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| a while back someone posted that they made creatures in various colors , can't find it anymore, anybody remember who it was? |
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| Check with Moores Lures.
I think he's down south for a couple of months, but you can check his catalog on line. |
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Location: WI | look up jdplasher on this site. He does lots of creatures. |
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Location: SE, WI. | I do pour some creatures from time to time!
Interesting how these tails peek our interest compared to the tail that we chased 30 years ago... Oh...BAT... stands for BIG A$$ TRAILER
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| We will be here for a couple more weeks. We bought the Original "Creature" from Steve. Gene Curtis bought tails from us to make his Curtis Creature. We make a Creature Spin. Many colors.
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Location: Land of the Musky | Go to www.lurecraft.com and you can make your own too. They have lot of molds and everythign you need to make them.
PS www.mooreslures.com is also a great place to get these. Dick is the man! If he does not have it he can find it!
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Location: SE, WI. | Dan; Here is a sample of a handfull of patterns I pour up. Thanks for asking..
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | The 'Curtis Creature' was basically a pop of the Creature Jim Cairnes and I designed, but with a cool twist...a spinner blade instead of a paddle tail. I use them, and they work. |
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Location: SE, WI. | Tanner Wildes...here is some pics of a few patterns, but have about 30 other patterns as well....Thanks |
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| Just curious what is so special about these "creatures"? Not trying to pick a fight, I'm just curious. I know they have been popular for a long time but what makes them any different than say a plastic lizard, worm, or one of the newer bass style soft plastics. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Size and 'drop speed' used with a large 'muskie sized' jig designed at the same time, and durability. The first Creature was a reaper/Fliptail Lizard weld.
Most of the bass stuff back 30 year ago was too fragile and was much smaller, not necessarily the case now.
http://muskie.outdoorsfirst.com/articles/05.02.2010/982/Of.Jigs.and... |
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Location: SE, WI. | Reelman; That is a good Question. The word special does not really apply here. Maybe the word unigue. Some of these patterns and others I made are off other plastic worms, lizards, and bass patterns that were used in the past. Some of my patterns are unigue because you really dont see much of this stuff around any more. And All are hand poured...
Some of the different things I do are put a cork or balsam wood inside plastic tails, Inject air in plastic to make more bouyant, use hardeners for certain baits to give them more kick. Some of the designs are pieced together to give plastics more action. Like the stems on my paddletails. The old paddles have a thick stem and very little or no kick to the tails. Also hardeners for longer lasting baits. What also is unigue is the sizes and shapes that are desined to do different things, like certain jigs coming threw the weeds better, jigs that helicopter downward (glide), jigs that have better penetrating hooks, split tails that are larger. I could go on and on about my ideas. This would of been a good question for the winter months.
You are right, many bass plastics will work. BUT, It is tough to find them in certain patterns. Many variables here. I am sure Mr Worrall might have more time than I do to answer you further.
Work comes early. Goodnight
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| This is the new Berkley Power Bait Heavy 7" Thump Worm. What do you guys think about this one for muskys? I've never used anything like these for skis before.
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Location: SE, WI. | Sure reelman ; The 7" power bait should work W/ the thumper tail. Just rig it with a power head or pyramid. Super glue it, and work it. Only problem will be its durability? |
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Location: Racine, Wi | Jim makes some good baits. My client popped a 42.5 on one on Tuesday, and outside of a few teeth marks, it's still in good shape to put another one in the boat. Like Jim said, you can use bass plastics as well, it's pretty much up to personal choice, but not many are made that will hold up when sliding them on a bigger jig with a bigger collar. I use anything from 4" twin twister tails up to big reapers, and the bass type plastics tend to rip at the head when sliding them up the collar. Not really a huge issue by any means, but the ones specifically designed for muskies have a little more bulk by the head which keeps them from ripping as easilly by the head. |
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| jd, I would think that durability would be about the same as any other soft plastic bait but to be honest for about $.50 a piece I would not care if I only caught one musky a piece on them. Heck most of my baits are $20+ and have never caught a thing! |
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Location: SE, WI. | Reelman; Take and cut the worm in half, then melt the front 2/3rds of another worm to the tail end of the half, and make that puppy 12". Now you got some attraction going. Let me know how you do. It should work and give it more inticement.
I just hope it does'nt cost you a buck $ NOW!!!
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Put that tail on a heavy bodies lizard, and you have the Ding A Lizard we came up with a very....very long time ago. Muskies eat 'em. |
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Location: SE, WI. | Steve; I was going to suggest that, but the lizard body would cost another 50 cents...LOL
I do pour up dingalings, but my paddles are 3 times the size as the dingaling paddle. I do have about 6 of the originals yet. |
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Location: Racine, Wi | JD, got another decent one on one of your jigs yesterday. Should have had two, but I missed the first one, then proceeded to miss the same fish on a weagle. DOH! Early season jitters I think. |
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Location: SE, WI. | Joel; Nice going on the jigs. I have not had a bump on a jig yet. Only fished them an hour or so. With this cold front, they should shine even more. You using the blade or paddletail?
I have been using more conventional baits with the warm start and all the wind we had. Got 4 legals this past week, But Lynne and I both lost fish in the 40's. Mine on topwater, and hers on my home made spinnerbait W/ a ten blade...WOW. Did move 3 fish over 46 last weekend with one pushing the magic mark.
Unfortunately we got this cold front which the water temps went from 64 last weekend to 53- 54 this weekend...east end. The rollercoaster continues!!! Too bad we had this setback...deep weeds were really starting to grow nicely. The spawn was pretty much over opening weekend. The big fish that were caught had little or no skars.
Stuck 2 legals this mourn though...surprising?
What lake are the creatures working?
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| jim d do you have any "bats" i can purchase from you, looking for white and can meet you at smokies muskies shop.
[email protected] |
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