Glass Fishing lure?

[PyroChixRock]

I remember someone posted some dichro ones they made before, any one remember who? I want to find some. :)

[Udai Hussien]

bah fishing lures are for people with too much free time,,, I use Syntec and a 9 volt battery

[suzee]

Misha,

Borostrike Lures (made by the folks at Art Glass House, I believe) were featured in a Northstar newsletter a while ago. Are these the ones you were thinking of?: http://www.northstarglass.com/newsletters/23.pdf

Another one (not dichro though, and definitely NOT practical!, but way kewl): http://www.remsen.com

Peace,
Suzee

[PyroChixRock]

thanks! these might work if I can get a hold of them somehow, their website doesn't work (the NS featured ones)

My grandpa and my dad both have bdays coming up, and they both fish. I thought for once I might give them some glass that they can use! :lol

[jiminyrootkit]

get some stainless wire, a pair of roundnose pliers (mebbe 2) and some dichro mandrel beads. big fat ones...oblong.
strong loop, spacer, dichro bead, spacer, loop with hook......hell, throw a little $0.10 spinner on there....damnit, now i'm gonna have to go try this to see if i can do it in anything but theory ;)
-f

[Racer X]

Jeez Misha,

You shoulda said something at AGI. I make some fake ones... they don't work. Ron's are great for deep sea in the atlantic. So your dad and gpa can get down on some Marlins if they go to the gulf... lol

[mindblowingglass]

PMed you his email addi

[Brian Newman]

I got a request for lures, so when I searched "lures" this was the best thread I found. Bump.

I was thinking dichro in spinners and perhaps spoons.

[WORLD FAMOUS]

Ron Jr, at Art Glass House makes them.

You could try http://www.r4glassstudio.com/index.html and contact him through his site, or by calling Art Glass House at 1-800-525-8009 during business hours (East Coast - don't forget the 3 hour time difference).

[wifebeader]

Julie of uglibeads used to make soft glass lures....not sure if she still makes them though:
http://www.uglibeads.com/beads.html

[Brian Newman]

I made some nice spinner blades this morning. I am currently looking up hardware to go with them on google. I'll keep you posted.

[LTD]

Damn! another Idea I wish I would have run with when I first had it

[PyroChixRock]

I ended up just buying some at the store and taking them apart to use the hardware. I would love to make more tho if I could find the hardware, they are quite fun. :)

[Brian Newman]

http://www.barlowstackle.com/
I am getting a quote for jig hooks custom made with 316L stainless (moretti compatible). Any requests for other shapes? I might start selling glassworkers fishhooks!

[nickglassdood]

i thought i saw a glass fishishg lure in an old book somewhere where you like stuck the live bait like a minnow in the tube?? am i nuts anyone ever seen this????

[sunray]

These are some Trev made for his Uncle for a present. The water flows thru the glass.

[Firekist]

i've seenem nick. but that doesn't mean you're not nuts.

z--seth

[Brian Newman]

Spinner blades.

[Brian Newman]

I just got an email back saying no on the 316L stainless hooks. Time to try a different company.

[sevin dummerville]

I made a few lures last summer with dichro that were like spoons. They had great action and I tried them pretty much all summer and never caught anything on them. You can get hardware at any decent sporting goods store or bait shop. The only drawback is fishing in a river. I was trying to catch salmon with them last fall and I lost one hitting a rock on a cast. I didn't care much because I caught a bunch of huge salmon anyway. I think they are best considered a novelty and mounted in a shadowbox or something, though I will probably try again this summer. Good luck!

[harpentuan]

I guess mandrell using folks can make a better lure. glass hoops break off sooner of later.
I personally tryed making a glass lure right on high quality 440 stainless hooks. I had mixed rresults. Eventually it all breaks. But if you made a lure (of any type ) on a mandrell , you could then use it with some other components to make a nice rig. I bet the glass lasts long too. I'd do miniatures fish/turtle/frog/lizard, spoons, maybe some types of glass flies. maybe I'll look into that. ha, never thought i could benefit from a manderll.

[cheng076]

Misha,

I haven't seen any posts from you in so long. Glad to see you back; how is the Matt? and the kids?
I'm signed up for Sabina's class next month. Sat in on a 4 hr. demo last week with Tim Keyzer, it was great; phantom flower mibs.... cool!
Anyway, the best place for fishing lure making materials is Cabella's. They have a giant catalog and several sub-catalogs covering everything from fresh water to salt water and gear fishing to fly fishing. Hooks, blades, you name it.
What kind of fishing do your Gpa and Dad do? Spinning, fly fishing, lakes or rivers, saltwater, deep sea, shore casting, surf, sound as in Puget Sound, bottom fishing such as for rock cod. All that makes a big differance.
If you need flies let me know; I'll tie you up some. Remember Mike Croft? You met him at Momka's. He is a local expert on fishing and is a published author on fishing. My goto guy for fishing info.
PJ

PS- It's a good thing I'm retired. Between glass, machining, and fishing and tying flies I don't have a minute to spare.

[BlueDevil]

This is a great thread. I made a lure for my cousin, didn't work at all but it looked cool. Remember lures are there to catch fishermen, bait catches fish... (my grandpas quote)

Lee

[nickglassdood]

what book were they in seth?????


im def nuts a lil anyway

[critter42Truckee]

Wow, That one Wifebeader made is awesome. can't believe I just found this post. Those are some great looking lures above! My Brother came up with the same idea last year, and we are really going for it now, Check out our site: http://www.shallowglasslures.com
We have been catching a lot of fish with them, maybe cause we fish a lot!

[LooseSeal Baller]

This is a great thread thanks for bringing it back up. Fishing kicks ass!

[ALIEN!]

This is a great thread. I made a lure for my cousin, didn't work at all but it looked cool. Remember lures are there to catch fishermen, bait catches fish... (my grandpas quote)

Lee
Love that quote, Im using that one! Very true for the most part.

[gambitglass]

Those lures look sweet Critter. Great luck to you in your venture. Has anyone tried to make one of those "popper" lures. My dad always had great luck at night bass fishing with them. Usually carved out of wood but looks like a fairly easy design for glass.

something like this...

http://www.maniaclures.com/wp-content/gallery/maniac-monster-pop-popper-lure/mmp8053.jpg

they are usually pretty pricey as well

[PyroChixRock]

Oh cool, fun thread. I've had fun making these on and off over the years.