New RF lure...Long Wait for Testing

Back in the garage. I was looking on Bloodydecks and they have section on lure making. Its mostly trolling type stuff but there was a post on some RF jigs (I can't seem to find it now). There was a post from Japan that got me thinking. The lures were a version of these Daiwa ones (called Bala) kinda like the braid ones which are kinda like lucanus. Seems like we just modify and move on

http://www.daiwa.com/lure/pop_ds_bala.aspx

So here is my attempt. I made a 4 and 6 oz version. Anything lighter and I just go with swim baits, anything heavier and I will most likely not want to be OTW. The weight should make some nice noise and the hoochie is rigged with two circle hooks that should 'float' above the weight. Gonna be a long winter before I can test them.

Feedback welcome.

nice eric, they look like fish catchers to me, god thats going to be a long hard wait to try them out, cameron

me likey! 

Let's go test them on Sunday!

 Nice. I always hate getting new gear in the off season..lol

Those look great..  nothing will escape those double hooks!

Go with circle hooks! 

looks delicious!  The blood splatter presentation looks niceeee!

What did you use for the weighted part?

they are circle hooks(i think 5/0) in the hope they will snag less. I used simple torpedo weights. The 4 oz have a cool tapered shape to them. the 6oz are standard shape. I just clipped off one eye. My hope is rigging them in the center will reduce the chance of a snag.

Stick the torpedos in a vise and squish them for more action on the drop

Stick the torpedos in a vise and squish them for more action on the drop

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My hope is rigging them in the center will reduce the chance of a snag.

Curious ... how?

-Allen

My hope is rigging them in the center will reduce the chance of a snag.

Curious ... how?


-Allen

well...the idea is the hooks are not tied to the tail of the weight so that when you jig up it wont 'tail down' into the rocks. I am guessing the circle hooks may also help with that. Also the hoochie will float a bit more this way. I even kicked around the idea of adding some foam to the hootchie head. We'll see. I am sure I am over engineering it all. But the experimental aspect is half the fun. I also wonder how these will troll. There were a few times this year when there were some open water RF bites and this may be another fun way to fish.

we'll see. it cost me about 1.50 to make so if its close to comparabe to a lucanus or other jig I am saving $10+ per lure.

I've done something similar with hootchies or worms.  But I've connected to the top of the sinker.  You get a very different action when doing this as when you jig up, the whole thing collapses on itself and when you release down, the whole tings splays out.

It's a very traditional style of rigging for halibut in the NW for halibut.  Mudraker type lures do exactly this.

-Allen