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Member Posts: 376 Location: Menominee MI, In Da UP Eh? | Shhhhhhhhh! Some of us do, we are just savy enough not to tell the world.......  Seriously though, there are several lakes around SE Wis that I used to prowl for those fish...still looking for some good ones round here.... | ||
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| sworrall |
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| mjd22 |
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Location: Rhinelander | I designed a few creatures during that timeframe, and actually had a tackle company selling them. Jim Cairnes and I designed a paddle tail style that I eventually sold to Moores Lures. Stembridge Products produced my first Creature design, under the Fliptail brand. My Dad was responsible for the first stand up jig head back in the early 60's. Tony Portincaso, Larry Latino, and Jim were regulars at the house in Wauconda, and worked with my Dad on new jigs and plastics. During a trip to Arkansas, my Dad met Harold Ensley, who had designed the Reaper. He was having a tough time getting any sold, but it looked great to my Dad and he bought a big bag of them in brown. That lure on the jigs he and the others designed on our kitchen table started an entirely new way to fish bass and muskies, and walleyes too. We were using Fliptail Lizards and Reapers, but both had a weakness. The Lizard after one pike usually had no tail, and the Reaper tore easily on the hook. Shelly Cairnes was sitting in the boat on Enterprise Lake, if I remember correctly, looking at ruined Reapers and Lizards, and decided to try melting the 'good' parts together using a lighter. Reaper tail, Fliptail body, and the Creature was born. The name came from Steve Quandt, owner of Tuffy Boats back then, who looked at my assortment of odd looking plastics and asked, " What sort of creatures are those?" Fliptail did a design for me, and Jim and I worked up several over the years. The Fliptail has always been my favorite for 'Eyes. Tony and Larry's modification of my Dad's and Jim's diamond head jig was the Power Head; it's still on the market. I use a spinning rod in a medium heavy rated for 17# monofilament line. !4# is plenty to pop the weeds, but I'm not just fishing 'eyes, so I use 17 most of the time. I don't like the superlines for this, because I set the hook to quickly with that stuff and miss alot of strikes. I use a 60# seven strand leader, a 1/4 to 1/3 ounce jig, and superglue a crerature body to the jig head for durability. The heavier gear is fro ripping/popping the lure through the weeds. Cast it out, always with the wind so one can watch the line. Let it hit bottom, point the rod at the lure, and reel fast one and a half turns of the reel handle, watch the line, and the second it 'bows' repeat. Easy stuff. I've taken some really nice walleyes that way, and some REALLY nice Muskies, Pike, and Bass. It's a very efective presentation after dark, too. Here's a couple photos of the old product I used to sell in the 70's and early 80's, and an old stringer picture from 1978, I think. I am looking forward to the turnover, that's when the big fish move into those bays on Pelican and Minocqua, and the fun begins. Thanks for the memory jog, this was fun. Attachments ----------------  DSC_0003.JPG (75KB - 143 downloads) DSC_0004.JPG (70KB - 148 downloads) | ||
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