12-09-2006, 04:16 PM
Thanks for the rundown [
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I placed another order with Stamina, and picked up a few things from Janns. I ordered some paints, but forgot the glitter! Worst case I know I can pick some of that up locally.
I ordered the basic colors of vinyl--red, yellow, black, white, both yellow and green chartreuse, flo red, and then two colors that looked promising for smallmouth stuff--watermelon (darkish green) and pumpkin (dark orange-ish brown). I ordered these from Stamina.
I had an idea for lure bodies--I checked the prices on aluminum, brass, and copper rod, and for 6' lengths it's all very inexpensive. Brass and copper are the cheapest. I can easily drill a center hole in rod stock that is 5/32" or 1/4", in 1/2-1" lengths, round the edges, and whatever else. Thought I would give that a try, as I really like the longer bodies, but would prefer a rounded end, instead of the taper offered in the brass lure bodies. They come in rough, unpolished finishes, which should take paint well. I am a great fan of the rooster tail type lure, so I thought I'd give it a shot.
I'm also getting some spoon blanks to start.
Can you get tiny spoons anywhere? The smallest I found were 1/8 oz. and an inch long at least.
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]I placed another order with Stamina, and picked up a few things from Janns. I ordered some paints, but forgot the glitter! Worst case I know I can pick some of that up locally.
I ordered the basic colors of vinyl--red, yellow, black, white, both yellow and green chartreuse, flo red, and then two colors that looked promising for smallmouth stuff--watermelon (darkish green) and pumpkin (dark orange-ish brown). I ordered these from Stamina.
I had an idea for lure bodies--I checked the prices on aluminum, brass, and copper rod, and for 6' lengths it's all very inexpensive. Brass and copper are the cheapest. I can easily drill a center hole in rod stock that is 5/32" or 1/4", in 1/2-1" lengths, round the edges, and whatever else. Thought I would give that a try, as I really like the longer bodies, but would prefer a rounded end, instead of the taper offered in the brass lure bodies. They come in rough, unpolished finishes, which should take paint well. I am a great fan of the rooster tail type lure, so I thought I'd give it a shot.
I'm also getting some spoon blanks to start.
Can you get tiny spoons anywhere? The smallest I found were 1/8 oz. and an inch long at least.
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