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Title: Blade/Carrot Hybrid
Post by: Partycrasher on 08/26/14 09:58 UTC

(http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo209/twinsplusoneDIS/DSC01247.jpg)

OK, maybe I have gone too far....  But it looks great in the water.  And in its first 30 minutes in the water it caught a smallmouth and a Pike in the Milwaukee Harbor on Saturday.

I cut the blade to leave a spike of brass to impale the carrot.  Its a 3" carrot so the entire bait is about 4".  The vibration of the blade transmits back to the carrot and it has a great wiggle.  If you flip the rod tip it darts left and right. 

Title: Re: Blade/Carrot Hybrid
Post by: Muskygary on 08/26/14 10:02 UTC

WOW, Talk about thinking outside the box!! You must be grinding the insert blade down to just a strip of metal?

Title: Re: Blade/Carrot Hybrid
Post by: BareKnuckleJigs on 08/26/14 10:26 UTC

FINE Thinking!

I put together a similar Gumbo for fishing in the Gulf...a 3 oz. Flutter Jig with a 6/0 Gamakatsu SuperLine EWG that sports a 5" Skinny Carrot.  I wish I had a 4 oz. and 6 oz. FJ mold...

Good Job, PC!

Title: Re: Blade/Carrot Hybrid
Post by: Partycrasher on 08/26/14 10:30 UTC

I cut the insert on a jig saw before I poured it.  Yes, its just a spike of brass with a little barb on the end. 

Title: Re: Blade/Carrot Hybrid
Post by: BareKnuckleJigs on 08/26/14 10:41 UTC

I'm thinking about employing a Hitchhiker wire coil on the tail of one of my BladeBaits (store-bought), since seeing Your work here...

Title: Re: Blade/Carrot Hybrid
Post by: Muskygary on 08/26/14 10:48 UTC

Can you still feel the vibration if you rip it off the bottom? Or does the plastic eliminate that?

Title: Re: Blade/Carrot Hybrid
Post by: Partycrasher on 08/26/14 13:54 UTC

The vibe is still there.  I am going to try a smokin shad tail next.

Title: Re: Blade/Carrot Hybrid
Post by: Fatman on 08/26/14 16:40 UTC

Very Nice!!!!!!!!!!

Title: Re: Blade/Carrot Hybrid
Post by: DF on 08/26/14 18:20 UTC

Such a cool idea!

Title: Re: Blade/Carrot Hybrid
Post by: Botanophilia on 08/26/14 20:43 UTC

Hmmm 7" ribbon tail worm tail on that might be interesting on that.  Nice work!

Title: Re: Blade/Carrot Hybrid
Post by: WALLEYE WACKER on 08/26/14 23:35 UTC

I have a 1/4 oz. blade the I use a owner screw lock that threads on and dose a great job of holding a 2" twister. I place it on the tip of the willow blade . There is a pic of mine in why we do it.

Title: Re: Blade/Carrot Hybrid
Post by: SYBaits on 08/28/14 01:51 UTC

Very Cool Idea !!

Title: Re: Blade/Carrot Hybrid
Post by: efishnc on 08/28/14 08:01 UTC

Reminds me a bit of the "Dance's Eel" from 25 or so years back.

Title: Re: Blade/Carrot Hybrid
Post by: MonteSS on 08/28/14 14:16 UTC

Very cool. I need to try that.

I make my own parasite clips which should work well

Title: Re: Blade/Carrot Hybrid
Post by: Partycrasher on 08/31/14 14:06 UTC

Good news and bad news....

Good news.... a brown and a big king on the hybrid this morning.  Bad news is that a king took me in the rocks and broke me off...the prototype!!!!

I made a template now and two more finished lures for tomorrow.  The Kings came in the harbor today.  Let the games begin. 

I'll keep you posted.  This bait is HOT!

Marc

Title: Re: Blade/Carrot Hybrid
Post by: 21xdc on 10/18/14 22:59 UTC

Cool idea...  ;D