Thread: FIELD TESTING THE TEXAS STAR AND THE SILVER LIGHTNING STINGER MINNOW photos

It looks like a professional job Mike .

Originally Posted by jackie53

Thanks Ship glad to see ya getting out.thanks for post always wear your life jacket.Beautiful lake in the back ground.You are blessed my friend.

That was one of the things I really liked about the post....and the YIPPIE juice!

When I took the coast guard boating course everyone else had big boats and I had a dingy boat. I used to say " Shipahoy and I' ll see you on the water. One day someone told me I said that 41 times and from then on i was Shipahoy 41.

Ship, love your post. Some day when I grow up, I want to be just like you. lol

Ship I still have the scent recipe you gave me a few years ago. I have kelp some in the boat all the time. I usually just put some of your formula in the zip lock bags with lures to add the scent.
Does the sugar and Koolaid help the formula to be better.
(Thisrecipe is for Small Amounts....Heat, stir well until salts dissolve,put in spray bottle)

1/4tsp Anise Oil
3/4tsp sea salt
1/2tsp garlic salt
6teaspoons of water
3teaspoons Canola Oil
1/2tsp Cod Liver Oil (or Glycerin)
5cups of Confidence
2cups of Patience

Forlarger amounts just double of triple the recipe


(Mike)aka Shipahoy41 made this recipe

Originally Posted by scrat

Ship I still have the scent recipe you gave me a few years ago. I have kelp some in the boat all the time. I usually just put some of your formula in the zip lock bags with lures to add the scent.
Does the sugar and Koolaid help the formula to be better.
(Thisrecipe is for Small Amounts....Heat, stir well until salts dissolve,put in spray bottle)

1/4tsp Anise Oil
3/4tsp sea salt
1/2tsp garlic salt
6teaspoons of water
3teaspoons Canola Oil
1/2tsp Cod Liver Oil (or Glycerin)
5cups of Confidence
2cups of Patience

Forlarger amounts just double of triple the recipe


(Mike)aka Shipahoy41 made this recipe

The sugar sweetens and the koolaid tastes great. All this does is give the Crappie one more reason not to let go of the lure yet. It is just like when you are sucking on a really great BBQ rib bone. You want to get all of it. By the time the crappie figures it out then he or she is on the was to another Lake called Lake Crisco. I added the little YUM / Gulp for added lubricant and scent.

Originally Posted by shipahoy41

I conducted a field test of the Texas Star minnow created by Bob Hinkle (Snake River) and my own Shipahoy 41 handcrafted Silver lightning Stinger Minnows yesterday at Lake Purdy in Alabama. These were the only two soft plastic baits that were used. No live bait was allowed in this testing. Crappie nibbles or liquid scent was used as needed. My home made scent had some Gulp, peanut oil, anise, sugar and garlic salt heated in a microwave to liquify all ingredients.

The weather was 55 degrees to start with an expected high of 84 degrees. Winds were out of the southeast at about 15 knots so there was a chop on the water. The method of fishing was single pole long line trolling. I was in a rental 16' Jon Boat from the marina with only a32 pound thrust trolling motor to navigate the entire lake. For those of you familiar with Lake Purdy I launched from the marina, Trolled to the Grants Mill Bridge area, to the Dam, and back to the marina. Trolling speed was .5 miles per hour.

These are the bait of choice for this field test: The Texas Star Monkey Milk) and the Silver Lightning Stinger Minnow (Clear glitter and Chartreuse tail) The jig heads were 1/8 ounce in pink or chartreuse only and the fishing method was long line trolling.

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I put on my life jacket and prepared to fish. You should always wear your PFD (Personal Floatation Device and tell someone where you will be fishing. This is for your own safety.

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Slowly I began to fill the livewell with fish. Both of the lures tested caught Crappie, Spotted Bass, Catfish, and even Shellcracker. The biggest crappie of the day was this 15 inch crappie.

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At the end of the test period these were the results and my observations. Both of these lures tested were very effective and will put fish in the boat and food on your table. They are excellent for long line trolling. I personally caught 32 Crappie. Many were about 7 inches, but I boated 16 keepers over 11 inches in length. I caught 7 Spotted Bass and 1 Channel Catfish with these lures too. I also caught about 10 shellcracker who just could not resist trying to mess with the lure too. I am Shipahoy41 and I approve this message.

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You ought to post this on the Alabama board....you might find someone to fish with.

Originally Posted by "G"

You ought to post this on the Alabama board....you might find someone to fish with.

Thanks David. I did post it there.

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