is that an acrylic lip? Looks like it would cast well also.
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haha its from a Plano box. Ive got a ton of the seperators laying laying around so figured why not.Originally Posted by Fish Poison
Do your best to only have it out at night. Sun will make that lip brittle in no time.
Looks good though.
cj
Question on the through wire......you or anyone that builds, what type of wire are you using....is it one piece going through the plug including the dropper for the hook in the mid section of the plug or do you make a dropper with an eye that you pass the main wire through inside of the body of the plug? ......its pretty obvious that a one piece wire would be a 2 piece plug you have to glue together, just starting to dabble so if my questions seem silly cut me some slack
when I want to make a plug with a lip I use spinner blades, the oval shaped ones that you use to make flounder rigs just trim them down to the size to fit your needs
Last edited by fdformicola; 03-21-2012 at 08:06 PM.
turn the poachers in & stop the waste
just a little more C&R
let fishin be fun
KILL ONLY WHAT YOU EAT
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when I make a 1 piece plug I drill it all the way thru from nose to tail and then I drill a hole on the underside of the plug where I want to put my belly hook,only deep enough to meet the main hole where you run your wire from nose to tail and when I am wiring it I put a barrel swivel in the belly hole and run the wire thru it to secure it and attach hook with split ringQuestion on the through wire......you or anyone that builds, what type of wire are you using....is it one piece going through the plug including the dropper for the hook in the mid section of the plug or do you make a dropper with an eye that you pass the main wire through inside of the body of the plug? ......its pretty obvious that a one piece wire would be a 2 piece plug you have to glue together, just starting to dabble so if my questions seem silly cut me some slack
turn the poachers in & stop the waste
just a little more C&R
let fishin be fun
KILL ONLY WHAT YOU EAT
BUY AMERICAN
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