Introduction: The Best Bait of the World - Minnow Plug
Step 1: Body
find the piece of linden (dry)
Step 2: Shape
like this:
Step 3: Wire Incision
make 2 incisions and mount wire
Step 4: Weight
make weight hole
Step 5: "wheel" ?? :-)
make "wheel" from old CD, glue weight, wire and "wheel" ( sorry my english) :P
Step 6: Painting
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Step 7: Test
and my little production
Step 8: Finisch
Good Luck
45 Comments
15 years ago on Introduction
i cut my finger up using an exacto knife trying this.
Reply 2 years ago
OUCH !!
Reply 14 years ago on Introduction
Always cut AWAY and not towards yourself, much less likely to cut yourself that way.
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
Also, I should add, don't be stupid when you have sharp stuff in your hand. A lot of people seem to skip this step
Reply 14 years ago on Introduction
learned this many times, and the times i did cut myself i was thinking"should i be doing this becuase in boy scouts i member no to cut towards me" ends up with no skin on my pinky lol
Reply 14 years ago on Introduction
i just did too :(
7 years ago on Introduction
how well does it work?
7 years ago on Introduction
Where do I place the hook?
10 years ago on Step 8
you, sir, are awesome
11 years ago on Step 3
how did u shape the wire????
11 years ago on Step 6
do you have to use a special paint?
11 years ago on Introduction
wonderful. nothing puts fish on the dinner plate than floating minnows..bob
13 years ago on Introduction
one thing to keep in mind BE CAREFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I wasn't now my deck is cherry red
Reply 11 years ago on Introduction
wow i get it cherry red from blood
12 years ago on Introduction
nice work guys oh one thing did the guy who cut himself skip the part about using wood??? a lesson in its own. read carefully. And it is unfortunate that one needs to learn this way!
13 years ago on Introduction
Thanks for posting this - love it ...
I am going to make a bunch while I watch the ice melt :)
Happy fishing
13 years ago on Introduction
Nice, i been carving wood for a while and a tip is to start with pink foam insulation. Doing that will gill you something to look at while carving the wood.
13 years ago on Introduction
Great post, a good simple solution and a money saver too!
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Thanks again, great job
13 years ago on Introduction
Hi,I have made these during the break on the work using balsa wood,silver paper from cigarette packets,colours and flatting. I have more then 70/80 of baits,but i have dismissed to fish !!! Greetings from Italy..............CIAO !!!
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
Those look pretty nice. I make my own swimbaits and crankbaits also.