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My Phenix Chatterbait clone

Munkin
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The head on the top is from Phenix and the bottom one I made. I have some of the black nickel hooks but they break every time I try to punch them open. Phenix uses at least 3 different hooks that I know of? The two hooks pictured are what is on most of the Phenix baits I own. The wire keeper I added so there was something to hold the trailer on.

 

Allen

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    Have you tried heating the hooks to soften them before punching?  You could heat and then air cool to soften them or get frisky and punch them while hot.  

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    On ‎5‎/‎22‎/‎2018 at 7:23 PM, fishwizzard said:

    Have you tried heating the hooks to soften them before punching?  You could heat and then air cool to soften them or get frisky and punch them while hot.  

    I will try that as I have already broken more hooks than I would care to. Phenix makes a casting jig which is basically a chatterbait without the blade. Trying to punch these I have broken 5 baits so far in a attempt to put blades on them.

     

    Allen

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