This "Is" the Place - 2012

[Muskyslayer96]

Hey fellas, I keep having to miss these. A good buddy of mine came over to help me fix the drying wheel issues I've beem having. he's really good mechanically. He put together some cool bearings and a drive chain and used some cool goop to take the play out of the rotisserie motor, now just fabricating a threaded insert and she will be mint...No more balancing the wheel and if it works out i won't have to buy a new low RPM motor (although it was built to accept one if need be).

Hope building is going well for everyone!




MS

[Sgt Striper]

Originally Posted by Muskyslayer96

Hey fellas, I keep having to miss these. A good buddy of mine came over to help me fix the drying wheel issues I've beem having. he's really good mechanically. He put together some cool bearings and a drive chain and used some cool goop to take the play out of the rotisserie motor, now just fabricating a threaded insert and she will be mint...No more balancing the wheel and if it works out i won't have to buy a new low RPM motor (although it was built to accept one if need be).


MS

Damn, makes my dryer look like a POS!
Nice work!

[Rowhunter]

I've been working on a few things for the new season. I made a couple new small profile gliders that had worked very well last year. They swim very naturally on a slow retrieve, but short taps really get them chasing their tail for a nice underwater walk the dog. They are maple, 4.5" long and 2.25 oz. The ballast weight is a .490 muzzle load placed just in front of the belly hook. The next is a darter for boat fishing with no current to speak of. It is 8" long and weighs 3.25 oz, with a ballast weight between the two belly hooks. I've found that this placement helps it dig a little better for my application. And the last is a carved popper. Oddly enough there are not many, if any poppers for Musky, even though top water lures can be a very productive presentation.

Douglas

[Rowhunter]

And the popper, which is basswood.

Douglas