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The guys said you have to scuff the blade or the paint would chip very easily. I don't know how heating would affect the solder.
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I wonder if you could heat the entire spoon, such as the ones in Bobo's pic and dip it in the powder paint? After dipping u could still hone the point of the hook to get the paint off of it.
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The guys said you have to scuff the blade or the paint would chip very easily. I don't know how heating would affect the solder.
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If the hooks are silver soldered I see no reason to get it so hot for PP to melt the solder. If its lead soldered it aint gunna hold anyway. Just my .02
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Just sounds like they are roughing up the surface of the spoon so that the paint will adhere to it better.Originally Posted by Bigskyfisherman
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DrNip,
They use an E-Z Lap hook sharpener to scuff up the blade. The one guy was there again today, and he has a whole new band of followers. Several guys got all the information on how to make them and are ordering supplies.
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Are they made with a single hook?
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Frank,
They use a single hook with a willow leaf blade soldered to the outside, then scuff it with the E-Z lap, then paint it with an acrylic, 1/64 oz. mostly.
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Wouldn't it just be easier to get a pony head jig with a willow leaf?
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Thanks. I saw some guys on FT Gibson a month ago limit in 30 minutes using 1/64 marabou jigs. No one else was getting a bite. It was all about jig size in my opinion. Do not know if I have ever seen commercial spoons that small.
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I have always done better in the winter if I'm using smaller jigs. We caught them very fast early this morning at CB, throwing over against the rocks. The crappie and mud hens were chowing on the shad. I used a 1/32 with plastic and my buddies used bobbers set at 3 and 4 feet. They moved off and went to 10 feet. The guys inside (elbow-to-elbow) were getting them mostly at 19 feet. I switched to a 1/16 marabou on the bottom and a 1/80 hair jig above it. They bit really well at 2-4 feet, but only on the 1/80. Page (Paige?) went to the same depth and started getting them too. Good to see him back, after his battle with pneumonia.
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