Irishrover
That's hands down the ugliest spoon i've ever seen, but I could definitly see a steelie chasing that down and crushing it.
I can see a little caveman influence.... and a little Irish influence... its a crosspollonation lure........ it will nock u.v right off the top shelf! you hiring?
Julio Thomson Buel 1821 made the first spoon. Troutdude you are right. But did you know he got the idea fron Rancid Crabbtrees great grandfather!
"There's a tackle shop in Oakridge. I stopped in there last summer, and visited w/ Bert (the owner). In a display case, Bert showed me an 1800's (maybe early 20th century) cast iron block that was used to hammer out different sized spoons. It was really neat!" By Troutdude
I need to go see this devise. I hammered mine over a 2" towing ball with a ball pin hamer. Only hit my finger twice. I think I'm going to have fun with these spoons. I'm going to try to make a FST next and try it out in the ocean next season.
Being that you did this at RETIRED labor rate how long did this take to make? RETIRED and work at the same rate
Hmmm...I think I've heard of that "cross"...me thinks it's called "caveish".