Originally Posted by
Spoonminnow
I stopped using a spoon as a mold years ago though I still use a teaspoon (lure on the top) or tablespoon (one on the bottom) for topwater bass baits.
When the time is right for surface lures in weeds, bass clobber them! I do use silicone strands for the rear skirt which sways with every
waddle and
floating plastic.
For spoon minnows, I only needed a glossy floor tile held at angle pouring a wide area, cutting the minnow shape (box cutter blade at left) and dip the body three times. A lure I can
always depend on regardless of season.
examples:
But as you well know they sell aluminum molds that do the same thing far faster and in different shapes and sizes depending on the mold:
Plus, I can always cut off the thin tail and attach it to a thin flat body using a candle flame. Thin flat bodies and tails used with very slow retrieves provide the action I prefer and especially under a float.
Great looking pours.
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