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Title: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: slipperybob on Jul 22, 2010, 02:39 AM
Here are the garaged ice fishing lures that had brought me a lot of success last year.  I talked about the fairy wings addition to the buckshots or spoons here and there.  Now I've got photos to show them.

(http://i962.photobucket.com/albums/ae102/VillainHero/Fishing/PuppetMnw.jpg)
This is more like a slow type of lure.  Only a slight down tap to make the fairy wings flutter on it.

(http://i962.photobucket.com/albums/ae102/VillainHero/Fishing/JigNRap.jpg)
Can be fished somewhat aggressive, but finesse it really the key to these modifications.  I've snipped the front hook, just my preference, and added a treble to the rear.  I crimped the regular hook around the the treble and the treble is held up by a glow rubber bead.  Color matching hackle feathers is just a nice touch with a bit of mylar.

(http://i962.photobucket.com/albums/ae102/VillainHero/Fishing/ForageMinnowDaredevle.jpg)
Straight forward removal of split rings and tie direct with Fireline.  Hook set is big huge improvement.

(http://i962.photobucket.com/albums/ae102/VillainHero/Fishing/DoodleBug.jpg)
Just fun to make a doodlebug dance with fairy wings.

(http://i962.photobucket.com/albums/ae102/VillainHero/Fishing/DemonKastmaster.jpg)
Fairy wings added to these spoons and fished with a finesse style of tip tap down.  The flap of the fairy wings really calls the fish in.  Metal on metal vibrations can work at some of the tough bite periods.

(http://i962.photobucket.com/albums/ae102/VillainHero/Fishing/Buckshot.jpg)
These modifications to the buckshots has made them really noisy lures.  I was able to call in catfish from the deep to hammer these lures.

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ThoH!  Should've put this in the Jigging subforums...Mod please move thanks.
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: Skipper on Jul 22, 2010, 09:26 PM
We love to tinker around here! Thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: corny13 on Jul 22, 2010, 10:13 PM
Great Looking lures Slipperybob... will have to make a few for my box this summer.. esp on the buckshots ;D
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: HIMO on Jul 23, 2010, 04:21 AM
I moved this here per slipperybobs request.

                                                              HIMO
                                                     IceShanty Moderator
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: slipperybob on Jul 23, 2010, 04:30 AM
Thanks HIMO,

and all who looks at this.

I'll keep tinkering with normal lures as since sometimes the hot lures becomes the normal lures everybody uses and a little change keeps it hot.
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: slipperybob on Jul 27, 2010, 06:15 AM
A few more simple design with various blades.

(http://i962.photobucket.com/albums/ae102/VillainHero/Fishing/IMG_0145.jpg)
Formerly plain Thingamajigs, but now with swapped out components.  While I like how the plain Thingamajigs worked, they simply didn't have enough fish calling power.  The blades added the missing action needed to get the job done.

(http://i962.photobucket.com/albums/ae102/VillainHero/Fishing/IMG_0140.jpg)
A Hexi Fly with fairy wings.  A Forage Minnow Spoon with fairy wings.  An Eye Dropper Spoon with kicker tails.  There's just something about having those flickering blades that makes a fish hit it with more aggression vs it's plain original design.
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: Skipper on Jul 27, 2010, 05:39 PM
Spinner blades are cheap as dirt, there is no reason I can think of not to try this. :thumbsup: Jann's Netcraft has the itty bitty sizes. Becareful with netcraft though, that site can spawn a hobby more addictive than Marlboros!
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: Ed_r on Jul 27, 2010, 10:42 PM
Love em. Actually bought one at a bait shop with the blades on it (paid way too much for it) but I definitely caught fish, even when the spikes were taken from it.

Only problem with ordering blades is that the wife is home all day and she gets the mail. lol
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: slipperybob on Sep 29, 2010, 01:59 AM
A another twisted idea.  ;D

(http://i962.photobucket.com/albums/ae102/VillainHero/Fishing/BFoxJigSpoon.jpg)

To be tested this upcoming ice season.
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: slipperybob on Sep 29, 2010, 02:01 AM
Sweeeet Pimple Sickness

(http://i962.photobucket.com/albums/ae102/VillainHero/Fishing/PimpleModlot.jpg)

Trying to up my pimple problems...catching more and more fish.
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: slipperybob on Dec 08, 2010, 03:59 PM
I think, I'm done making some pre modification to the Northland Live Forage Ice Lures.

(http://www.idofishing.com/groups/files/35/1291841246_LiveTrapmod.JPG)(http://www.idofishing.com/groups/files/35/1291845082_LiveTrapmod3.JPG)
Fish Fry Minnow Trap: w splitrings and red treble hook, splitring-swivel-splitring chaing to tailspin blade and red hook, big bulging epoxy eyes.

(http://www.idofishing.com/groups/files/35/1291841264_LiveFmod1.JPG)(http://www.idofishing.com/groups/files/35/1291841282_LiveFmod2.JPG)

Fish Fry Minnow Spoon and Moxie Minnows: big bulging epoxy eyes, swivel on splitrings

Gosh, they look really convincing to me now...will I convince a fish to bite it?  We'll see.... ;D
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: slipperybob on Dec 08, 2010, 04:06 PM
Gotta show some love for the Salmo Chubby Darter too.  Now with epoxy eyes to also improve their more convincing life like look.  LOL's

(http://www.idofishing.com/groups/files/35/1291843455_SChubbyDmodeye.JPG)(http://www.idofishing.com/groups/files/35/1291845155_SChubbyDmodeye2.JPG)
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: SPADED on Dec 08, 2010, 11:54 PM
where are you getting these epoxy eyes? im starting to like the look of that.. at firt i was asking myself why you would mess with the forage jig cause they look great but then, i looked at mine and im thinking i want to steal your idea!
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: slipperybob on Dec 09, 2010, 12:59 AM
I was gonna order some eyes from Jannsnetcraft but went out on a ledge and decided to order some from tacklewarhouse instead.  Since they're epoxy eyes, they don't conform to anything else but a flat surface.  There may be some spacing on an uneven surface so I've applied a little fly head cement.  That's what I have, should hold it for the season.  If not, I will go super glue or expoxy to hold it.
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: fishermanna82 on Dec 14, 2010, 08:14 PM
they are cool i do things like that on my plastics for bass fishing
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: slipperybob on Dec 20, 2010, 02:13 AM
Nothing but slush everywhere, sooo...back to lure doctoring

(http://www.idofishing.com/groups/files/35/1292829059_LiveTrapmodB.JPG)(http://www.idofishing.com/groups/files/35/1292829077_LiveTrapPmod.JPG)
Trying out a different modification.  I've added some flutter wings to the dorsal of the glow perch trap lure.  Only tank tested and the hooks don't hang so there's a potential for it.


(http://www.idofishing.com/groups/files/35/1292829500_AcmePhoebemod.JPG)(http://www.idofishing.com/groups/files/35/1292829519_AcmeSidewdrmod.JPG)
Just adding epoxy eyes to the Phoebe spoon and Sidewinder spoon.  The silver chartruese Sidewinder spoon has a red treble hook one size down (#14) hook for fishing for smelt.
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: mikefishon on Dec 20, 2010, 10:15 AM
outstanding! pimping out a pimple, i'm going to try it out and it makes sense on a buckshot noisy lure i like it
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: PyroZuki on Dec 22, 2010, 05:56 AM
Good lookin mods, slipperybob. I was hopin you could give us a report on how the "new" lures are workin this season.


Pyro
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: slipperybob on Dec 22, 2010, 06:50 AM
Definitely will do.  I've got plans on fishing on New Year's Weekend.  ;D  They're gonna get some real test.
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: BIGPAPA on Dec 22, 2010, 09:03 AM
I do this with big water lures all summer long on lake Erie. Never even occurred to me to do this with my ice lures! Looks like I'm going to the store today to get ready for the day after Xmas family ice tournament ;).
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: Tlacey21walden on Dec 26, 2010, 02:09 PM
how are you attaching the treble to the back?

Looks grate btw
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: slipperybob on Dec 26, 2010, 02:22 PM
how are you attaching the treble to the back?

Looks grate btw

If you're referring to this lure:
(http://www.idofishing.com/groups/files/35/1291845082_LiveTrapmod3.JPG)

It's just camera angle.  The treble is not attached to back at all.  It's attached to the bottom.  Lure is just propped and leaning on treble.
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: slipperybob on Dec 06, 2011, 04:54 AM
I think, I'm done making some pre modification to the Northland Live Forage Ice Lures.

(http://www.idofishing.com/groups/files/35/1291841246_LiveTrapmod.JPG)(http://www.idofishing.com/groups/files/35/1291845082_LiveTrapmod3.JPG)
Fish Fry Minnow Trap: w splitrings and red treble hook, splitring-swivel-splitring chaing to tailspin blade and red hook, big bulging epoxy eyes.

(http://www.idofishing.com/groups/files/35/1291841264_LiveFmod1.JPG)(http://www.idofishing.com/groups/files/35/1291841282_LiveFmod2.JPG)

Fish Fry Minnow Spoon and Moxie Minnows: big bulging epoxy eyes, swivel on splitrings

Gosh, they look really convincing to me now...will I convince a fish to bite it?  We'll see.... ;D

I guess a recap of last season's tests is in order.

The most disappointing lure was the Live Forage Traps.  I couldn't not dial in on the proper action of the lure.  Too slow and you get nothing.  Fast snaps/lifts and they merely only scare away the fish as well as tangle up your line.  The modified lure with the tail spin blade did a much better job of attracting fish and actually getting them to bite the lure.  The hook up was lousy as since the bites were rather light.  I'm guessing it's all about the little tail spinner.

The Moxie Minnows were the best producers of the Live Forage lures.  They caught fish when I least expected them to.
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: SPADED on Dec 06, 2011, 12:08 PM
where did you find the large eye red hooks??? i cant seem to find the single hooks with a large enough eye for split rings at all, let alone in red!
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: slipperybob on Dec 06, 2011, 01:22 PM
where did you find the large eye red hooks??? i cant seem to find the single hooks with a large enough eye for split rings at all, let alone in red!

That hook came from some other lure package.
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: SPADED on Dec 06, 2011, 07:28 PM
booooo, i thought i found someone who knew a secret supplier.. thx anyways slippery, and again.. nice work

ps- my live forage lures havent impressed me either, so yeah, its not just you... they are not putting off the right vibrations or something
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: mushroom_capd_1 on Dec 06, 2011, 11:39 PM
I didn't have much success with any of the live forage lures except for the moxie minnow either. One thing I didn't like is the fact that they didn't list the weight on any of the packaging, so I have a couple of live forage minnows that are a lil too heavy for my walleye rods now. And while I haven't fished any of these on a "hot" bite too truly find out how well they work...I too am a little dissapointed as most of the time I'd use em the fish would come in and have a look, then leave. And that minnow trap didn't call in diddly squat for me at all. They might work on extremely aggressive fish, but I'm not gonna take of something that is already producing fish for me just to try em out.
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: minger1 on Dec 08, 2011, 06:52 PM
wow loads of nice ideas thanks guys
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: SPADED on Dec 08, 2011, 07:09 PM
well i found out what hooks have large eyes to support slit rings and fairy wings... i have been searching for the better part of a year and searched every hook selling website out there,.,. i called manufacturers and asked bait shop workers.. guess where i found the info at finally.. on ice shanty, go freaking figure, my answer was hiding on like page 8 of the jig making section lol here is the hook number, i found them in a variety of sizes on janns,

3366A large ringed eye sproat hook
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: slipperybob on Dec 08, 2011, 11:56 PM
LOL, now that you mentioned it, I have to try to keep that in mind when I should ever need some myself.  ;)
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: Doubles Shooter on Dec 09, 2011, 04:51 AM
well i found out what hooks have large eyes to support slit rings and fairy wings... i have been searching for the better part of a year and searched every hook selling website out there,.,. i called manufacturers and asked bait shop workers.. guess where i found the info at finally.. on ice shanty, go freaking figure, my answer was hiding on like page 8 of the jig making section lol here is the hook number, i found them in a variety of sizes on janns,

3366A large ringed eye sproat hook

Spaded, Reinke Bros. has them in gold too. Now I've got to find small blades with holes in them in gold finish. I found some nickle plated at Jann's.
 http://shop.reinkebro.com/Mustad-3366G-Lg-eye-rei-057.htm?categoryId=-1 (http://shop.reinkebro.com/Mustad-3366G-Lg-eye-rei-057.htm?categoryId=-1)
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: SINX53 on Dec 15, 2011, 08:07 AM
After looking at your modified Northland Minnow Trap, I think I am going to do something similar to my Lindy Darter by adding a single hook and blade to the rear.
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: slipperybob on Dec 25, 2018, 03:23 AM
(http://i962.photobucket.com/albums/ae102/VillainHero/Fishing/BFoxJigSpoon.jpg)

This is a modified Blue Fox Flash Jiggin Spoon. I supposed the original inspiration would have to be from Hildebrandt Flicker Spinner

(http://www.yakimabait.com/wp-content/themes/yakimabait/timthumb.php?src=/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/flicker-spinner-hero.jpg&zc=3&q=95&w=525&h=525) To describe this, it's hardware made of a spinner blade on a swivel, plus a hook, plus two more tiny blades. 

The modification concept for the Blue Fox Flash Jiggin Spoon.  The slim profile of the jigging spoon here is what makes it attractive.  It's light weight at 1/32 oz. enough to sink yet neutral enough to flicker.  What I did is removed the tiny treble hook, reuse the split ring, and attached an Owner dropshot hook size 2.  Attached to those split rings are Spro power swivels size 10.  There are two concepts that I accomplished here: a free swiveling lure and a free swiveling hook.

It has been years that I've tested this set up from it's inception from prior 2010.  I admit it's not the most attractive set up and there's no hype about it.  It just plain works in a finesse situation.  It works as a dead stick presentation.  The intention of the dropshot hook is for live bait presentation.  The jigging spoon functions as the flash attraction.  All together it gets the job done in a finesse way.

The modification also functions better than the original.  For such a slim spoon, the treble somewhat effects the overall flutter with some drag.  By removing the treble and adding those power swivels, the jigging presentation shows more action.

Overall if I were to modify the Hildebrandt Flicker Spinner, I would put a swivel to the hook.  Yes I would copy the same set up that I modified for the Blue Fox Flash Jiggin Spoon.  Yet since the Hildegrandt Flicker Spinner works just as it is, I haven't a need to.

In conclusion, it's a winner design.  I have not had a single fish unbutton from the hook.  Keeping in mind it's a light wire hook.  Crappies, Perch, Walleyes, and Channel Catfish have been iced.  Modification accomplished.

To current date 2018, it seems Blue Fox no longer makes the spoon.

Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: slipperybob on Dec 25, 2018, 04:08 AM
(https://s5.postimg.cc/6swlprceb/15149579695461547195912.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/6swlprceb/)
(https://s5.postimg.cc/ovpoh15oz/15149580145262077215261.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/ovpoh15oz/)

There secret is out...my secret lure that really is nothing but a conglomerate of hardware made of swivels, split rings, and blades.

The modification concept I was after is that of multiple fish scales as a secret weapon.  Free fall and it's a lazy drop that does really nothing.  All those blades merely bump and fight each other.

Now on the drop tap jigging technique, multiple blades flair up and clang and bang creating sonic waves of vibration.  Yet it does nothing to get a fish to bite it.  Such that we are back to baiting the lure with some meat, preferably just a chunk of a minnow.

When I put this together prior to 2010, it was before ice season, before Christmas.  I admit the lure reminded me of a Christmas tree of blades.  Such that in the back of my mind I was naming this "Dinglebells lure" after jingle bells.  The key success of this conception is swivel at top and swivel at bottom before the hook.  The original blue print was just four blades.  It didn't do much and somewhat likes to spin.  I up the blades to six but it seem off balanced some in appearance.  Finally at eight blades, it looks good, appears slender enough.

In conclusion, it's neither a winner nor a failure.  It's a distraction.  All those blades does mean that a fish bite doesn't always lead to a solid hook up.  I surmise it's the hook points pressed against one of the blades or too much hardware and things are caught in the teeth.  If the baited hook is the only thing in the fish's mouth, yes it hooks up.
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: slipperybob on Dec 25, 2018, 11:56 AM
(https://i.postimg.cc/KRhvRkFt/IMG-20181225-113816.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/KRhvRkFt)

Here's another modification concept for finessing.  Again there's nothing wrong with the original Mepps Syclops spoon.  Only that OEM hardware were rather heavy split rings and the siwash hook was too heavy for light biters.  I replaced with a smaller split ring and used size 12 VMC round bend treble hooks.  One other problem or blessing was that on the free fall these lures planes away to easily outside of the sonar cone.  These are size 00 spoons of weights 1/6th oz standard and 1/16th oz trolling version.

The effect here is flapping an exact shadow clone, of a contrast.  This is accomplished by having two identical spoons, yet one is actually a casting version, while the other is actually a trolling version.  I did try with the thin lure in the back position but settled with it on the front position.  While the free fall becomes erratic, this setup has more control on it.

Seems like the trolling version of the Mepps Syclops spoon was renamed as Bantam Syclops Single Hook
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: jbird68 on Dec 26, 2018, 01:24 PM
Where do yo get the fairy spoons? I also like the swivels to tie to instead of having to tie to the split ring. I like the K & E Fairy Jigs but not having to split the spoons apart to tie through the split ring. Your swivel eliminates that issue.
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: slipperybob on Dec 27, 2018, 07:21 AM
Where do yo get the fairy spoons? I also like the swivels to tie to instead of having to tie to the split ring. I like the K & E Fairy Jigs but not having to split the spoons apart to tie through the split ring. Your swivel eliminates that issue.
Those tiny blades comes from various lures or spare lure crafting packages.  I had bought a bunch from Jann's net craft.  I will say stuff from Jann's are cheap and tarnish easy.  Sometimes it's an old lure destroyed by an angry fish.  Sometimes it's a lure I find discarded on the banks of a ceded river or shores of a lake downed level.  Sometimes it's that clearance lure that stores just want to be rid of.  The parts are recycled into by garage doctor pile. 
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: esox_xtm on Dec 27, 2018, 08:13 AM
Those tiny blades comes from various lures or spare lure crafting packages.  I had bought a bunch from Jann's net craft.  I will say stuff from Jann's are cheap and tarnish easy.  Sometimes it's an old lure destroyed by an angry fish.  Sometimes it's a lure I find discarded on the banks of a ceded river or shores of a lake downed level.  Sometimes it's that clearance lure that stores just want to be rid of.  The parts are recycled into by garage doctor pile.

We must be related slippery, I can't throw any piece-parts away. Got a barrel full of busted/cheapie rods, boxes and bins of beads, blades etc., old lead gets remelted...

@jbird68: my favorite source for most of my new parts is Lure Parts Online (LPO) formerly Stamina Tackle. Here's a link to their tiny willow blades:http://www.lurepartsonline.com/Online-Store/Willowleaf-Blades/Extra-Small-0-0-Willowleaf-Blades.html (http://www.lurepartsonline.com/Online-Store/Willowleaf-Blades/Extra-Small-0-0-Willowleaf-Blades.html).

When you shop metallic finishes, brass will tarnish as will real silver and copper without a lacquer finish. Nickel will not and real gold will not. The reflective properties of these are different despite their similar appearance where silver and gold are brighter than their nickel and brass counterparts. Of course real gold and silver is a premium priced item.
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: slipperybob on Dec 27, 2018, 09:50 AM
I also admit to collecting glitter stuff from party packages at one time when I was a kid.  My parents tossed those all away along with all those craft accessories.

I always wanted stars, moons, heart shapes, on my lures....LOL.  Oh and those rhinestones... ;D  colorful ones too.
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: potatoe on Dec 27, 2018, 10:03 AM
is there a size split ring you are using on the spoons, I think I am going to try this

thanks for posting
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: esox_xtm on Dec 27, 2018, 11:26 AM
Rhinestones. I bought a big assortment of those nail "gems". No, my orientation is pretty conventional...

(https://i.postimg.cc/XJNcvx9c/20180414-125907.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/PLc83W3P)

They do make nice eyes for jigs though. Color changes when your angle of view changes.
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: slipperybob on Dec 28, 2018, 08:25 PM
is there a size split ring you are using on the spoons, I think I am going to try this

thanks for posting

The split rings use are typically size 0 or 00.  They're tiny and split ring pliers don't normally fit inside ring.  The work around is I split it just enough to slide edge of blade or eye of swivel in.  The use a fine needle nose pliers to work the ring around.

A lot of times the parts are from other lures.  Size is all eyeball to aesthetics.

******†*****************************************************
@ Esox


I always wanted a fully rhinestones covered spoon....
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: slipperybob on Dec 28, 2018, 08:32 PM

(https://i.postimg.cc/w1qNKYKS/IMG-20181228-201051.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/w1qNKYKS)

Anyone who'd tried tailspin lures knows about the line tangled mess.  I fixed that with  little metal wire for lures.  Now the spinning blades will only clang up against the metal drum sticks and dinner bell ring call.

Evaluation: success.

Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: potatoe on Dec 29, 2018, 05:03 PM
Thanks for the info, I bought some split rings and added some blades I bought when I made some slip bobbers this summer.

I have a quick connect on my pole so should be easy to connect to the split ring

need to buy some pliers also, hard to open the small rings

just need some ice in our area
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: slipperybob on Dec 30, 2018, 02:44 AM
Thanks for the info, I bought some split rings and added some blades I bought when I made some slip bobbers this summer.

I have a quick connect on my pole so should be easy to connect to the split ring

need to buy some pliers also, hard to open the small rings

just need some ice in our area

I used to use the smallest flat head screw driver, like the ones for eyeglass kits.
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: esox_xtm on Dec 30, 2018, 07:44 AM
I work with a ton of split rings mostly large but sometimes very tiny. Xuron makes the best ones I've ever used. They are around $15 but I've bought 'em for under $12. Got 3 or four pair around. When I get home I'll have to see how small they'll work on. https://xuron.com/index.php/main/consumer_products/5/48 (https://xuron.com/index.php/main/consumer_products/5/48)
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: slipperybob on Dec 30, 2018, 01:23 PM
I work with a ton of split rings mostly large but sometimes very tiny. Xuron makes the best ones I've ever used. They are around $15 but I've bought 'em for under $12. Got 3 or four pair around. When I get home I'll have to see how small they'll work on. https://xuron.com/index.php/main/consumer_products/5/48 (https://xuron.com/index.php/main/consumer_products/5/48)

Wow, nice, thanks.  I may have to get some.
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: esox_xtm on Dec 30, 2018, 02:54 PM
If you gimme a coupla days I can tell you the smallest ring they will handle. I'm away from the workshop until Tuesday sometime.
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: esox_xtm on Dec 30, 2018, 03:13 PM

@ Esox

I always wanted a fully rhinestones covered spoon....

What kinda spoon you thinkin' about slippery?  :whistle:
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: ougot1 on Dec 31, 2018, 07:30 AM
Who sells all these tiny blades ? I would like to try them on swedish pimples for brook trout .
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: Stickhick86 on Dec 31, 2018, 07:50 AM
Who sells all these tiny blades ? I would like to try them on swedish pimples for brook trout .

I bought mine on lurepartsonline.com
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: esox_xtm on Dec 31, 2018, 09:13 AM
Who sells all these tiny blades ? I would like to try them on swedish pimples for brook trout .

See Reply #37 in this thread for a link to LPO...
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: slipperybob on Dec 31, 2018, 09:55 AM
What kinda spoon you thinkin' about slippery?  :whistle:

Shhh...I might have (to convince) my daughter do the bedazzling on some spoon lures.  ;)
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: bootstrap on Dec 31, 2018, 03:13 PM
Sweeeet Pimple Sickness

(http://i962.photobucket.com/albums/ae102/VillainHero/Fishing/PimpleModlot.jpg)

Trying to up my pimple problems...catching more and more fish.

i like this, >:D i may have to pimp my pimples.
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: ougot1 on Dec 31, 2018, 03:46 PM
Thank you for showing me where the link was ! my next question is what size blade for the #2 or smallest swedish pimple ? I assume it would be the smallest , but what number is that ?  THANKS
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: slipperybob on Jan 01, 2019, 12:22 AM
Thank you for showing me where the link was ! my next question is what size blade for the #2 or smallest swedish pimple ? I assume it would be the smallest , but what number is that ?  THANKS
For the tiny blades, 0 or 0/0 size. 
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: ougot1 on Jan 01, 2019, 09:36 AM
Thanks for the replies to my questions ! I am going to put some blades on a couple different jigging spoons .
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: potatoe on Jan 01, 2019, 09:56 AM
I have a small ball bearing swivel tied to my line, then the swivel is attached to a quick connect

yesterday I changed spoons, not sure I like the little quick connect to the split ring, it looked like it could come out

I thought this setup would work pretty good expect the little quick disconnect I bought

what are you guys using, does this set-up sound ok
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: slipperybob on Jan 01, 2019, 07:43 PM
I have a small ball bearing swivel tied to my line, then the swivel is attached to a quick connect

yesterday I changed spoons, not sure I like the little quick connect to the split ring, it looked like it could come out

I thought this setup would work pretty good expect the little quick disconnect I bought

what are you guys using, does this set-up sound ok

I've had stuff come off the fast-snaps, so I rely on locking snaps.  Even then it's still possible for the locks to become undone on some very angry fish.  On very rare situation, I've had  a fish somehow wiggle the lure off the split ring.  Imagine that.

Anyway, I'm find that the safety pin type of snaps are easily undone.  Both the weedless version and the interlocking snaps.  The next snaps that I like are standard duo-lock snaps or the Berkley cross lock snaps.  They hold well.  For larger snaps, I've always found that coast lock snaps hold well. 

Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: esox_xtm on Jan 02, 2019, 04:22 PM
OK, I checked my Xuron split ring pliers on the smallest ones I had, Xtra Fine #1 and there was plenty of room to work. In fact that is the size I've been swinging the fairy wings from  ;)

I thought I had some #0 but I can't put my hands on 'em right now. They should work on those too. #00 might be more of a challenge but hey, you can't have everything.

As far as snaps go I like 'em and hate 'em at the same time. Cheapie snaps that lock in the little stamped metal piece are out, I've had DuoLocks open up and cost me fish and lures, CrossLok, StringEase and CoastLocks can be heavy wired and won't fit some very small stuff and sometimes even the FastSnaps won't fit the tiniest jigs. All of the above can be weed catchers so I avoid them when I can.

Started playing with SPRO SplitSnaps last year and found a lot to like. Not weed catchers, almost impossible to open up and very low profile. Still, to run Jigging Raps/Shiver Minnows and the like I have to use a bit larger than I'd like so it's kind of a trade off. Using the FastSnaps for pannie jigs when I can and find that #2 will break long before one of those opens up. Wild card is the Mustad Fastach gizmos. I've used 'em to drop trebles from spoons but not as a "snap" which was really their intended use. I can see them as weed catchers so I expect an experiment with them to be brief. See SplitSnap below:

(https://i.postimg.cc/PJ2YhRNp/SPRO-Split-Snap-SM.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)


Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: potatoe on Jan 02, 2019, 06:44 PM
great info thanks, I do not like the snap I am using.

Going to see what I can find tomorrow with SPRO
Title: Re: Garaged Ice Fishing Lures
Post by: slipperybob on Oct 23, 2019, 07:18 AM
Photo for reference

(https://www.in-depthoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_20191023_022330.jpg)

(https://www.in-depthoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_20191023_021539-200x200.jpg)