Have always been a fan of these baits but have never found the 3/4oz. size (Clunn used them on the St. Johns) I have googled and all of that but come up empty - the long drop blade is not available by itself.

I have indiana's and okie's in big sizes from lure part companies but not the long drop which I think is a very good design.

Any ideas?

[LURK=OFF]

Take the blades from a trickster and put them on a 3/4 oz frame, no flow chart required..

ps: not a fan of the trickster.

[LURK=ON]

I made my own version.

Haven't fished it yet.

Soon though.

A-Jay

16 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

I made my own version.

Haven't fished it yet.

Soon though.

A-Jay

   Been there, done that. Did NOT have good results. Don't know why, just didn't. Hope you do.  jj

25 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

I made my own version.

Haven't fished it yet.

Soon though.

A-Jay

How did you come up with all the extra Mepps blades ?

 

47 minutes ago, frogflogger said:

Have always been a fan of these baits but have never found the 3/4oz. size (Clunn used them on the St. Johns) I have googled and all of that but come up empty - the long drop blade is not available by itself.

I have indiana's and okie's in big sizes from lure part companies but not the long drop which I think is a very good design.

Any ideas?

The trickster blade looks to me like a willow with the end of the blade ground off and rounded. They can grind fairly quickly, however, if you're like me, you have a grinding machine. If you have a drill you can get a stone grinder attachment for a few bucks and can grind the willow that way? Seems like a lot of work tho.

1 hour ago, scaleface said:

How did you come up with all the extra Mepps blades ?

 

They weren't exactly 'extra' blades.

More along the lines of  'a sacrifice'.

Meaning, I chopped up perfectly good spinners to get them.

They were on sale at a little local sporting goods store.

That's when it hit me - "Hey, they look sort of like that long blade".

 

A-Jay

 

I think the sacrifice will be well worth it @A-Jay