Dichro lure shapes - Page 3

Troutski · 06-21-2008, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by FishSchooler

If that lure is glass, what if a total hoggish fatty lunker snapped it in half, then killed itself by scratching his throat or mouth?

To start off with the glass is tempered and I have yet to even chip one on a rock or other obstructions let alone break one. As far as the fish being injured, how many lures or hooks have you lost in a fish ? Soft plastic baits never decompose and yet we all use them. The weights we all use are primarily made from lead, which we all know are toxic but we use them anyway. If a fish is going to take a lure or break one off during a fight then thats the way it goes. Personally I use them on a regular basis and they produce very nice fish on a daily basis.

Chuck

ArcticAmoeba · 06-23-2008, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Troutski

"You know there are alot of glass art places around here you can always call em up and see if 100 lures is worth it. It would be."

What do you mean worth it ? I can atest that they work on catching fish.

Chuck

I have asked a couple of local glass art shops around Portland what the cost would be to produce a few nice dichro lures, and they said it would be very expensive for basically less than 50 or so, but if I wanted 70 or 100, they said the price would drop substantially. That is all I was alluding to...And I suppose even if I did pay the 20-30 bucks each for a few lures that I know for a fact catch fish it is cheaper than most guides right?

Troutski · 06-23-2008, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by ArcticAmoeba

I have asked a couple of local glass art shops around Portland what the cost would be to produce a few nice dichro lures, and they said it would be very expensive for basically less than 50 or so, but if I wanted 70 or 100, they said the price would drop substantially. That is all I was alluding to...And I suppose even if I did pay the 20-30 bucks each for a few lures that I know for a fact catch fish it is cheaper than most guides right?

Luckily I made most of the lures, the glass was free and the other were experimental prototypes so they were free. If it was a twenty dollar lure...I am not sure I would bite myself. They do work but so do $3.50 Kastmaters and Lil Cleo's... I seem to use the Dicroic Lures when fishing deep; using the downrigger. Tight lines.

Chuck

chris61182 · 06-23-2008, 06:47 PM

I imagine it would be substantially cheaper to make them yourself rather than have a glass shop do it for you. I know OSU has classes and a craft center membership where you can do just that. I assume that there have to be private shops set up in a similar fashion.

FishSchooler · 06-23-2008, 07:51 PM

I've only lost 1 hook in a fish... if it wasn't a snag =D

ArcticAmoeba · 06-24-2008, 06:29 PM

Troutski - I know what you mean about lil cleos and other comercially available products. They have a proven record, and are cheap.(comparativly) Some of your lures just look so gorgeous, that i can't imagine them not being productive. I have found some summer classes at the NW college of Art where i can hopefully learn a little more about shaping molten sand... Thanks also for the downrigger info very good to know.

FishSchooler · 06-25-2008, 04:26 PM

Those spoonish lures are sure mighty looking. One interesting fact I found that originally, spoons were actually spoons with hooks... They were used for lake trout mostly, I was thinking of taking a soldering iron and melting the round side off. You could melt some holes, paint some dots or something. that would be great for a really cheap price.

Troutski · 06-26-2008, 03:22 AM

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Originally Posted by ArcticAmoeba

Troutski - I know what you mean about lil cleos and other comercially available products. They have a proven record, and are cheap.(comparativly) Some of your lures just look so gorgeous, that i can't imagine them not being productive. I have found some summer classes at the NW college of Art where i can hopefully learn a little more about shaping molten sand... Thanks also for the downrigger info very good to know.

Your quite welcome....hope it helps, that is what this site is all about.

Chuck

ArcticAmoeba · 06-27-2008, 12:57 PM

Oh it will Chuck. My dads friend ended up putting 3 simple designs and shapes together on his home torch, that we are all planning on using sometime next weekend. Hopefully at Green Peter for a little derby teaser.

When we get the lures I'll post pictures. I'm going to need the criticisim, because we have never tried doing this before.

06-23-2008, 07:51 PM	#25
FishSchooler Master Angler Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Lake Oswego Posts: 571	I've only lost 1 hook in a fish... if it wasn't a snag =D __________________ Give a man some powerbait, he'll fish for a day, teach the man how to make powerbait, he won't be fishing at all.

06-24-2008, 06:29 PM	#26
ArcticAmoeba Master Angler Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: O.C. Posts: 330	Troutski - I know what you mean about lil cleos and other comercially available products. They have a proven record, and are cheap.(comparativly) Some of your lures just look so gorgeous, that i can't imagine them not being productive. I have found some summer classes at the NW college of Art where i can hopefully learn a little more about shaping molten sand... Thanks also for the downrigger info very good to know. __________________ Get Bent...Yo Rod That Is.

06-25-2008, 04:26 PM	#27
FishSchooler Master Angler Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Lake Oswego Posts: 571	Those spoonish lures are sure mighty looking. One interesting fact I found that originally, spoons were actually spoons with hooks... They were used for lake trout mostly, I was thinking of taking a soldering iron and melting the round side off. You could melt some holes, paint some dots or something. that would be great for a really cheap price. __________________ Give a man some powerbait, he'll fish for a day, teach the man how to make powerbait, he won't be fishing at all.

06-27-2008, 12:57 PM	#29
ArcticAmoeba Master Angler Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: O.C. Posts: 330	Oh it will Chuck. My dads friend ended up putting 3 simple designs and shapes together on his home torch, that we are all planning on using sometime next weekend. Hopefully at Green Peter for a little derby teaser. When we get the lures I'll post pictures. I'm going to need the criticisim, because we have never tried doing this before. __________________ Get Bent...Yo Rod That Is.

06-23-2008, 06:47 PM	#24
chris61182 Master Angler Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hillsboro/Beaverton Area Posts: 535	I imagine it would be substantially cheaper to make them yourself rather than have a glass shop do it for you. I know OSU has classes and a craft center membership where you can do just that. I assume that there have to be private shops set up in a similar fashion.

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