Favourite Lures

Has this happened to more than one? Very occasionally, you get plastic injected lures that allow water in somewhere but it's usually fairly easy to remedy. If the lures can't be dried slowly and naturally, you could drill 2 holes. One to let water out and one to let air in and once the lure is completely dry, you can plug the holes and epoxy over them. Oh yes, that would be a perfect time to add/remove rattles and check the buoyancy. If you really have time to play around, you could try for a neutral buoyancy suspending lure, rather than a sinker or a floater or somewhere in between, slow/fast sinker/riser type of thing.

Andy Macfarlane wrote:Has this happened to more than one? Very occasionally, you get plastic injected lures that allow water in somewhere but it's usually fairly easy to remedy. If the lures can't be dried slowly and naturally, you could drill 2 holes. One to let water out and one to let air in and once the lure is completely dry, you can plug the holes and epoxy over them. Oh yes, that would be a perfect time to add/remove rattles and check the buoyancy. If you really have time to play around, you could try for a neutral buoyancy suspending lure, rather than a sinker or a floater or somewhere in between, slow/fast sinker/riser type of thing.

playing with veg oil has been a steep learning curve for me lately (its bouyant, but less so than air so you can slow the rise down of plastic lures greatly)

Andy Macfarlane wrote:Has this happened to more than one? Very occasionally, you get plastic injected lures that allow water in somewhere but it's usually fairly easy to remedy. If the lures can't be dried slowly and naturally, you could drill 2 holes. One to let water out and one to let air in and once the lure is completely dry, you can plug the holes and epoxy over them. Oh yes, that would be a perfect time to add/remove rattles and check the buoyancy. If you really have time to play around, you could try for a neutral buoyancy suspending lure, rather than a sinker or a floater or somewhere in between, slow/fast sinker/riser type of thing.

Its happened to the 2 most used and the 3rd looks like its going that way. Ive had em hung to dry out so if that fails ill got the tools out. cheers mate

noodle wrote:
playing with veg oil has been a steep learning curve for me lately (its bouyant, but less so than air so you can slow the rise down of plastic lures greatly)

Oh yes, forget that one. Yes, that also works a treat and it doesn't rattle, if you prefer quieter lures. Oil also is more viscose so it doesn't move around so much so you don't have weight rolling back and forth inside the lure, which can affect the lure's action. Very good too mate.

10 out of 10 for that tip.

Been catchin' with pound shop lures lately!!

£1 for 2 lures.....both rattlin', jointed floatin' mid depth divers

My fave lures at the mo

Andy Macfarlane wrote:

4" Pink Shad
11cm Jointed Abu Terminator (silver/black)
60 gram floating Salmo Slider (shiner or real roach)
Ace Sweet Shad 66 (orange firetiger)

Think I have to buy these and test out..I am way too old fashioned with my selection.

What kind of lure outfit/s do you have Harald??

I might be able to give you some ideas if I know what gear you're using.


....Regards....Andy....

Outfit ? I mainly use as we call it here a two hand haspel rod with an open haspel reel.Hope that make sense to you.Mainly fishing from my boat too as this brings me to the best places.
Harald

Haspel? Is that boat spinning tackle Harald?

...Andy...

No no..just checked..you call it spinning reel..we call it haspel reel here in the north..dont know why..

Harald

Andy Macfarlane wrote:Haspel? Is that boat spinning tackle Harald?

...Andy...

Come on now Andy?
your from the north you should know about terms like this?

Very good jeff.

Harald, with the exception of Shads, I don't think you'd benefit from the lures I suggested on standard spinning tackle. The Ace Sweet Shad and the Salmo Slider are jerkbaits, which would be fished using a baitcasting setup consisting of a 2-4 oz trigger grip rod, a multiplier (I use an Abu 6501) and 65Lb+ braid like Power Pro.

On the outfit you have, you'd be looking at straight retrieve lures for the most part, like spoons, inline spinners, spinnerbaits, bucktails, plugs and crankbaits, shads, swimbaits, grubs, jigs. Basically any kind of lure that doesn't require input from the angler to achieve the desired action.

What rod, reel and line are you using Harald??


....Andy....

Andy Macfarlane wrote:Very good jeff.

Harald, with the exception of Shads, I don't think you'd benefit from the lures I suggested on standard spinning tackle. The Ace Sweet Shad and the Salmo Slider are jerkbaits, which would be fished using a baitcasting setup consisting of a 2-4 oz trigger grip rod, a multiplier (I use an Abu 6501) and 65Lb+ braid like Power Pro.

On the outfit you have, you'd be looking at straight retrieve lures for the most part, like spoons, inline spinners, spinnerbaits, bucktails, plugs and crankbaits, shads, swimbaits, grubs, jigs. Basically any kind of lure that doesn't require input from the angler to achieve the desired action.

What rod, reel and line are you using Harald??


....Andy....

Hi Andy don't you 2-4 lb (not oz)??

esoxjeff wrote:

Hi Andy don't you 2-4 lb (not oz)??

Casting weight, not test curve Jeff. Most lures rods indicate the casting weight on the butt above the grip.

....Andy....

Slidze wrote:Been catching' with pound shop lures lately!!

£1 for 2 lures.....both rattlin', jointed floatin' mid depth divers

My fave lures at the mo

There is a "The Range" DIY shop very near where i work that sells cheap lures and many of them are £2-£3 each and look well usable. Sometimes i wonder about the logic of spending £10 for a Rapala, ABU etc... when there is a risk of losing it