Above and Below; Large glidebait; fitted with Owner 3/0 treble hooks
Images here of the result of this winter efforts at lurebuilding. I learnt a lot from my first batch last year and this year I was able to produce a much better results using this knowledge and a few new power tools, notalbly a jigsaw and an electric disc sander. All of these are handcarved for oak, carefully weighted with tungsten. They were painted by hand using acrylic colour and copper glitter. The tailbaits were all finished off with McMio tails by Claes Svartzonker, whilst the hooks are all Owner trebles, which I have found to be strong and very reliable. Looking forward to testing these out when the ice breaks up here in Stockholm, hopefully they will give me plenty of Pike. Having caught quite a few Pike on last years home made lures, I can say it really enhances the fishing experience to catch fish on a lure tht you have fashioned yourself. Hopefully these will bear the marks of Pike dentures before too long.
