Striper season is well underway. And while I’ve done plenty of fishing (over 100 schoolies with 2 keepers mixed in), I have been terrible at updating this site. Never the less, a project which I started months ago, when stripers were merely in the thoughts that kept me awake at night has finally been completed. My first plug.
Back in February or March I had the wild idea of making some lures, or plugs as most surf guys call them. I don’t even spin fish very often but the idea of creating my own lures, fooling fish with my own creations, was too appealing to pass up. Also I had too much winter time on my hands and watched a few too many videos on the subject. Gears were turning in my head.
After I turned the blanks, I let them sit around for a while, distracted with other projects. I eventually ordered the hardware I needed to complete them and again let it all sit around a while longer. At some point I gave the blanks some paint and after again leaving them to age for another month, finally set about finishing them. Unfortunately I don’t have any in progress pictures, I’ll create a post for that in the future when I make my next one.
Only one blank passed muster and made it to final form. Even that one I thought was toast. I have enough wire for about twenty plugs though so I wasn’t too concerned if it didn’t work out. I think it did work out though; I think it looks pretty darn fishy. Check it out:
It weighs in at 1.38oz so while I’m sure it won’t set any distance records, I think it’ll do just fine. I’m sure if I find any blitzing blues on my kayak this will kill them. I have the hardware and plans to make more of varying designs so stay tuned.
Hook & Spoke 