04-28-2005, 11:07 AM
[cool][#0000ff]Here are the pics Powermaker sent to me before sending the actual goody. It works by laying the regular jig head down, hook side up, and then fitting the top part down over it, with the hook eye riding in the slot. The actual hook remains outside, and fits into a notch on the side, to keep it from moving during the flattening process.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Once the top part is fitted over the 4 stabilizing posts, you whack the raised center part with a hammer until you get the desired degree of flat.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have hammered a few heads up to about size 2, but the original model does not have a deep enough hook channel to allow using larger hooks, without damaging the hooks.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Sorry, I don't have pics of any of the machine made stuff yet, but I can tell you that they come out very uniform. The main thing is to flatten them just enough to get the gliding action, without making them so thin they will not hold the jig hook firmly. If you flatten them too much, the hook will rotate within the lead. Not good.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I am waiting to get together with Coldfooter, to see his "StrikeBack" lures. Same principle...flattening laterally to achieve a fluttering and gliding fall. He is a tinkerer too, and has a mold for making them in larger sizes. He has already scored some decent macks on Flaming Gorge with them.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Once the top part is fitted over the 4 stabilizing posts, you whack the raised center part with a hammer until you get the desired degree of flat.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have hammered a few heads up to about size 2, but the original model does not have a deep enough hook channel to allow using larger hooks, without damaging the hooks.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Sorry, I don't have pics of any of the machine made stuff yet, but I can tell you that they come out very uniform. The main thing is to flatten them just enough to get the gliding action, without making them so thin they will not hold the jig hook firmly. If you flatten them too much, the hook will rotate within the lead. Not good.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I am waiting to get together with Coldfooter, to see his "StrikeBack" lures. Same principle...flattening laterally to achieve a fluttering and gliding fall. He is a tinkerer too, and has a mold for making them in larger sizes. He has already scored some decent macks on Flaming Gorge with them.[/#0000ff]
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