I am going to give making these a go. One more question for you, when you bake them do you lay them flat or do you suspend the clay in the air. If that question make since.
I used to bake them as you suggest with the ends of the wire resting on the rim of a bowl so the lure was in the air. Then I got lazy and just laid them on a tray, then I got very lazy and laid them on a not very clean tray, so I have some that taste a little of bacon fat; I don’t know whether this adds to their attraction. It is great that you are going to make some, the one thing I forgot to stress is that the joints should be a bit uneven between the pieces. When you jerk on the retrieve the resistance of the pieces causes them to slide back toward the hook and uneven joints cause the eel to wriggle. You don’t need hard jerks just an uneven turn of the reel handle should do it. One evening I spent fishing with these was the most fun I had, had while holding a fishing rod in a long time. Let me know how you get on, I won’t be going fishing for a while as a storm with hurricane force winds is expected to land in the next few days.
sorry, for the delay, i think you could use it to make a jointed needle fish lure, fishermen from Europe used to carve jointed toy fish out of bone and tusk with a string through them on long journeys to the grand banks, these would be very early swim baits.
How much does the lure weigh?
ReplyDeleteabout 1/4oz 7grams but each one varies a little from the next. I rig them a foot behind a swivel and a drilled barrel weight for casting.
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I am going to give making these a go. One more question for you, when you bake them do you lay them flat or do you suspend the clay in the air. If that question make since.
ReplyDeleteI used to bake them as you suggest with the ends of the wire resting on the rim of a bowl so the lure was in the air. Then I got lazy and just laid them on a tray, then I got very lazy and laid them on a not very clean tray, so I have some that taste a little of bacon fat; I don’t know whether this adds to their attraction. It is great that you are going to make some, the one thing I forgot to stress is that the joints should be a bit uneven between the pieces. When you jerk on the retrieve the resistance of the pieces causes them to slide back toward the hook and uneven joints cause the eel to wriggle. You don’t need hard jerks just an uneven turn of the reel handle should do it.
ReplyDeleteOne evening I spent fishing with these was the most fun I had, had while holding a fishing rod in a long time. Let me know how you get on, I won’t be going fishing for a while as a storm with hurricane force winds is expected to land in the next few days.
Great job thinking this up, and I'll be making a few of these as soon as I can get some clay. Plus a few other things that I can think up.
ReplyDeleteDoes the hardened clay sink or float?
Joe
it sinks but not like a stone, have fun let me know how you get on.
DeleteCheers Paul Adams
how would these work for salmon...
ReplyDeletei have never fished for salmon with them so i couldn't say.
DeleteI could not hear your audio very well. how long are the sand eels?
ReplyDeleteabout six inches 150mm thanks
DeleteHi Paul. Can this technique be applied to needlefish lure like this one? http://www.jerseybassguides.com/images/brfa-hd/5.jpg
ReplyDeletesorry, for the delay, i think you could use it to make a jointed needle fish lure, fishermen from Europe used to carve jointed toy fish out of bone and tusk with a string through them on long journeys to the grand banks, these would be very early swim baits.
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