Bottle-cap lures
I was flipping through the April issue of Field and Stream the other
day and noticed an article about a guy that had created a lure from a
beer bottle cap.
So, this morning I figured I'd give it a try and create my own.
I had a few Corona Light bottle caps lying around so I came up with
this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/56301544@N00/10529829/
I took it out to the pond and, believe it or not, on my 3rd cast, I was
reeling in a small bass (probably about 1 lb, maybe a tad more).Here's how I made mine.
I took the cap and drilled a hole on each end - one for the swivel hook
and one for the treble hook. I bent the cap and poured 3 BBs into it
and used a clamp to squeeze it tight so it wouldn't open back up. Then
just clipped the swivel hook and treble hooks on and I was done.
I used a light spinning rod and reel to cast. |
jones.blaine
Apr 23
2005
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| On 23 Apr 2005 10:20:23 -0700, jones.blaine@gmail.com sent into the |
Dan
Apr 23
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| oh lord, we though Al lures were bad ;-) |
doS
Apr 23
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| Bottle Cap Trapp? |
doS
Apr 23
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| Buzz Bait? |
doS
Apr 23
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| Maybe I'll try and use a Bass Ale cap next time. |
jones.blaine
Apr 23
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| Hey! Just WHERE IS that lure he promised me? I'm still patiently waiting to catch that world record with that
puppy. ------
The DNC - Building a bridge to the 20th Century. |
Eric
Apr 23
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| Gentlemen, I think we have a winner. ------
The DNC - Building a bridge to the 20th Century. |
Eric
Apr 23
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| I think the prototype worked, Al went to the lake and a fish caught him. |
doS
Apr 23
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| @f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com: |
Scott
Apr 23
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| .i think i'm gonna be sick......
Guy A
Ripley, TN |
Guy
Apr 23
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| Sounds right up Heavy's alley... WW |
go-bassn
Apr 23
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| Yeah, I think Molson threatened him with a lawsuit. LOL Bob La Londe
www.YumaBassMan.com |
Bob
Apr 24
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| He said coors worked the best. I think I would rather drink from the septic
tank . |
Kevin
Apr 24
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| Pretty much the same thing... For the love of me, I can't understand how they stay in business. ------
The DNC - Building a bridge to the 20th Century. |
Eric
Apr 24
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| I wonder how a Yuengling cap would work Randy????? :)) Heavy |
Heavy
Apr 25
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| I remember an old timer named "Peephole" Hall who in the 50's won a bet
by making a (new at the time) pop open beer can opener into a spinner
(simply tying his line onto the ring, bending the part formerly attached
to the can into a spinner & attaching a treble hook to the ring portion)
I can't be sure, but I believe it was either an outdoor life or field &
stream. He must have been quite a character because he carried a 410
guage snake pistol & was said to have collected his winnings by the
unspoken threat of his weapon. Your story brought this memory back.
Gotta try it LOL. Good Fishing, Carl |
GrayGhostYankee
Apr 25
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