Marabou Minnow...Hey Bob and others on DIY Soft Plastics

Hey Bob,

I have been messing around again and decided to cut the paddle tail off a few of my lures and replace it with a flowing marabou tail. What is your opinion? I took the jelly jig concept and used my minnow body instead of a jelly jig body. Just curious as to what you and the others on the DYI Plastic forum think. I still have to find a smaller tool to do the flared gill flap opening. I think that is still a little large but overall I am liking it. It takes 25 minutes to do four of them. I also need more of a contrtast between the white underbelly and the top body color.



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Mike I think they look awesome good job now make up some other colors let me know how they work out for you maybe put a little bit of flash like some crystal in the tail there and I think you'll have the cats meow.

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Originally Posted by snake River

Mike I think they look awesome good job now make up some other colors let me know how they work out for you maybe put a little bit of flash like some crystal in the tail there and I think you'll have the cats meow.

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ok. I will post some tommorrow and run it up the flag. Now I know what to do with some of my jig tying stuff since I do not hand tie that much due to arthritis in the hands. Thanks.

be looking forward to see what you come up with.

Ship,they look great

Ship, That to me is the most impressive bait and idea that I have seen You do yet! that bait is impressive and You really hit the nail on the head with that one. That bait ought to work fantastic. Put Your name on that one. Great job and Great thinking.CF

I think they look great man.


Bobo

Ship, those look fantastic. But I agree with Bob, A couple strands of flash in that marabou and those will knock the socks off them slabs. Keep up the good work, and I'll be watching. can't hardly wait till I get my V.A. check in April, Do-it will be getting part of it,:biggrin Eric

ship I forgot to tell you about that option when I sold you that mold, that was the first thing I did with it when I got it was to make a marabou tail, it looked good but I only fished it a time or 2 with no success. However at that time I was not really catching fish on anything and I never went back to using or making anymore like it. Yours looks good.

That looks good Mike

That's pretty cool, great idea.

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Originally Posted by crappiefarmer

Ship, That to me is the most impressive bait and idea that I have seen You do yet! that bait is impressive and You really hit the nail on the head with that one. That bait ought to work fantastic. Put Your name on that one. Great job and Great thinking.CF

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Wow Crappiefarmer,.. That is a very high compliment and I receive it with much appreciation.

Snake River and Eric 3501..I did a few with Krystal Flash this morning. It takes about an hour just to do four of these bad boys.

Crappieseeker, I am so blessed and thankful that you sold me that mold. I only have five molds and by far it is my favorite. I have been trying to make a good imitation minnow for about nine years when I first joined the jig tying forum and learned to tie my own jigs. I have been soldering my own tear drop jigs for over fifty years. Now, at age 68 I will be making "Old Ship's Marabou Minnow" for as long as the good Lord gives me breath. I am now satisfied with my imitation minnows.

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Originally Posted by Bobo Greybeard

I think they look great man.


Bobo

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The best is yet to come my friend.

they look fantastic ship I see that you and me are getting old is dirt we should be thankful that the good Lord give us a hobby to enjoy well I know one thing I'll be making this stuff until I croak I wonder if they have a crappie form in heaven just think Ship we can take the feathers out of the Angels and tie them up in jigs:biggrin

You can't make jigs out of mine and Ships feathers you silly guy :Rofl

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You can't make jigs out of mine and Ships feathers you silly guy :Rofl

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while I don't have anything to worry about I'm a perfect angel.:biggrin

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Originally Posted by snake River

while I don't have anything to worry about I'm a perfect angel.:biggrin

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Whose halo is held up by little horns. :Rofl


Bobo

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Originally Posted by snake River

they look fantastic ship I see that you and me are getting old is dirt we should be thankful that the good Lord give us a hobby to enjoy well I know one thing I'll be making this stuff until I croak I wonder if they have a crappie form in heaven just think Ship we can take the feathers out of the Angels and tie them up in jigs:biggrin

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I am enjoying my hobby and the good eating that it provides. I made some up with the black tail too. These dogs will hunt....some Crappie mouths. LOL!

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Originally Posted by shipahoy41

I am enjoying my hobby and the good eating that it provides. I made some up with the black tail too. These dogs will hunt....some Crappie mouths. LOL!

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Well they look awesome ship I hope you catch a lot of fish on them they sure look good in a liked that little bit of white belly they look like the real McCoy.

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Originally Posted by Bobo Greybeard

Whose halo is held up by little horns. :Rofl


Bobo

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I don't have any horns I have a perfect halo:yikes

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I don't have any horns I have a perfect halo:yikes

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nonono nonono nonono nonono nonono

Tim went fishing at Lake Purdy. He caught seven in about 30 minutes. Here is the quote from Timothy Jennings. I placed it on the photo.

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nice-looking fish it looks like black and white both.