Thread: Lure making

@7mmwsm.
Trout fishing is an art form, modt especially in clean crisp rivers. Grin @Gibo. Yes, some sea critters will eat trout sized baits but interestingly an analysis done on Marlin gut content revealed 90+% of their food was around pilchard sized; much like the trout diet comprising very small insects and nymphs.
Like trout, sea fish taken from very clean water generally are best eating.
Actually. Tickling trout and salmon is an even higher art form than fly fishing IMHO.
Tight lines guys

Woody, did you ever meet Ray Gempton ? (another-Ranger,recently passed-away) He kicked my arse (when I was a teen) ..caught me tickling Trout

Only trout i'm interested in is coral trout

Old memory is nothing flash @rewa. On a forestry trip in BC years ago we were well up a river from Quesnel. There were some Indian boys snagging salmon with handlines and big treble hooks. We gave them a demo on tickling salmon. I was surprised they had no knowledge of that method til wr showed them

Originally Posted by Gibo

Only trout i'm interested in is coral trout

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I think a boys fishing trip could be in order. Your supplying the lures.

Let's go get some!

@7mmwsm.
My comments were meant to be light too mate. Wasnt trying to get at you

Marking centre for the wire. There are plenty of techniques for the wire but i have a theory i want to try

Originally Posted by Gibo

Marking centre for the wire. There are plenty of techniques for the wire but i have a theory i want to try

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You drilling a hole threw it or cutting a groove for it to sit in ?

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

You drilling a hole threw it or cutting a groove for it to sit in ?

Wire slotted, now to bash some lead into submission

Peening some lead. Might just hit it with the gas on a flat surface???

This may be a solution

I would think having it munched would be total validation of the project

Originally Posted by 7mmwsm

Gibo does it worry you that all this time and effort could be wasted by one toothy critter?

Never had a hit on topwater by a shark. Chances are slim

@Gibo. Try trolling at 6 knots with a red lure. Youll get plenty of sharks, especially makos. Even hammers in hot temps.

Originally Posted by Woody

@Gibo. Try trolling at 6 knots with a red lure. Youll get plenty of sharks, especially makos. Even hammers in hot temps.

Ha ha Yeah had sharks on trolling lures plenty, don’t need to be red either. I more meaning casting lures. A few mates have had follows from the harbour bronzies but i havnt had one at all, cant see it changing much by throwing a home made lure