by dahlberg » Tue Apr 26, 2016 5:27 am
I have not seen any home made skirts that are similar to the ones that are commercially sold. The material and processes by which they are made are not yet available to the home builder. There are some silicones available that might do a pretty good job, but they too are pretty expensive. I've seen a process by which home made snow shoe bindings were made that might work but have not chased it down.
I will continue to have my eyes open, and will post and do a tutorial when I get it figured out!
In the very beginning when guys like Black Bart were first messing with this type of lure they used various types of naugahyde vinyl which they bought in fabric stores, then cut into fringes and wrapped on the heads they had pressure cast out of either clear epoxy or urethane. They used standard serving/rigging floss to secure the fringe strip. Not as sexy looking as the current state of the art, but caught plenty of fish!
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Larry Dahlberg
The Hunt For Big Fish