bassmaster8100

im kinda new to lure making but most of the cranks ive bought have rattles in them which i like, is there anyway that any of you know of to put rattles in or on cranks that you would build?

they look great, starting on my first ever crank tonight hope they come out good.

That rocks dude. Should be some good ones caught.

well i guess ill be waiting another month, ended up having to leave this months tourney early, had a little accident, my partner caught me with a crankbait to the back of the head while i was up swapping lures, hook was pretty deep so I ended up at the hospital getting it removed......better luck next month maybe

ya id be interested in seeing that

good job matt, they look good

ive been thinking of trying to make some soft plastics , and i would definetly want to do something original, so what does it mean to carve your master, how is this done? im pretty much a dummy when it comes to making my own lures but would like to learn

I dont cut mine just kind of fan them out. Never had probs with hookup when jigging.

ah didnt realize it was still in development, good looking lure tho

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do you use a swivel, if not that should fix your problem. i tie on a swivel drop down bout 6 to 8 inches tie my hook and of course the length of the leader varies and then last but not least i use a bell shaped sinker with a little wire loop on top. never had any probs with line twisting or tangling

Im in Mississippi, for some reason they dont have a division here but thinking of fishing the South Alabama division maybe next year. I dunno yet tho sure would be nice if they had a division locally tho, I dont why they dont have one here, have it in all the neighboring states, may have to do some traveling.

these all pretty good but I prefer the Bill Lewis rattle traps, cant beat em.

Im gonna agree with roadwarrior you need to use the bigger senko. I use the 5 inch.

Not here, Ive always had great luck with BPS.

the way i rig my dropshot is with a swivel on top then about 6 to 8 inches of line tie on my hook and then the length of the leader varies and then of course you have the sinker. I get my sinkers at wal-mart just some cheapos but theyve worked out perfect for me its a bell shaped type with a little wire loop on top. Never had any problems with line twisting or tangling.

Welcome aboard, this is a pretty awesome site isnt it. Ive definetly learned alot here.

lol.......thats how it is where im from

NO, I dont think this will ever happen to me. I usually walk out with an empty wallet.....lol

This has been the year of adjustments I guess you could say for me, in the past Ive been almost exclusively a finesse guy and this year Ive began learning to become versatile. Before this year it was soft plastics, buzzbaits on early mornings, spinnerbaits and jigs occasionally. But in 07 Ive added several topwater lures to my arsenal, finally starting learning to fish a crankbait and rattletrap effectively. Become pretty good with the spinnerbait and jig. Still working on perfecting some of those presentations and tecniques. Just started fishing the swimbait, another for me to learn. Im slowly transforming from a finesse angler to a versatile one. Im also starting to see an increase in the size of my fish which is always a good thing. One of my favorite things about bassin is learning new stuff.

Im glad to hear some of you mention the rattle trap. This is a lure that I was considering for this saturday's tournament but then had some doubt after we've been getting all this rain. But after hearing couple of you guys having luck on em in muddy water looks like I need to stick to the plan, Ill definetly have one tied on.

me too, i hear alot of people talking about having probs with line twisting and the set up getting tangled up, I dunno how everybody rigs theirs but I fish a drop shot alot and I never have these probs. I tie on a swivel drop down about 6 to 8 inches i tie my hook and then the leader between the hook and the sinker and the length of that may vary depending on the situation. Those bell shaped sinkers with the little wire loop on top is the only sinkers Ive ever tried on there but they worked out for me perfect so Ive never seen the need to try anything different.

been there, done that.....this is great, i thought i was the only one doing things like this! lol.....been there,either that or make a little trip by my boat before I make it to the house to stash all the new tackle.....hehehe

spinnerbait

same here and welcome to the forum by the way