Recent content by Ross-L

The light pull drive looks perfect for the job but my little cheap chinese lathe uses a drill chuck and I cant see any that would be suitable, so I may just have to make one like you suggest.

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Thanks for making it simple, I only know what Ive seen on youtube in my search so no offense taken. I'll look over everything you said tonight. Ross

Yeah there are 2 types of devon, weighted or floating. Weighted like you say are made of either metal or are wooden with a copper lining which are fished just like a regular spinner. Floating involves setting up like you would be fishing the worm ( main line to swivel with 8 inches of line to...

Thanks for the suggestion, yes it probably would but then you have to consider the hook etc so it would probably not sit as high in the water as it swings round in the river resulting in snagging the bottom.

Hi guys looking for some advice as a complete novice. I do a lot of salmon fishing and one of the methods involves a small wooden lure called a Devon minnow, I'd really like to try making my own as the old timers I used to buy them off of down the river no longer fish and it could be fun...