Yet Another...Part II

Post by **dbplug** » November 22nd, 2004, 5:08 pm

Well I tried to give away some Juniper bushes. So I cut 'em up. I drug a 35' Cedar tree down Shamrock in Killearn a couple of years ago, much to the dismay of the hoity toities out here. I have found a use for the wood. This is all crude, but I am having fun. The juniper will become eels, I think. thanks to Ken K for turning me on to jannsnetcraft. I don't fly yet, I wood.

Any Ideas are welcome!

Post by **Chalk** » November 22nd, 2004, 5:14 pm

What's that big white one for....

Can you whittle me something in a 40' Sportfisher....Nice work DB....

Post by **Flats Rascal** » November 22nd, 2004, 5:23 pm

"Need some wood? Heh,heh"

Post by **Cranfield** » November 22nd, 2004, 5:44 pm

They look more than interesting and should certainly catch fish.

I had some old cedar wood "devon minnows" and they were deadly for any predatory fish.

Wil · Post by **Wil** » November 22nd, 2004, 7:04 pm

Wow, that's some nice whittling! I've turned topwater plugs on a lathe before, but I never thought of whittling a lure.

I grew up in bass country (Cross Creek, just SE of Gainesville FL), and an old-timer down the road from me only fished topwater plug that he made himself. I still have about 30 of the plugs he and I made (mostly him), and they're the most effective topwater plugs I've ever used in freshwater.

I don't know if you're making them for ornamental reasons or for fishing, but you should definately give them a try.

Wil

p.s. You can make an awesome Rapala type plug out of a corn-cob.

Post by **dolphinatic** » November 22nd, 2004, 7:14 pm

The big white one must be for catching "Ralph"......

Post by **wevans** » November 22nd, 2004, 7:18 pm

I was thinking it would be a killer big Bass lure

Post by **tin can** » November 22nd, 2004, 8:17 pm

DB, let me know if you need someone to fiels test for you.

Post by **dbplug** » November 22nd, 2004, 9:08 pm

I was thinking about giving them away at the last BBF social as door prizes. I need to get paint schemes down, Can't quite get the greenish/gold hue down. I have caught trought on the chugg looking thing and the brownish fish deal. Got a red on the crab that came off along side the boat. Crab is durn hard to make. I get to check action and depth in the 'cement pond' out back.

Expect to get one if I see any of you at the ramp. I need the feedback.

Chalk, that big white one is just for you, KW inspired form the "boys" er "Girls" er......

Post by **Chalk** » November 22nd, 2004, 9:17 pm

dbplug wrote: Chalk, that big white one is just for you, KW inspired form the "boys" er "Girls" er......

That might make a face like this....

Post by **mjsigns** » November 22nd, 2004, 9:19 pm

Nice work DB

I heard about making your own lures, but I have not tried it yet...

Even if they don't catch fish, they stilll look good !!

MJ

dstockwell · Post by **dstockwell** » November 23rd, 2004, 7:31 am

That white one must be a big o pin fish.

Post by **qoutrage** » November 23rd, 2004, 12:21 pm

Way to go, DB. I tried to make a lure or two, when I was in the Boy Scouts. I didn't save them, but I wish I had..
They (yours) would look nice in a shadow box, if nothing else, but I expect you would catch something on most of them.. 'Don't think fish have any smarts to speak of. If it looks like something to eat, is the key.
Just like Chalk's fly tying, it's the sense of satifaction you get out of catching something on a lure you made.
The more you make, the better you'll get..

Speaking of creativity- Check this out.

Post by **tin can** » November 23rd, 2004, 7:34 pm

I think that's a bit of an overkill.