Roman Nikes, How - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

tobias · 11-09-2005, 03:56 PM

Got pics. Where are the big ones you have. I know you have more than you showed

ProfessorM · 11-09-2005, 04:29 PM

What would the dia. in front of the front hook at the end of the slope coming down in the front, it kind of looks like it is a straight turning before the angle is milled on? Anyone know what the hell I am saying? Also dia. at the back end? Thanks Paul

vineyardblues · 11-09-2005, 04:38 PM

paul go eat a meatball

Nike: 71/2 inch long 3 ½ oz
(The MISSILE that guides you to good Striper and other Big Game fish)

Nike Jr: 6 ½ inch long 2 ¼ oz
Little Nike: 5 ½ inch long 1 3/8 oz
Slick Nike: 4 inch long 1 oz
Fresh Water Nike: 4 inch long ¾ oz
Spin Nike: 3 inch long ¼ oz

Skindiver: 6 ¾ inch long 3 oz
(Long distance casting deep swimming plug which is very effective with eel skin drawn over plug for night surf casting, or without eel skin for day-time casting)

Slzzler: 7 ¼ inch long 3 ½ oz
Sizzler Jr: 5 inch long 1 ¾ oz
(Real Hot Popping plug for all Salt Water game Fish)

Dart N Dart: 6 ¾ inch long 3 oz
Dart N Dart Jr: 4 inch long 1 ½ oz

(Darts on surface when line is attached to bottom eye. Darts deep when attached to top
eye)

Sandee: 1 ½ oz and Lil Sandee: in ¼ oz size

(cast up stream at an angle .Let sink quit deep ,twitch rod tip 2 or 3 times. Retrieve 2 or 3 turns let drop back and repeat for best results. Very effective with eel skin at night.)

ProfessorM · 11-09-2005, 04:45 PM

Hey you Irish Puerto Rican

you got those dim. You must have a few hundred of those things hanging around..break out the calipers.. P.

Tagger · 11-09-2005, 04:54 PM

P A Surfer.. u already make a very fine and unique darter.. holds in the ditch..I'm scared of loosing this one .. VB pics ?

vineyardblues · 11-09-2005, 05:19 PM

Paul jump on 495 north and come on up !
I am sure you wil like dinner, stuffed cabbage, Italino style.

ps , bring some parmesian

VB

vineyardblues · 11-09-2005, 07:31 PM

A Few Colors

VB

PASurfer · 11-10-2005, 10:57 AM

Sorry for the hijack, but thanks for the words of faith, Tagger, glad you like it... and you'd better hang on to it 'cause it's one of only seven

...maybe the only one that works that well.

Back on topic... looking at VB's stats, the erstwhile darter -- formerly a popper body design -- that I'm fooling with falls right between the Slick and Freshwater versions, weight wise with no lead, and swims down to 3-4 feet in sweetwater. So I'm gonna cut a couple with straight face slopes between 30 and 40 degrees, and see what that does. Worst case, I could swim them with the darter cuts, but it just goes against nature... you look at it and say "darter", but it swims more like Ester Williams than a drunken sailor. The belly bulge is not as pronounced on mine -- I just liked the flow of the curves -- and maybe that's why I never made the mental leap to a Nike, until I saw Capesams' pic... now, I've got try it, too.

Dang you, Jake.

Thanks for bringing this up.

ProfessorM · 11-10-2005, 10:58 AM

I really like the looks of that thing so I guess I will have to make a road trip. I will bring my dial calipers. Maybe after Thanksgiving.. P.

John E · 12-12-2005, 09:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tagger

P A Surfer.. u already make a very fine and unique darter.. holds in the ditch..I'm scared of loosing this one .. VB pics ?

PA,

Mine works just fine.