Recent content by Senkosam

Numbers that high suggest hitting schools and catching over a dozen fish from each. Loosely suspending groups of fish hanging out in open water also adds up. Late summer has seen a large drop in numbers, with 30 being high. Fish can be anywhere in open water, not relating to structure. As we get...

If you mean the bottom photo on the right - white perch. Perch strike trolled lures and all the lures pictured.

Used the curl tail and other shapes with the spinner-jig or Beetle Spin.

Swall swimbaits are the rage! But in my case, my interest in crankbaits is growing, along with MicroChatterbaits with various trailers. Now that I've beveled curly tails, more grub body shapes with that tail will be tried.

When it's too hot, windy or raining, I'm in my basement workshop (a small table in front of a TV) coming up with new and different plastic lure shapes. I have three local lakes to test them and try to test at least 8 - all rigged on light ball head jigs. Winners catch many fish when fish are...

Mods and hybrids keep on coming: This is a french fry stick + curl tail Same body + straight flat tail French fry segment + claw Rough surface grub shortened by cutting off part of the body and melting the ends back together - it caught perch, bass and especially many large crappie! and...

I beat my record for that lake May 11 with nearly 120 fish caught.

Yesterday was phenomenal! The day was cloudy, chilly (50) with a steady +15 mph wind. The lake has a seasonal weed that grows thick in areas, thereby allowing only topwater lures. But once I left the dock, the sonar showed those weeds on the bottom but not near the surface, allowing casting all...

Other than putting glitter into the mold, I recently heated one side of the lure with a lighter and sprinkled holographic glitter on it. Even in low light, the twinkle of the multi-color dots of glitter can't help but be noticed even in dim light or in the shade. The glitter is on the surface/...

The nice thing about modifying lures - hard or soft - are the variety of new stuff that can catch fish. Why buy new & improved when you can improve a older lure? A candle flame and scissors or razor blade are my favorite tools to modify soft plastics. You just take the body of one and melt it...

Superb quality!

Update: A buddy from my fishing club told me about a guy who fixes outboards from his garage. Granted, he was 35 min. away but well worth the trip! I towed the boat along with the 2.5hp. He ordered parts for both, which took over a week. Once they were both done, I was shown the old parts that...

LOVE oregonfishingforum !!! One of my favorites.

I just happened to bag some glitter for a customer and noticed how it sparkled when looking at it from different directions. So I put a drop of nail polish on the concave surface of a small Colorado blade and sprinkled fine gold hologram sparkle. No matter what angle viewed, various colors...

My previous post discussed lure contrast such as anything that contrasts with nature, be it lure color and/or action. Here's a contrast based idea I had mulling around in my basement workshop. I still have bags of glitter in my basement from the days I used to sell to lure makers/sellers. I...