Bullets for Bullets

[Bait O' Eggs]

For those of you that know me, know I like to tinker in my garage and make things. I am always looking for a better cheaper mouse trap

I have been playing around making some cedar plugs and feathers for the last year and have come up with what I am going to call "BULLETS FOR BULLETS" to add to my "CYCLOPS and PUKERS" line of tuna lures.

I have had this idea for a while, and finally got around to trying to make a few. There were a couple things like actually getting the lead inside the casing that were a little harder than imagined

The lure can come in different calibers quite easily. I filled some 300 mag casings 1/2 full of lead while I had a 1/8 inch rod inserted in the primer hole so the line could go thru the lure without having to drill the lead after it is inserted. The lure will run primer end towards the boat. That flat nose ought to create a wake. The hook will be able to come up inside the neck of the casing like a cedar plug. Solid brass body should be durable and appears to paints well.

Should and I use the word "should",... wobble off the center of gravity which is some where near the middle of the lead mass which is in the nose of the plug, or in this case the butt of the bullet/casing.

I had hoped to hand out some at the next TA meeting but I will be headed to Idaho to buck hunt 11/7, so you will have to wait for the demo's As usuall... I havent sold a plug, so it aint advertising :tongue:

What I really need is some larger casings. Like some 50 caliber military stuff. A 300 mag is only about 3 inches long. I have tried a couple army surplus outlets to no avail. Anybody have any access to the army's waste and can carry off some spent brass?

We have 8 months before the seas settle and the tuna arrive again, anybody want to have a contest for the best idea for a new tuna lure while we wait [img]graemlins/1zhelp.gif[/img] Here is a photo of the first proto type without the epoxy coating on the paint. I wont even tell you my other ideas yet

I'll look and see if I have any .375H&H or .416Rem brass that I can part with, if you want it. CAN'T have any of my .416 Dakota though.

[Mello-Yello]

Hmmm, those casing might just do the trick, but how you gonna tie that quarter on?

[Deepslayer]

I like that bullets for bullets. That hole through the middle should set up some interesting underwater noises too! Maybe it will sound like a screaming sardine or other bait fish?
,Ed

[skein]

MY,

No, no, you don't tie the quarter on. It's what he's paying us to try these. Twenty-five cents a pop.

Beats picking up cans in the ditch.

A .300 mag with fishnet stockings. Hmmmmm. Mel will probably want some of those.

Skein

[skein]

In seriousness, have you thought about using Bondo instead of lead, and using high-base plastic shotshell hulls? Obviously you couldn't pour lead in them, but Bondo is pretty heavy and easy to work with. You could even mix the shot in with the Bondo for extra weight.

Just a thought.

Skein

[ 10-15-2003, 07:32 PM: Message edited by: skein ]

[Bait O' Eggs]

skein its thinking like that, I can work with

12 gauge 3 1/2 inch magnum tuna plugs [img]graemlins/dork.gif[/img]

Maybe Mel would like some 410 teasers

[Ragnar]

BOE,
As a guy who also shoots a 300 win. mag, I too have many empties around.
I had a thought [img]graemlins/idea.gif[/img] ! I don't know all that much about reloading and those types of tools, but is there anyway to flair-out the "neck" of the casing to where a person could apply a hootchy skirt onto this "lure?" Just a little added cha-cha-cha! Ya know? Or would that defeat the whole purpose?
I also have some octagonal brass stock here at work that could have some serious posibilities. ...
I was just wondering....
Ragnar

[Miss B Haven]

I got a couple of 12 gauge 3" magnum shells that you can use. :smile:

You can pick the buckshot out of you and Skeins hind quarters and use it for weight! I resemble those remarks! [img]graemlins/berry.gif[/img]

[skein]

My wife always said I had lead in my .... uh, well, nevermind.

Skein

[Beer Waggin]

[Uglygreen]

Sounds more like brass for bullets to me?

UG

[Fishplay]

Ol' Roy is always thinking!

Gotta get you out on Rotsa Ruck next year so we can try some of them out.

By the way.....I still have that box of original TUNA candy that you made.

Meant to bring it to the last TA meeting and forgot it.

I'll try harder 11/7.

[Bait O' Eggs]

Fishplay - keep it and fish it, its yours. :tongue:

By spring I will have a cord of lures