those really look good mr. ship. will the eye stay in good? and does snake river have a website for the minnows?
These are plastic minnows with prosthetic brass hourglass eyes. I was playing around with some plastic minnows I got from Snake River and was trying to make them more realistic. I took brass hourglass eyes, the kind I make Clouser Minnows with, and painted a black pupil on the gold brass.
Take a hot thin needle and insert it through the plastic minnow. Wiggle the prosthetic eye through the opening.
Last edited by shipahoy41; 09-03-2011 at 07:16 PM.
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those really look good mr. ship. will the eye stay in good? and does snake river have a website for the minnows?
Very good idea Mike
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HI use a very small needle so the hole is tiny. Wedge the brass eye in. No glue is necessary. You can send a pm to snake river or go to Home
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i like those.......you are a very talented lure maker!!!!!
Interesting! Let us know what kinds of rigging you find most productive with these.
man those r awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Very cool indeed! Nice colors too. Hey Ship,those kinda look like mini- "Corkys" -A favored Texas Inshore lure, that was ,until a few years ago,(Mirrolure/L&S bought them out-"Paul Brown Series") only made and sold in Texas since the 70s- Looks like those Ol' Papermouths would literally devour those baits! An Old Salt down in Florida years ago, handed me some "Rattle Eyes" that were Glass Rattles that came with a tiny copper tube to reem a hole in the plastic baits. They worked wonders. Too bad they dont make them anymore. Thanks for posting.
NICE!!!!! Great Idea.
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