Pouring my own rubber

[*LB]

Yeah, what Christian said!

Rigging Sluggos is a pain . . . if you go through the trouble to do it right you mind as well just rig an eel. I think the company that figures out how to make a quality rigged and weighted Sluggo with quality hooks will make a killing. If the eels are in as much trouble as some people say maybe that will be what it takes to push someone into doing it.

[Mr. Sandman]

The reason it is a pain is that you are putting the hooks in ***after*** the mold is poured. I bet a production shop could be set up where you have pre-rigged hook packages in place at the time of pouring, elminiting the "rigging" process altogether. My concern is that they would use cheap hooks.

The only problem I have with sluggos are: when you finally get one to come out perfect this happens on the first cast....
http://www.striped-bass.com/Stripert...5&d=1128873065

They need to pre-rig one with top quality hooks, a soft stainless coated wire braid so it is flexible yet cut proof and have built in weights. It would not be cheap. Until they do this, you are probably better off making them yourself and re-using whatever you can.

[Christian]

i seriously didnt even have to click the picture to know what you were talking about, 3" of sluggo with a little dacron tail. ugh.

[PI guy]

Imagine how much they would charge for those!!!!!!!!!!!

[zacs]

more importantly, how much would people pay? I would probably not pay more that $3 each, well, maybe $4.

[thefishingfreak]

http://www.smooth-on.com/default.htm

look on www.tackleunderground.com too

[ThrowingTimber]

Got Stripers a member here should be able to fill you in on what plastic.

Bob! You should make a copy of a sluggo, and pre-rig it with hooks!!!!!!

[dickmont]

Originally Posted by Christian

i seriously didnt even have to click the picture to know what you were talking about, 3" of sluggo with a little dacron tail. ugh.

lol. i can't tell ya how many. it's almost like there's a bunch of surgons swimming around out there. it's almost surgical. my revenge has been the habs pencil poppers with the eyes in the back. for some reason , probably the eyes, they like to hit them from the back. mouth full of trebeles and a plug stuck in there to boot. mr blue fish gonna get himself eaten. they're still way ahead!!!!