Posted by: Coot
Thin Blade Spoons TBS for steelhead - 12/28/01 08:38 PM
TBS are back in,Hertzog recommends them as a searching lure in medium coloured water.
I had several of the old Gibbs silver and gold models however when I checked the current prices I shuddered and looked for another solution.
With a little trial and some errors I found that I could fashion a good TBS from a size 7 Colorado blade purchased in bulk from Cabelas.
Simply put a golf ball in your bench vise take your rubber hammer and rest the front half of the colorado on the golf ball and start tapping the edgesof the blade. In about two minutes you will have a TBS that flutters as well as anything you can buy. Put a split ring on the front end ,drill a hole at the back end and install a ring to hold the hook eye and your in business with as good a searching lure as you can buy.
If you want to dress it up with colour a couple of narrow diagonal strips of prismatic tape gives it good colour to go with the flashing action.
Coot
I had several of the old Gibbs silver and gold models however when I checked the current prices I shuddered and looked for another solution.
With a little trial and some errors I found that I could fashion a good TBS from a size 7 Colorado blade purchased in bulk from Cabelas.
Simply put a golf ball in your bench vise take your rubber hammer and rest the front half of the colorado on the golf ball and start tapping the edgesof the blade. In about two minutes you will have a TBS that flutters as well as anything you can buy. Put a split ring on the front end ,drill a hole at the back end and install a ring to hold the hook eye and your in business with as good a searching lure as you can buy.
If you want to dress it up with colour a couple of narrow diagonal strips of prismatic tape gives it good colour to go with the flashing action.
Coot