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Post by john1960 on Nov 25, 2007 13:19:29 GMT -1
I am very interested in making my own lures and would love to start making devon minnows. Has anyone on here ever made them before? Is it hard to do? Does anyone have a guide on how to make them?
thanks guys
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Post by stumpyguy01 on Nov 25, 2007 16:40:57 GMT -1
John,a friend of mine turns his own bodies for Devons,got a little workshop in garage,he has several bits of equipment including lathes etc,i can pm you his number and may be able to help more with the process.he also sells the bodies unpainted with or without fins(about 15p each)these are what i buy and spray them up myself using an air fix spray gun,have been doing some for a month now for next season,a little tip is to get some without fins in smaller sizes and you can use these for making floatin flyin c's  ..  stumpy.... |
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Post by john1960 on Nov 25, 2007 17:22:32 GMT -1
Hey,
I have never heard of floating flying c's! Does the fella have an email address? I would prefer to make my own, so if he could give me a few tips it would be brillant.
Those minnow look fantastic!
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Post by stumpyguy01 on Mar 30, 2008 14:19:34 GMT -1
I have been spraying some Devons up and have added some silver glitter to the back of the bait while the black paint is still wet,will then varnish to seal it all in,just adds a little bit more to the bait i think ;D ;D...  stumpy.... |
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Post by sewinbasher on Mar 31, 2008 13:29:38 GMT -1
You can buy the plastic bodies in two halves from any number of places - just glue together and paint.
I find that apart from the classic combinations of a dark back colour with contrasting lighter belly, the best colour variations are quite large bars or blobs of colour as small ones just don't show when the bait is spinning.
My most successful home made salmon bait was a 2" or 2.5" plastic (or wooden) devon with a black back, red sides and yellow belly. The best devon minnow pattern overall was the old Hattons of Hereford wooden model in brown and gold (with bars and fins painted on) which was without equal on the Wye once the colour had gone out of the water.
Both have to be fished about a yard behind a heavyish Wye lead so that the lead bumps the bottom and the minnow flutters just clear.
Although very pretty I have doubts about those in the photo above with the glitter - wouldn't the subtlety of the glitter just get lost in a blur as the thing rotates?
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Post by silverinvicta on Apr 1, 2008 7:27:15 GMT -1
Hi Stumps....
any chance of your mates phone number, i would,nt mind a few of those shells, beats sticking the things together... and the price sounds right.
Si....
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Post by stumpyguy01 on Apr 1, 2008 16:29:29 GMT -1
sewinbasher,
Although very pretty I have doubts about those in the photo above with the glitter - wouldn't the subtlety of the glitter just get lost in a blur as the thing rotates?
When the devons spinning you should be able to see all the detail on the bait,and it shouldn't be a blurry flashing bait,if the bait is like that its usually spinning to fast and the angle of the fins needs to be adjusted to slow the revolutions down slightly...
stumpy....
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Post by shocker on Apr 1, 2008 16:50:47 GMT -1
sewinbasher, Although very pretty I have doubts about those in the photo above with the glitter - wouldn't the subtlety of the glitter just get lost in a blur as the thing rotates?When the devons spinning you should be able to see all the detail on the bait,and it shouldn't be a blurry flashing bait,if the bait is like that its usually spinning to fast and the angle of the fins needs to be adjusted to slow the revolutions down slightly... stumpy.... I was going to ask you about that.....the bait has got to have quite a slow spin rate otherwise there wouldnt be much point putting eyes on,and people like yourself who know what they are doing have been using eyes on minnows for many years  I think I have always fished them too fast.On an even flow what is best?To cast straight across and let the thing fish as it swings round to the current,or to retieve?I have always found that on any kind of retrieve they appear to spin (what looks like) too fast ???Maybe the problem is that I have several with plastic rather than metal vanes and cannot reset the angle at the bankside....... |
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Post by stumpyguy01 on Apr 1, 2008 17:28:39 GMT -1
Shocker,
i always cast mine slightly down stream of me,so the bait starts working as soon as it hits the water,the hardest bit of fishing the minnow right is to get the weight used right so the devon fishes round at the right speed(to slow and it drops and keeps snagging,to fast and it doesn't give the fish chance to take especially in early spring with low water temperaters),i let my bait swing round on its on steam,then start a slow wind as the bait is reaching slow water so the bait keeps working near enough all the way back to the rod tip,lots of fish hang just on that crease of the current and a bait is often took as the it drawn up from behind the fish and into view....i also keep clear of traditionl wire mounts as they add unwanted weight to the bait(cotton buds and sequinns for me,alot cheaper aswell)
stumpy....
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Post by shocker on Apr 2, 2008 10:21:02 GMT -1
Shocker, i always cast mine slightly down stream of me,so the bait starts working as soon as it hits the water,the hardest bit of fishing the minnow right is to get the weight used right so the devon fishes round at the right speed(to slow and it drops and keeps snagging,to fast and it doesn't give the fish chance to take especially in early spring with low water temperaters),i let my bait swing round on its on steam,then start a slow wind as the bait is reaching slow water so the bait keeps working near enough all the way back to the rod tip,lots of fish hang just on that crease of the current and a bait is often took as the it drawn up from behind the fish and into view....i also keep clear of traditionl wire mounts as they add unwanted weight to the bait(cotton buds and sequinns for me,alot cheaper aswell) stumpy.... I see!Thanks mate,a lot clearer on the concept now |
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