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

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.

Nebe · 12-12-2005, 09:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PASurfer

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.

Mine darts fine PA.... it will pop out in a super strong rip, but for most cases, it is a great darter

it fills its niche niceley

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.

numbskull · 11-10-2005, 04:53 PM

Hello. Here is some info to help build a big Nike. I x-rayed one.

The wood is soft, light, reddish and quick growing (big growth rings), probably red cedar.

The weight is only in the tail. It is roughly 7/16 x 13/16 long. It appears to actually be a lead strip wrapped around a narrower lead plug. There is no belly weight.

The plug is not, in fact, through wired. The wire extends in from each end as far as the nearest screw eye which, in turn, passes through a loop in the end of the wire to anchor it. Clever.

The angle of the diving plane appears to be 35 degrees. The plane is 2 1/4 inches long and 1 inch wide. The protrusion on the front of the plug is obviously also 1" dia and projects forward about 1 1/8 inch.

The plug is 7 1/2 " long. It is 1 3/4 ' wide at it's widest, about 3 " from the nose. The last 1 1/4' of the plug is a straight barrell, 3/4 " in diameter.

The tail hook is 2 1/4 from the rear, the front hook is 2 1/2 " from the nose and there is 2 5/8" between them.

I have a smaller Nike, 5 1/4" long that does not seem to be weighted (I haven't xrayed it) but carries large 3/0 or 4/0 hooks instead.

I haven't seen these plugs in the water. If you are interested in a very productive lipless swimmer, I suggest copying the Magna Strike Predator (an out of production plastic plug) I have made several that work well and the dimensions do not seem critical.

Good luck.

vineyardblues · 11-10-2005, 05:02 PM

Thanks, and great name

ANy chance you can post a pic of the x-ray ?
VB

Backbeach Jake · 11-10-2005, 06:59 PM

Wow, thanks for the tutorial! And welcome to S-B. Nifty bunch of guys hang around here.

ThrowingTimber · 11-10-2005, 07:03 PM

WOW ask and you shall receive!!!!!!!! Thanks very informative!!!!!!