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Re: Making & taping lures *not a report*

I do not know about any special prep, but I do know and I hate to admit this but Forry had a lure that he taped that caught our 2 best salmon out on Champlain.

For 3 years he would put those home made tape jobs in the water and at least on my boat they were not producers but I have to admit on Champlain that lure was the best producer!

Good luck!

Re: Making & taping lures *not a report*

Some say to clean with an alcohol swab first,(I don't) I trim off the excess after taping I have not clear coated any yet but i do sometimes use some heat to pervent peeling.If you need anymore help give me shout or e-mail,have fun with it, it's a sickness!!!
BARRY

Re: Making & taping lures *not a report*

we tape our own. My girls (young girls) taped all winter while watching tv. no preperation at all.... a swipe with a paper towel at most. We only cut rough size, then trim with an exacto knife. we have a dynomite selection and some kill !! After the tape is in place we run the blow dryer to get the metal hot to touch and the tape seems to hold just fine. we do 4 of every color and at least 2 of the 4 with a copper back. if somthing starts to work we build some variety of shades to dial in on the killer pattern. Its is like fly tying. the rewards are tremendous !! you need a hole punch set and a scissor set with the jaggard edges. It is an addiction ! Soon you will have a fit trying to decide on what colors to use.

Re: Making & taping lures *not a report*

Thanks guys for the great feedback!

Let's hope this doesn't turn out like fly tying. I have fur & feathers from around the world. And that's not counting all the synthetics & saltwater materials.

If you ever need something and you can't find it let me know because I probably have it. ;-)

Tight lines,
sully

Re: Making & taping lures *not a report*

sully
Thanks guys for the great feedback!

Let's hope this doesn't turn out like fly tying. I have fur & feathers from around the world. And that's not counting all the synthetics & saltwater materials.

If you ever need something and you can't find it let me know because I probably have it. ;-)

Tight lines,
sully


It remains a sickness until you realize you have 1500 or so spoons that you will never use, then you might slack off or be cured as in my case. Now I have more spoons than AJ's and 50 or so rolls of tape that clutter up my desk.

We bought all our tapes from WTP Lure Tape, cleaned the lures first with acetone, used razor blades to trim the excess and for some tapes used a sheetrock gun to cure. Some tapes you can't put the heat to them, but you will find that out. Some spoons like copper or Guide Specials, it helps to smooth the edges with a file before hand, we used
"lots" of razor blades.

We got blanks from all over but AJ sells blanks too.

Finally last year we figured we could never possibly use all these spoons and I had enough tape that my grandchildren would be using it still when they were my age. So we sold off a bunch of spoons and started using allmost exclusuvely streamers, I don't have any plans on tying flies,ha,ha.

Over the winter I might sell off a bunch more spoons and the tape too. The only spoons I use now are DB's or BB guns.

A great winter project have fun.

Big John

Re: Making & taping lures *not a report*

LOL!

More great info.
Thank you John!

sully

Re: Making & taping lures *not a report*

My Tackle box is full of "Big John" taped lures I bought last winter and I can attest I've caught plenty of fish. In fact, to be honest, they have all been mixed in with my other db smelts and guide specials and the only way I can tell the difference is the Big Johns don't have the little metal O ring. I've often thought about doing some myself, but I get over whelmed looking at the cataloges not knowing exactly what to buy. I wish there was a "starter kit" like fly tying kits.

Re: Making & taping lures *not a report*

Contact Jim @Tamiron he'll get you pointed in the right direction.
BARRY