12-06-2010, 07:41 PM
Checking out the multitude of colors, shapes, patterns and sized coming out of a certain Tube-orium - I've been inspired. First dabbled with glam-ing up some OLD rusty spoons. Then decided to try my hand at spinners and worm harness, Walleye rigs.
Maybe someday FlyGoddess will inspire me to tie flies too! The no-stink no-slime minnows....
Picked up a spinner making kit and some other blades and beads and got to some creating. Thought my daughter might get on board with the beads and painting. She loves doing crafty arts.
Picked up some Nailpolish and Holo-Stickers from a Dollar store. Most of the nailpolish flavors are "glitter".
I've used some or part of the stickers. Seems some stick better than others. Flat surfaces hold better than curved.
I tried some hybrid designs - with an inline spinner blade combined with a clevis hitched Indiana blade. Tried to match blade color with bead colors with the occasional hot spot or "eye" color jumping out. Even some of the prepainted blades - I added some pizzazz with Black Dots or Eye Spots. Often an edge of glitter for that extra flash.
I also created some "mini pop gear". Though I may be creating problems if the blades end up being too close together and don't spin well (water-test pending). Figured they should at least flutter and clack against one another.
Instead of just stacking up beads, and to be sure to leave enough "wiggle" for ease of spin - I dabbled with adding a (patent pending[:p]) [#ff0000]Kinky Coyote Crimp[/#ff0000] to the wire to hold the upper blade away. Figured the inline spinner will hold close, while the Indiana should flutter and flop more broadly. I'm sure there are some crimpy things I could use, but this was quick-easy, and free.
For one big worm-harness I have a single hook right below the spinner, with a trailing treble hook at the "tail". Including of of the inspiration Tubes.
Need to work on more "emulations" to "match the hatch". Like the Perchie pattern, rather than just random color themes. Just itching to get a chance to try them.
Maybe someday FlyGoddess will inspire me to tie flies too! The no-stink no-slime minnows....
Picked up a spinner making kit and some other blades and beads and got to some creating. Thought my daughter might get on board with the beads and painting. She loves doing crafty arts.
Picked up some Nailpolish and Holo-Stickers from a Dollar store. Most of the nailpolish flavors are "glitter".
I've used some or part of the stickers. Seems some stick better than others. Flat surfaces hold better than curved.
I tried some hybrid designs - with an inline spinner blade combined with a clevis hitched Indiana blade. Tried to match blade color with bead colors with the occasional hot spot or "eye" color jumping out. Even some of the prepainted blades - I added some pizzazz with Black Dots or Eye Spots. Often an edge of glitter for that extra flash.
I also created some "mini pop gear". Though I may be creating problems if the blades end up being too close together and don't spin well (water-test pending). Figured they should at least flutter and clack against one another.
Instead of just stacking up beads, and to be sure to leave enough "wiggle" for ease of spin - I dabbled with adding a (patent pending[:p]) [#ff0000]Kinky Coyote Crimp[/#ff0000] to the wire to hold the upper blade away. Figured the inline spinner will hold close, while the Indiana should flutter and flop more broadly. I'm sure there are some crimpy things I could use, but this was quick-easy, and free.
For one big worm-harness I have a single hook right below the spinner, with a trailing treble hook at the "tail". Including of of the inspiration Tubes.
Need to work on more "emulations" to "match the hatch". Like the Perchie pattern, rather than just random color themes. Just itching to get a chance to try them.