moocks Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 Spooks are fun to use and easy to make. here is how I do them. These spooks are AYC , 7-1/2 " x 1-3/8" Diameter and will end up weighing a little under 3 ounces. the 1st two pictures show how I through drill. In the Third picture you will notice the drill is offset about 1/8 ". This is the key to a spook. If the nose loop not offset drilled you might as well say "Howdy Partner" As long as you drill the tail 1st and then chuck the tail your drill should intersect the 1st hole. I use a 3/16 drill on the the tail a 1/8 on the nose. Here you see the through wire inserted I trim the nose and tails with a band saw and sand smooth. I use 3/16" SS pop rivets for the nose and knock off the head for spooks or darters Because I used a 1/8" drill on the nose I now can countersink it with a 3/16" bit just the depth of the SS pop rivet. This will give it a shoulder to rest against and the loop will not pull through the wood like they tend to do on a darters sloped face. I just use a metal V block to drill the belly hook and weight holes. One day I was playing around with a half set cup of epoxy and stuck a foam brush handle in the center of it. After it set up I got to looking at it and decided it would make a good jig for locating eye holes. As long as the diameter is the same as the plug you can insert the handle in the belly hole and flip to drill both eyes. I gave them a couple dips in propionate Installed .200 in the belly and .400 in the tail primed and took for a swim. tail is just below surface and water level runs through the eye and the nose loop is just above the surface. Works amazingly well with my 9' St Croix. Some day I may finish them and they will look more like like this. bassmaster, liambrouillette and t_man7 3 Two things in life I love. Fishing, and looking at the wives pictures on the milk Carton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winch Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 Good show and tell Moocks. The way you do the drill through is much better than the cave man method I use. Another thought could be the intended use for the spook. I am a butt loader but I won't use my spooks to do the walk and stop. I keep them on constant movement. My thought is distance of cast vs how the plug sits. I'm trying to clear a breaking wave your not.Both thoughts are correct and I have seen fish come up on both methods. Your spook patterns are some of my favorite looks of spooks. Keep up the good work young man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny Raw Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 Nice how to, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbeard Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jollymon Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 Nice presentation. Thanks for sharing Nothing makes a fish bigger than almost being caught. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportyguy33 Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 Yep Zig Zag Zig Zag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hpettus Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 Good learnings Moocks, thank you for taking the time to post this up for us and sweet paint too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratss427 Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 Very cool Mooks!...Very informative!Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBMike Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 Good show moocks! I like you method Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunkz Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 that bad boy makes a nice wake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapeCrusader Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 Fabulous tutorial Moocks! btw... LOVE your signature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripercrazy Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 good show young man follower of rev Darryl Strawberry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastendlu Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 Very nice how too Dave and love the color on that spook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Couch Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 Want to trade for that spook! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyJam Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 I'm in spook hell right now...this inspires me to fight the good fight. Thanks a lot for sharing this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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