neddle batch
 

Finally getting around to posting these.

The spoons on the 1st pic are about 3/32 thick......i'm hoping they'll still flutter for me. not sure why they have the hole in the back.

second pic of squeedles

hypnotic needles in both light and dark shades :cool:

the tails are saddle hackles with cross cut bunny.....top is schlappin

the white are made from arctic fox, not bucktail

one more

the top was just a bit too big for the braid, so it went el-natural.......which worked out well because the braid tends to mute subtle color changes......in fact one of the top two in the pic above was the same color, but you can't tell unless you look closely in good lighting.

tails are same stuff as above

i know the stripes on the bottom came out crappy.....i have improved since :kewl:

Those are good looking needles, Dave. Ron

Ah, i brought you out of hiding :hidin:

I love your work Youngsalt :btu:

I love that squid pattern paint job . Very nice.:claps:

Nice work.
The spoons have the hole in the back as you call it becasue they are designed to be "inline" spinner blades. Have you ever seen the long daisy chain spinners used to troll for salmon in fresh water?

Boy .. they look great! I will test them for you.:tooth: :tooth:

Braid
 

YS, What size braid are u using? And how do yuo get it to wrap so nicely around the end of the plug?

nice work dave!

Cool stuff.

I am guessing it is tucked into the thru hole? :huh:

Nice work.

Nice stuff, we'll have to do a trade someday:uhuh:

First, i should've posed with the pics this is a jigman innovation.

I used 3/4" on these. If you buy it from a shop you should bring the plugs with you to size them up, if you can.

I do the nose like the jigman how-to (pics are missing now :( )

The braid is tied in now, with it going forward, in front of the plug.

if you put the sticker eyes on now you don't need to superglue them.

Then i 'reverse' the braid over the plug. Make sure the tail weight is in - i always seem to forget. then tie it tight to the wire in the back.

I then put some devcon CLEAR 5 minute epoxy (i've only found it in fly shops) around the belly, and the last 1/4 - 3/8" of the tail.

Once that dries i cut around the belly hole.......enough to put the grommet in. then i cut around the tail, same thing. If you cut too much off the tail, the the braid will not be covered by the tail grommet.

Then i do the tailwrap gently, to keep the epoxy at the tail from seperating from the plug (the more epoxy on the tail the less it wants to do that)

glue your eyes on, they don't like to stick to the braid very long.

then i finish them with two coat of e-tex to clear them

I agree. Every batch is impressive.

There are pics at the very end of the howto if I remember he had to reload them

Very nice Dave.

thx guys

zacs ur right they are at the end of the thread

Very Nice !!!!

very nice,
what length are they?

just over 5 1/2"

nice stuff as allways..
you shoulda been in the super swap:huh: