Does this resemble a Mealworm Crappie might eat also made from a balloon. "G" often told me that he fished with a Mealworm. I decided to try and make an imitation Mealworm using my latex balloon technique. This is tied on a #4 Gold Plated Sickle hook. What do you think?
Mike
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Absolutely Mike! If I was a fish I would be a dining.
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Look good to me
Sure looks like a mealworm. Great segmentation.
I did it the same way I did the Wax Worm imitation. As a final step I used Yellow, orange and brown permanent markers on the top of the mealworm to give it a buggy look. The segments were augmented by using #6 pound monofilament. Use a black permanent marker to color the monofilament. Then wrap the latex to give the segmented look. Use head cement put on with a long needle to cement the lure and make it permanent. Thank you all for your comments. I think "G" is smiling now. I always told him I would try and make an imitation Mealworm that the fish could not steal off the hook. If others missed the video showing the technique, I am enclosing it on this thread.Quote:
Originally Posted by MCG1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gv600C5u0ag&t=14s
Mike
Yes sir.
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I like it...one thing I have done on my trout flies when using latex or similar products to imitate larvae etc....is to use a UV resin (I use Loon thin clear) over the finished body. It adds durability and can add transparency...I'll try to dig up some old pics.
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Very nice ship,,, great video!
You do really good work Ship!
Thank you. I added a little more yellow to the under body and more of a hint of orange and brown at the top to make it more buggy and because Orange and Brown are Cleveland Browns colors. LOL ��������Quote:
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Awesome work.
They look great Mike
Can you tell the differences between this one and the ones that I started with?Quote:
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Can you tell the difference between the current meal worm imitation and the first ones that I tried?Quote:
Originally Posted by DockShootinJack
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Absolutely they have evolved nicely
Has anyone else tried this technique of making Wax Worms and Meal Worms out of a balloon? I would love to see some photos of your work if you tried the technique. I did these yesterday for a Korean War Veteran who reached out to me. They are fun to make. These are 1/16th and 1/32nd sizes on #4 red sickle hooks. I also opened the gap on these hooks for a better hookset. That was a suggestion posted in a video from Richard Gene the Fishing Machine.
Mike
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This is how I will be fishing them. Wax Worm imitation on the top rig and the Imitation Mealworm on the bottom of this setup.
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Those are awesome Mike
I believe that you’ll find the shell crackers with those darker ones. Nice work.
Good looking ties Captain Ship. Some of the realistic tiers probably has a tie like that worm. I’ll scout around a bit and see what I can find. But your tie Sir, it will catch fish.