Ice Blades

[snake River]

We made up some ice blades today they are three-quarter inch.

[MCG1]

Looks good Bob. What weight, what size hook. What does the back side look like? Can you move that dot down to the bottom of the bait?

[snake River]

Looks good Bob. What weight, what size hook. What does the back side look like? Can you move that dot down to the bottom of the bait?

Hook size number six the blade size is about 3/4 of an inch weight is pretty close to about 1/32oz. Yes we can move the dot around anywhere.

[BuckeyeCrappie]

Nice!

[MCG1]

Good looking bait Bob. I will send a PM on payday.

[shipahoy41]

We made up some ice blades today they are three-quarter inch.

Well done my friend. I started off making "Pinmins" over 50 years ago in Akron Ohio. I learned the technique from Jack Manda who owned a bait shop on Portage Lakes. I supplied his shop with "Pinmins" which stood for Pin Minnows for about a dozen years. That is what we called Ice blades back then. Folks, they are great in hard water and also soft water. Lately, I have also been soldering ice blades too, but in a different style so you can tie some Marabou on them. Here is a photo. Just solder a #6 jig hook to the small shell Snake River. It will make the ice blade like a glider action. Weight will be about 1/64th ounce. The white yarn wrap represents a wax worm and the marabou gives it action. It also holds "Slab Sauce" quite well.






Mike

[snake River]

Well done my friend. I started off making "Pinmins" over 50 years ago in Akron Ohio. I learned the technique from Jack Manda who owned a bait shop on Portage Lakes. I supplied his shop with "Pinmins" which stood for Pin Minnows for about a dozen years. That is what we called Ice blades back then. Folks, they are great in hard water and also soft water. Lately, I have also been soldering ice blades too, but in a different style so you can tie some Marabou on them. Here is a photo. Just solder a #6 jig hook to the small shell Snake River. It will make the ice blade like a glider action. Weight will be about 1/64th ounce. The white yarn wrap represents a wax worm and the marabou gives it action. It also holds "Slab Sauce" quite well.







Mike

Mike where are getting your long shank gold hooks to fit a regular ice blade Number size 6 in 4. Another question on the size of Willow leaf blades would a number 3 be about an inch and a half .
Soldering a jig hook to a regular Colorado blade does that wobble when you jig it.

[shipahoy41]

Mike where are getting your long shank gold hooks to fit a regular ice blade Number size 6 in 4. Another question on the size of Willow leaf blades would a number 3 be about an inch and a half .
Soldering a jig hook to a regular Colorado blade does that wobble when you jig it.

Janns Netcraft out of Maumee Ohio. I try and keep my pinmin profile no longer than 1.32 inches. I love the gliding profile as you slowly pull or retrieve it under the bobber.

Mike

[snake River]

Janns Netcraft out of Maumee Ohio. I try and keep my pinmin profile no longer than 1.32 inches. I love the gliding profile as you slowly pull or retrieve it under the bobber.

Mike

Mike are you using vinyl paint on your little ice blades. We were using powder paint the problem is if you get it too hot the Sauter melts in the hook Falls off so I have to be really careful if I use the powder paint heat wise.

[shipahoy41]

Mike are you using vinyl paint on your little ice blades. We were using powder paint the problem is if you get it too hot the Sauter melts in the hook Falls off so I have to be really careful if I use the powder paint heat wise.

I am using powder paint. After you solder the ice jig while it is warm, hold the ice jig over the powder paint jar and spoon your color(s) on with the tip of a butter knife. Shake off excess powder paint back into the jar. Continue to hold the ice jig with the forceps. Lightly touch the back of the ice jig with your soldering iron for two seconds at a time and then remove the jig from touching the soldering iron. Repeat this process two seconds at a time. You will see the paint begin to melt. That is when you immediately stop the process. Remove the jig from the forceps and see it aside to cool and dry.

I only make my ice jigs one at a time through the entire process.

Mike