My Community

The Craft of Fishing Gear => Lure & Rig Crafting Board => : Latimeria April 18, 2023, 08:08:18 PM

: Sinker Rigs for BFT
: Latimeria April 18, 2023, 08:08:18 PM
All I keep hearing about is the Dropshot and sinkers with hooks.  I found 12, and 16 ounce torpedoes I mocked up what I think might work and shared a picture with Dave.

(https://i.imgur.com/JtEUvQG.jpg)

Dave responds "Needs some glow"...

Found an old skin in my lure crafting box and mixed and matched.  Put them in the oven to bake on the glow.

(https://i.imgur.com/QTSyPMT.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/uy1zi1b.jpg)

I really like the wrap, but there's definitely no glow so this is the daytime dropper.

(https://i.imgur.com/V7ZPBy4.jpg)

I used some fingernail polish to make some squid dots on one, but it basically was to cover a bumpy spoy from the paint melt.  Well, let's see if these things can actually catch fish!

Assist Hooks are 7/0, 9/0, and 11/0 respectively and the trebles are 4X 5/0 trebles.

(https://i.imgur.com/7FYym36.jpg)
: Re: Sinker Rigs for BFT
: jrodda April 18, 2023, 09:09:22 PM
Hell yeah. I sprayed a 16oz with chartreuse one side blue on the other, stuck a 5/0 4x treble and called it. We will see what happens.
: Re: Sinker Rigs for BFT
: Latimeria April 19, 2023, 06:40:39 AM
Hell yeah. I sprayed a 16oz with chartreuse one side blue on the other, stuck a 5/0 4x treble and called it. We will see what happens.

Mine would have come out much nicer looking if I sprayed them, but I opted for the glow and chartreuse powder coat that I baked on.  Still nice to have as an additional tool in the box.
: Re: Sinker Rigs for BFT
: BenCantrell April 19, 2023, 09:14:31 AM
Yeah, add some glow paint/pieces!
: Re: Sinker Rigs for BFT
: Latimeria April 19, 2023, 09:22:28 AM
Yeah, add some glow paint/pieces!

The glow paint is the powder coat that I baked on, so it glows.
: Re: Sinker Rigs for BFT
: Tim524 June 02, 2023, 05:56:24 AM
I saw a video of someone catching fish with a 10mm end wrench :o  Your rig looks like it should attract the fish no problem 8)
: Re: Sinker Rigs for BFT
: jrodda June 02, 2023, 09:53:23 PM
Just picked up a little UV paint to touch up a few sinkers and jigs.
: Re: Sinker Rigs for BFT
: Latimeria June 05, 2023, 06:16:50 AM
Just picked up a little UV paint to touch up a few sinkers and jigs.

That's a great idea.  I have quite a few jigs I need to touch up also.