Thread: Oh what a difference between lures of a similar design!

You lucky you got Clint on your side.

Originally Posted by "G"

If you guys want to get off topic and argue.....why not got to the WOT board. This thread was supposed to be about lure design.

I'm only reading this thread for the arguing.

Originally Posted by Cane Pole

You lucky you got Clint on your side.

That's "Dirty Harry" to you, punk!




Sorry about the punk comment! Just seemed right at the time. lol

He meant to say gewber lol

I know it.

is this moose 1am. ????

While I appreciate your analytical approach to lure design, I have enough analysis on the job. I fish to unwind and there is no shortage of products on the shelf that get the job done, some of which contradict your initial statement about the specific tail designs. I no doubt agree with your assessment, but I believe it is based on the environmental conditions of the waters you fish and may not apply universally. I won't get into the luck debate, I'm just happy to be on the water with my family and friends, catch or no catch.

That said, I think your custom made plastics look GREAT!!

Lure design is a hobby in of itself and something to pass the time on cold winter days. Satisfaction is in the form of the pleasant surprise when fish react to different colors and new lure actions. I for one could never settle for using only one or a few of the same type lure and because of that have experimented with hair, Mylar fiber, fur, feather and a few other materials just to see what works and when. More out of curiosity than trying to set a bunch or rules for lure use (no such thing - even matching), the activity actually points to proving that a few designs and colors will work for all waters, everywhere. If you or anyone else want to accept the challenge, I would send a few to try during the warm water months just to prove that, as I've already seen with other anglers in my club who have used my lures regardless of water or other environmental factors. Believing anything else is in my opinion a rejection of the evidence that has proven the theory with over 600 fish caught this year alone. I've never sold a lure in my life, so don't take the offer as a promo.

In the near future I will be fishing waters I've never fished on West Point Military Academy property and of the lures shown, can guarantee most will get hit by many species, not just crappie, as I've done on lakes close to home. Fish don't all eat the same things but they all eat many of the different lures I make as well as many others many of you have had success fishing.

Again, if the original post indicates anything, it's that fish react much of the time involuntarily to lure designs that are unrealistic abstractions of life that may or may not simulate anything that lives. What works for me will work for you if given the chance.