How to make something useful to fish with

[Gizmo Man]

Couple of weeks ago, started a topic on things to make your trip successful. How about we do one on the above. I will start with " how to build your own custom bait injector"

Tired of paying $3 or $4 for an empty container for your oils with a needle on it.

Try this...but be CAREFUL not to inject yourself.

Go to a feed store or a place that has horse supplies. In the "medical dept." they sell large needles and syringes to inject cows and horses with meds. I buy several large needles and syringes.

I use the container the syringes come in and pour from the factory bottles of scents the flavors I want into the syring container. I then extract the blend in the hypo and inject. I always have a fresh supply this way and can customize as I go.

Cost for needles about .35 and less than .75 for the syringe.

For safety, make sure you keep the plastic protector the needle comes with and to take a file to the tip of the needle to dull it a bit. No need to make a trip to the dr.

Giz..

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[Deleted User]

That's a good one Giz. If you don't dull the tip you can inject your fishing buddies with sodium pentathol (truth serum) to learn all their fishing secrets and lies; and they'll wake up none the wiser http://www.ifish.net/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif . -- Ok, here's an idea to try: Greentail candlefish herring. The 'Nooks are eating loads of candlefish just off-shore before heading up the bays this fall. If you can get outside, such as in the T-Bay bubble, try to scoop up a bunch of these with a smelt net. If you can't get them out there, then offer to clean fish for fishers that come in with some salmon at places like Old Mill Marina (Garibaldi) fish cleaning tables and take the freshest candlefish out of their stomach and rinse them off real thoroughly. Then make a candlefish baitscent paste by putting some in a blender with Flax oil and a little sodium sulfite. Next, since the fish this fall prefer the chartruse/green tipped spinners, make a chartruse/green "collar" for the tail section of your blue pack size plugcut herring. Get the biggest hootchie they make and cut off the nose and legs so that you have about a 1" long char/green tube. After lubing the inside of this with the candlefish oil, very carefully work it over the tail w/o tearing the herring tail section, so it has a nice firm green tailwrist collar. Next hook it up on your double hook rig, putting the trailing hook thru this collar so as to have the hook facing outward for a good "bite" angle. If you can't get the tube over the tail then cut it lengthwise and wrap it around the tail and staple the ends together with a small stapler. You could also just tie a thick green or pink yarn fly on the trailing hook for added scent and color flash. Now you have a 3 of the main things the 'nooks want this year all in one. Blue pack sized plugcut herring, candlefish baitscent, and the rolling flash of the char/green tail. Also try the smaller green pack size herring because of all the small baitfish they're feeding on this year. Let me know if it works thru the lower to upper bays along the coast. And try char/green yarn on your eggs & shrimp up in tidewater and above this season.

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Know fish or no fish. - RT



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[Deleted User]

Howdy,
I'll take a pack of split shot and clamp them on a string. Then spraypaint them white, when it dries spray them with flourescent hot pink. Now instead of using a jig, a baithook can be used under a float. Just clamp a hot pink shot 1/4-1/2in. above the hook and add your favorite bait. Of course you can also use other colors, but the pink works best for me.

[Deleted User]

I'd like to mention one idea such as these that turned into a successful selling item. I forget the name of them, but an O.C. guide invented the water repelling foam covers of steel hook files, pliers, and other things to prevent rust and noice. They work very well. - Another thing I'll mention for those that are aware of them, many boaters that lose a lot of rigs to snags (such as Cowlitz boondoggers) use 2' round foam pipe covers to wrap a bunch of pretied leader/corkie rigs on. You have them right there already to go so as not to waste much fishing time after snag breakoffs. These are inexpensive. Now there are some commercial versions in tackle shops. - Bring on some more ideas .....

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Know fish or no fish. - RT

[Steve]

Just a question? doesn't that pink split shot have to be 18" from the hook? or crimped to it? Just asking?????

[smilesforu]

Steve
Humpy is up here in Washington..different rules. But we also have a different snagging wording in our laws.

I believe the file/plier saver for the saltwater can be found at (good stuff)
http://www.holdzit.com/products1.html

They also make some film container holders on a chain that you attach to your vest D-ring to put wet jigs or flies. You can get the film container at the photo shop..look for the clear type. Once you have the film container you can burn holes in the side so air will circulate for drying. The film containers also work great for a yarn dispenser if you burn a hole in the top and fill container with yarn.
Tight Lines

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Marty M
Steelheader.net (http://www.steelheader.net/)