Modifying scorpion 35 sinking lures

CHUNQX · #1 02-05-2005, 08:57 PM

Way back when Bushy and Starlo started this craze on chasing bream on hardware, their favourite lure was the gold and orange scorpion 35 and the only ones available were the sinking ones. They modified it so it would become a slow floater. Anyone know what that process is apart from changing the trebles to a lighter chem sharpened hook? I believe it involved some sort of beads or something like that...

Piscineidiot · #2 02-05-2005, 08:59 PM

I believe they removed the piece of metal from the bib and drilled a hole in it or something.

I'll PM you their site on the off chance that breammaster might not like me posting up a competing site, which is fair enough really.

Cheers,

Owen

panger · #3 02-05-2005, 09:29 PM

Chunqx,

Step 1
Remove the metal piece and split ring from the bib.

Step 2
Get a tiny drill bit or other appropriate tool and drill a small hole in the bib between the slot in the bib and the nose of the lure. I did this quite easily by hand without power tools.

Step 3
Thread your leader through the hole and tie a plastic bead on the end.

You can also just use the slot in the bib instead of drilling a hole but it won't dive as deep and the action isn't consistent.

CHUNQX · #4 02-05-2005, 09:42 PM

Thanks guys. I take it the plastic bead acts as a stopper and nothing else?

panger · #5 02-05-2005, 09:57 PM

Yup the bead is just a stopper. The lure can slide up and down the leader.

Rodman · #6 02-05-2005, 09:59 PM

Quote:

I'll PM you their site on the off chance that breammaster might not like me posting up a competing site, which is fair enough really.

Competing site? Bah, no competition, just a pretender.

[All opinions are those of the author, not Breammaster]

flathead_boy · #7 03-05-2005, 02:57 AM

hay Piscineidiot could you also pm me that link
cheers