Topic: Newest large blade baits... 1/2oz, 3/4oz and 1oz (Read 9278 times)

djkimmel · « **Reply #20 on:** January 15, 2018, 10:42:04 PM »

Shoot... I couldn't even draw your attention away long enough Saturday to slide some away along the table when you stopped by to say hi!

Good to see you again! You really do have some talent there!

21XDC · « **Reply #21 on:** January 16, 2018, 04:55:55 AM »

You were the one too busy for me.... I wanted to hang around, But you told me you were busy with work. I took the hint and left you alone.

It's OK

djkimmel · « **Reply #22 on:** January 17, 2018, 07:26:09 PM »

My brain was too scattered to be giving hints... don't try to read my mind. You could get hurt

You're always welcome to visit and stay as long as you like no matter was blather is coming out of my mouth!

djkimmel · « **Reply #23 on:** September 16, 2018, 09:10:00 PM »

Yeah... never go by what I say when I'm sleep deprived (which is much of the time). Sometimes I'm just repeating the things everyone else is saying just to say something... bad habit I need to break. The best part of being at the shows during cabin fever season is talking to other anglers.

I'm well aware of the concept of 'free' as websites are 'free' right? Maybe unless you run software the cheap hosts won't let you run and you need to BUY something with a lot more horsepower than share hosting... Leasing a web server that runs everything isn't cheap... but we all have to have something to do with our time.

Those big, bright-colored blade baits are wild. Look like something from the 'Color C'lector' or however that thing was spelled. I just remember it almost always told me to throw green almost everywhere in Michigan...

21XDC · « **Reply #24 on:** September 17, 2018, 04:48:08 AM »

Color-C-Lector …. I remember those since I had one too... LOL... It suggested two different colors at the same time. One on the left side of the boat, and one on the right... LOL... I lost confidence in it right away. I sold it or gave it away for free to someone.

I must have been 15-16yrs old.

dartag · « **Reply #25 on:** September 17, 2018, 06:22:11 AM »

My lake was back to 77 degrees yesterday. Going to be a while before you break them things out.

detroit1 · « **Reply #26 on:** September 25, 2018, 06:39:28 PM »

Ha Ha color c lector...didn't own one but I remember them. But, I;ve got that beat..i'm looking at the (in pristine condition mind you), the TR-VII Fish Call as I write this. My dad bought it in the early 70's. You gotta see this thing. It's a 4" clear plastic capsule that has maybe 30' of wire leading to a hand control. Evidently this capsule has a light, emits "sonic sound waves" in the "desired" 10 to 100 cycle range, and a place to put the fish attracting pellets. (included) What a hoot! I don't think we ever even tried it out...

djkimmel · « **Reply #27 on:** November 19, 2018, 11:55:40 PM »

I wonder if that is the same 'fish call' we bought when I was still a young Irish lad in the early 70's?? This has to be around 1970-72... I remember we dropped it down a hole one day while ice fishing somewhere in the Flint to Pontiac area.

All the 'adult' men-folk were talking or something a few feet away but I was watching that hole! Something was bound to happen!! Suddenly, the BIGGEST BASS I'd ever seen swam right through my view down that hole!! I practically swallowed my tongue and tripped over my own feet trying to shout to the 'adults' to, "come quick!! Giant fish in the hole!!! HUGE!!!"

Of course, no 'adult' was going to pay attention to just a kid... I was shouting for my dad at least. Finally... he turned around and said something like, "what are you yelling about?" I tried to explain too fast about the GIANT bass that I'd just seen swim through the cone of water below. I remember we were also in pretty shallow water at the time. He listened just long enough to hear me stammer about Big Fish swimming around the new fish call before shaking his head while laughing to all the 'men-folk' about 'that kid and his imagination.'

Ha ha ha… kids, right... shaking their heads in their mirth... and the men-folk went back to talking about whatever men-folk talk about without another second of attention to the little kid who was trying to get his line untangled from around the new fish call because he was so excited he couldn't pull it out of the water before trying to catch the Giant Bass on a tiny hook and bait, though the kid tried to pull up the fish call, then remembered the fish might leave if the fish call wasn't down there, then remembered he couldn't see the fish anymore, then remembered he was tangling his line on the fish call cord and would probably break off the Giant Fish even if he hooked it, then remembered fish swim and who knows where it was now that he wasted precious seconds trying to convince the 'adults' there was a Giant Fish down there...

In the end, I felt like throwing my tiny ice pole down the hole and sitting on the ice in frustration... but I'm a redhead. We can be stubborn. I thought you can't see very far down an ice hole... that Giant Fish might be only a few feet away... maybe sitting under the men-folk listening to their 'adult' stories (whatever those are...)

Who needs adults!?! I pulled up that fish call and commenced to FISHING!! I was going to catch that Giant Fish. I hardly even thought about how if I caught the Giant Fish that would show them!!! No... I just WANTED to catch that fish!!

I'm still trying to catch it... one of these days... 'that kid and his imagination...' I don't care if no one believes me... I SAW IT!! It's down there... we'll see who's laughing then...

djkimmel · « **Reply #28 on:** November 19, 2018, 11:57:54 PM »

Wonder what ever happened to that fish call... I think it got tossed on a back shelf because "it doesn't work." Though, I know one person (me) who's always wondered... maybe it DOES work!?!

But not the color selector - those don't work... though... I do throw lots of green to this day... and sometimes red (because once in a great while it would shock me and say red instead of green...)

21XDC · « **Reply #29 on:** November 20, 2018, 05:02:54 AM »

Recently I made a mold for bigger/heavier blade baits.

1 1/4, 1 1/2 and 1 3/4oz

djkimmel · « **Reply #30 on:** November 22, 2018, 11:28:20 AM »

What are you after with those?? Sturgeon?!?

djkimmel · « **Reply #31 on:** November 22, 2018, 11:32:54 AM »

I'm curious what kind of action those fancy minnow head blades have verses the more traditional type head you showed in the 1st set of pictures?

21XDC · « **Reply #32 on:** November 22, 2018, 12:10:48 PM »

The larger body has a thump instead of quick vibe. These heads allow the bait to stand up on the bottom at times. They swim much more realistic as well.

djkimmel · « **Reply #33 on:** December 01, 2018, 01:00:47 AM »

That does sound intriguing. Could maybe even use them as a lipless crank (no rattle, but sometimes that's good?). I've tried that a few times with small blade baits in the past with unexciting results.

21XDC · « **Reply #34 on:** December 01, 2018, 08:30:54 AM »

The bigger ones like I make have more flash, move more water/vibration, and actually jingle/rattle very loud from the bigger hooks and bigger body. Almost like a bell.

djkimmel · « **Reply #35 on:** January 20, 2019, 05:15:08 PM »

You could call them 'cow bell?!?'

Mojo · « **Reply #36 on:** April 28, 2019, 11:27:43 PM »

Hey. So tell me more about the cadence ? Or how to use this 1oz. Blade bait for smallies ? It seems to catch on itself. or lose it?s vibration?

21XDC · « **Reply #37 on:** April 29, 2019, 04:33:43 AM »

Lob cast it, Don't let it fall back on slack line. This is what causes any blade bait to tumble down and tangle for the most part. Use the 2nd-3rd hole back, Lift as slow as you can and still feel it vibrate about 3-4 times... Set it back down on a semi tight line. The fish will eat it great like this. Also sometimes it work better to let it sit for longer than you want.

dartag · « **Reply #38 on:** April 29, 2019, 07:00:18 AM »

Time to put them away on Union Lake. Fished 8 hours on my lake yesterday. Saturday I caught probably 20 on a blade in 47 degree water. Yesterday we had our club tournament. Fished a blade for a while without a bite. Picked up a 3" swimbait and caught 4 in 4 casts. Fished the rest of the day and caught close to 50 bass. My partner caught a bunch also. By the end of the day the bass had moved up and were fanning beds.

Thanks to Dan Holland for the tip on using the little swim bait.

21XDC · « **Reply #39 on:** April 29, 2019, 08:08:30 PM »

My blade baits make a great swim bait...

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