New Lure Project "Spoonplug"

[@eugenegress5896]

EXCELLENT JOB!!!, I hope your family problems have been resolved.

[@61diemai]

Thanks a bunch, everything's alright now.

Excellent job! They look great in the water! Buck would be proud of you!

[@61diemai]

Thank you.

[@Бокрюк]

Опять пересматриваю ваш канал, похоже вы вернули все свои видео, я нахожу много интересного для себя, спасибо за ваш труд! Надеюсь и желаю чтобы у вас всё было хорошо, здоровья и удачи!

[@61diemai]

Спасибо, я рад ответить на добрые пожелания. К сожалению, я больше не создаю искусственные приманки и не снимаю новые видео. В любом случае, спасибо.

[@stevencraig2371]

Geez, You can cast any of Bucks! In fact the 100 series, is my go to for casting to a school of fish. The are not for trolling only.

[@61diemai]

Thank you , I haven't been lucky with these so far, seems, it was just another luremaking project of mine.

[@jerrylanglois7892]

I find spoonplugs are the worst casting lures...like trying to cast potato chips.

[@veljkoostojic750]

Hi Dieter I just wanna say thank you for all the videos and tutorials you have done so far, I'm a huge fan for quite some time... Thanks to you I've learned to make my own fishing lures for pike, asp, chub and catfish and not to mention that now it's become my greatest passion in life and something i look forward to every time i take a knife and sanding paper in my hands... pure fun and joy ! ! ! ! ! Your channel deserves much much much more subscribers and popularity, you really talk about important stuff and not about 3D eyes, 3D gills, 3D scales a god knows what else... there is so much good material you've posted. Hope you're doing well ! Greetings from Serbia and tight lines :)

[@61diemai]

Hi , Veljko Thanks a lot for your kind words , they exactly describe my initial motivation for having uploaded all of these videos . Sadly I have quit on making lures for myself for some years now , so I also would not upload any videos anymore , but nevertheless it is just great to receive such a response regarding my lure work . I am very happy to hear , that the passion for luremaking , that I have now lost , has been passed on to the hands of fellow luremakers and fishermen like you , as passing on my knowledge and experiences was my general intention right from the start , since I had also learned a lot from fellow luremakers , ....especially in here : www.tackleunderground.com/ www.mt-lures.de/ www.lurebuilding.nl/indexeng.html I hope , that you will also find long years of joy , passion and happiness in luremaking and catching fish on your homemades , ......all the best to you and "tight lines" from northern Germany

[@dahutful]

The spoonplug is meant to be fished near the bottomb, bumping it on occasion. They use double hooks to eliminate the binding problem, at least on the ones I have. The method intended for their use is trolling along structure, the larger the lure the deeper it goes. Once fish are located they can be cast. Very interesting and thorough attempt at reverse engineering them. Well done.

[@61diemai]

@ huttonvista dav Thanks a lot for chiming in , though I already knew about all these features . By making these spoonplugs , I just wanted to try out something , that was entirely new to me , as this is what most of my luremaking used to be about(I do not make lures anymore these days for personal reasons) . I've found out , that these spoonplugs perform quite poor on the cast , as they offer a lot of air resistance , and I haven't had a chance for boatfishing during the past years . Nevertheless I had already caught a few perch on my smaller versions of the spoonplug by now , but honestly speaking , I prefer casting different types of lures for their better casting performance . But still I tie on these spoonplugs now and then . Haven't lost one yet , either , since I've found , that when the tip of their diving lip hits an underwater obstacle , the spoonplug would turn on it's back , causing it to rise up away the obstacle immediately , also the hooks would turn away from the obstacle . After one or two feet of further rerieve the lure would then turn over and fall back into normal swimming position again , ....a brief pause of the retrieve after hitting the obstacle would enhance this feature . tight lines from northern Germany , Dieter

[@dahutful]

@@61diemai vielen dank vom South Carolina. I agree with you - for purely casting, I wouldn't choose a spoonplug, either.

[@2quack]

Fantastic! Good job man!

[@forgetjude]

Just discovered your videos and have to say I’ve really been missing out. I enjoy your commentary as much as your lures. You have given me tremendous enthusiasm in trying to make my own lures. I’m disappointed that you’ve lost your enthusiasm for lure making and even more disappointed to hear about your health. Tight lines from California.

[@61diemai]

@ Bryan Turner Thank you very much ! I'm always glad to hear , that other people do discover the passion of luremaking for themselves , though I'm not into it anymore . During past years I was just too occupied with having to take care of senior family members suffering of dementia and I still am , ....also the present political and social situation in my homeland kinda mentally disabled me to carry on with business as usual . And last not least , through the years I had made so many lures , that would surely last me until the end of my days , LOL . Anyway , I figure out , that you are new to the trade , probably you'd like to have a look here , probably even sign in , you'd surely learn a lot in there : www.tackleunderground.com/ Thanks again for chiming in , ...greetings , Dieter

[@forgetjude]

Sorry to hear Dieter. I had to take care of my dad when he got cancer. I stayed away from fishing for a few years after he lost his battle. I just started back last year and have found my passion for the outdoors again. It’s not about getting knocked down but standing back up no matter how difficult it is. Thanks again for your fantastic videos. I will definitely check out the link. Cheers!

[@kimberleyvarelmann2556]

Thank you for the lure making tutorial. i found it very interesting and informative. I intend to try to make some spoonplugs of my own using your methods and templates as they have a reputation of being very precise in terms of depth control and very stable in terms of speed control. Your spoonplugs appear to be an exact replica of the originals. Good job and thanks again!

[@61diemai]

Thanks a lot for your interest . You may read more about my own personal "spoonplug making history" in here : www.tackleunderground.com/community/topic/27134-buck-perry-spoonplug-question/ I also have a few standing pictures of the templates and different views of the blanks , you may PM your Email address to my KZbin canal or provide it in here , so I could mail them to you by Email attachement , if you'd be interested . Also there are a few other spoonplug videos available here on KZbin , just use the search function typing in "spoonplug" or "spoonplugging" . Actually I had mailordered an original Buck Perry spoonplug as a sample back then , but I've found it to be impossible to furnish all of those little details in terms of a homemade knock-off , .....but after a while I came across this site johnnyb-lures.com/ and I had found , that they had also made more simple to bend , but pretty much larger versions , of the old Buck Perry lures , and these became my reference for the lures in this video ! Good luck and tight lines , Dieter

[@PRACERZ]

Nice video, thanks. And the action of the lures are great !!

[@61diemai]

@ PRACERZ Thank you very much !

[@DanielHernandezPHC]

Welcome back Dieter, I hope that your family is better, As usual your "retro" proyects are very ineresting... I´ve never tried before working with metal, but watching your great work, think I will follow your steps A big hello, Daniel

[@61diemai]

+Pesca Hecha en Casa (Daniel Hernandez) Thanks a lot Daniel , ......if you shoud need any assistance , feel free to call back in , maybe I could help despite my yet limited experience with such lures ,......saludos , Dieter

[@tanikoev]

Welcome back Dieter I really like these baits think that with a little testing and change will come good results

[@61diemai]

+Tani Koev Thank you ,..I'm eager to try them out in the outdoors , .......greetings , Dieter

[@TheNick08332]

I hope all is well I have not seen video from u in years just want u to know we are still thinking about all the advice u gave us on lures hope to see another video from u sometime soon take care

[@61diemai]

Hi , Nick , Thank you very much , this really makes my day . Sadly I have lost my enthusiasm and passion for lure making , thus also making videos about it , either . Me and wife had to take care of senior family members suffering of dementia during the past years , which obviously took it's share of our mental welfare , too . By now my aunt and my father have passed away at 89 and 86 years of age , but still I'm unable to get back to my usual ways . This is also and mainly due to the present political situation in my fatherland Germany ! I simply can't go back to business as usual , while our beds are burning and our nation is intended to be brought to it's knees by the globalist agenda flooding us with islamic migrants and autodestructive green ideologies . Nevertheless , I'm still going fishing frequently , as the outdoors is seemingly still the only bit of my homecountry , that has not changed drastically and still looks like it ever did and that I still feel like at home in . I do not think , that I will ever make any new videos , but nevertheless I'm always trying to answer any upcoming questions regarding the contents of these older clips . Never meant to get political , as this is strictly a fishing-, and lure-related channel , but this is the only and true reply , that I can give to you . Thank you so much for chiming in , I really appreciate this , ...tight lines , Dieter

[@SolarfallBaits]

I was visiting a fellow lure maker not too long ago and he had made a prototype of a similar metal spoonplug. He was showing it off in a lure testing tank and oh boy it swam so beautifully. it was very reminiscent of the design you use here but if i remember correctly the body it self was curved slightly like a banana. sorry to hear about the health problems in your family, i know stuff like that effects on ones motivation to make videos but its great to see you making some now :)

[@61diemai]

+SolarBaits Thanks a lot , Mikko , ....I had such lure on my mind for years , but found a round banana shape like f. e, the "Russellure" or the old DAM bananaspoon to be too difficult to duplicate just by handwork, .......I had considered to do something like cutting the top off a piece of curved stainless steel or brass tubing , but this would have been quite a pain in the butt , I guess ? Thanks for your compassion, the past years haven't been that easy for us , and the constant nerve wecking obviously also affected my own health . Got problems about my blood pressure now , back in mid-January I had to be taken to the emergency room with an ambulance , a vein deep in my right nostril bursted open during my sleep by 5.30 in the morning . I was thinking , that I would bleed to death , they've really had a tough time to stop the bleeding , lost about estimated 1,5 litres of blood just through the nose , before they were able block up the hole , it simply would not stop as every few minutes I had to spit out a peach-sized clump of half coagulated blood looking like chicken liver not to choke on my own blood . But now I'm looking forward to a new fishing season again , ......greetz , Dieter

[@sergiagoda7855]

Excellent work, Dieter! Like!

[@61diemai]

+serg iagoda Thanks a bunch ,....greetings , Dieter

[@KissmyBasss]

We just cut off the lower front hook on any trolling plugs to reduce hangups.

[@Neko2fishore]

nice one dude. looks like squid and definitely will save fish from drowning hehehe

[@JobeCurrie]

Great video

[@61diemai]

Thanks a lot for watching .

[@ColinB89]

Hey Dieter , schön das du wieder etwas neues gebastelt hast ! Ich glaube ich muss probieren ein mini variante zu machen fur hauptsächlich barsch. Du hast uns wieder schöne arbeit gezeigt, und auch 'nen neue camera dabei oder ? Alles gute zu dir und deine Familie.

[@61diemai]

+Colin B Danke schön , .....der kleine , knapp 7cm lange Köder war schon etwas fummelig zu biegen , vielleicht könnte man noch auf 5,5 cm bis 6 cm und 0,6mm bis 0,8mm Blechstärke heruntergehen, ...noch kleiner wird wohl sehr schwierig ? Meine Kameras sind nicht neu , .....die Werkstatt-Sequenzen habe ich mit 'ner "Nikon CoolPix" Fotokamera gemacht , und die Unterwassersequenzen mit meiner "Denver AC 5000W" Action Cam , ...und die hat schon 'ne Macke auf ihrer Linse ! Sollte mir 'mal eine neue Kamera kaufen , ja , .........muß dazu aber mit meiner Regierung verhandeln , LOL ! Viel Glück , Dieter

[@christopherjames9843]

Spoonplugs used with NoBo trolling line can give you precise depth control.

[@61diemai]

Thanks for chiming in , ........but I use them for casting only .

[@thehackleguy1174]

Hi Dieter, I enjoyed this video also. Do you have any templates you could share?

[@BASSIN101tipsandtechniques]

I can't find the video you did with the rattle spoon. I downloaded pics and have lost them. Can you help me? I'm sorry I don't remember the name of it..oh ..maybe the dinner bell?

[@61diemai]

Hi , there : Here are the two sound-generating spoons , that I had designed(I'm much more convinced of the "Dinner Bell" , I'm just busy right now with making another half dozen to replace losses) : kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5ypeoaqmNRorpI kzbin.info/www/bejne/moKblHiKoNWAl6c Thanks a lot for your interest and good luck making your own versions , tight lines from northern Germany , Dieter

[@BASSIN101tipsandtechniques]

@@61diemai thank you so much Dieter. It's a great design! Tight lines to you as well!

[@61diemai]

@@BASSIN101tipsandtechniques You're welcome , if you should have any further questions , feel free to call back in here .

[@BASSIN101tipsandtechniques]

@@61diemai I sure will.. thank you Dieter! 👍

[@johngriffiths689]

Welcome back Dieter

[@61diemai]

+John Griffiths Thanks a lot , John , ...greetz , Dieter

[@TMonthespot]

I will make it......i think good idea for snakehead target

[@fabiopressao-PE]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@a.p1675]

Wie gehts? I just want to thank you for being a huge inspiration! Love your videos! I made 5 Pfeffer bananas and the epoxy should be dry tomorrow. Thx Dieter!

[@61diemai]

@ A. P Sorry for belated reply , but thanks so much for your feedback , ......this is , why I have made all of these videos . Unfortunately I have lost interest(or better said , my enthusiasm) in luremaking and making videos these days , but nevertheless I hope , that your "Pfeffer" Bananas" would turn out to work out great for you . Thanks a lot for chiming in , ......tight lines , Dieter

[@a.p1675]

@@61diemai Hello Dieter! Since you quit your lure building i dare to ask you this question. I have seen some drawings you made of your different lure models is there any chance to get hold of more?

[@61diemai]

@ A. P Please send me your email adress under " [e-mail] " for further discussion , ....greetings , Dieter

[@MsPrincesspaulina]

Spoonplugs should run nose down and tail up and track in a straight line, if that helps you any. When properly balanced a spoonplug that is fouled with a small amount of weeds should flip over, belly up, and come to the water surface where you can jerk the rod and flip the weeds off the lure then the lure will flip right side up again and dive back to the bottom without reeling in your line, while trolling. If it's fouled with to much weeds it won't do that and you'll have to reel it in and clear it, of course. I mention this so you have a idea of the proper way a Buck Perry spoonplug acts in the water, so you can tune your lures as you make them. Sorry to hear about your family health issues.

[@61diemai]

Thanks a lot for all of your advice , .....by now I have already used some of my spoonplugs and I can only second to your statements . No catches occured so far , though , ....but as I've found out , these spoonplugs are well-suited to avoid bottom snags like mussels, rocks or submergerd branches , as when the lip runs into something , the spoonplug would flip over belly up and climb instantly for a few inches before it would fall back into swimming position to continue to wiggle along . Thanks a bunch , ...greetings , Dieter

[@MsPrincesspaulina]

You're welcome. I hope my comment helped you. Keep using them. They catch fish. They seem to catch every kind of fish too, walleye (zander), pike, muskie, bass, panfish, even carp. I enjoy your videos and have subscribed to your channel.

[@61diemai]

My problem is , that through the years I had made so many lures , that I could barely cast them all , LOL ! But it happened to me a few times before , that particular lures would get dumped down the basement for years , before they'd be given another chance and put in a tackle box at season's beginning and then these would then prove to be excellent catchers . Thanks a lot for subscribing , though I did not feel like making new videos for a long time now , ....hopefully I'd be back on the screen some day , it's just , that some different preferences came up in my life now . Best greetings , Dieter

[@fischercustombaits]

Ah , They are awesome ! Die baue ich bestimmt nach ! Sehr schön. Mit Deiner Familie, das tut mir leid ! Mach bitte weitere Videos. :-) Gruss Jan.

[@Бокрюк]

Жаль, вы не выкладываете больше о рыбалке.. Надеюсь у вас всё хорошо. Будте здоровы.

[@61diemai]

Спасибо за ваши добрые пожелания, семейные проблемы и плохую политическую ситуацию в моей родной стране, я потерял свой энтузиазм. Я все еще ловлю рыбу, но я больше не делаю искусственные приманки. С наилучшими пожеланиями из Северной Германии.

[@Бокрюк]

@@61diemai всё ещё наилучшие пожелания. Пересматриваю ваши видео.

[@61diemai]

@@Бокрюк Спасибо. Как мне проверить мои видео, пожалуйста?

[@Бокрюк]

@@61diemai я просто сохранил несколько или захожу на "61 diemai", как это делается ещё не знаю - не очень дружу с компьютером😊

[@61diemai]

@@Бокрюк К сожалению, и здесь я не могу помочь, да и с работой на компьютере я тоже не очень хорошо знаком. В любом случае удачи!

[@softlock6504]

Thanks for sharing. Could you let me know what was the heaviest material that you could get to work effectively. I am looking to create some of B Perry's plugs this winter in hopes of triggering some deep water bass next year.

[@61diemai]

I would not go thicker than 1,5 millimetres sheet thickness , but this also depends on the general size of the lures . Bear in mind , that the thicker the sheet material , the heavier it would get , thus the more mass would have to be moved to put the lure into it's swimming action . If you have two lures of same size but of different sheet thicknesses , the lighter lure of thinner sheet would always move a bit livelier . I would use 1,5mm sheet thickness only for the large 13 cms lures , maybe also for 10 cms , but not smaller ones , for these 1,0 mm sheet thickness would still be OK , ...the genuine Buck Perry Spoonplugs of different sizes all have the same sheet thickness of about 0,5mm . These lures are originally intended for trolling , so weight does not really matter , as they have a built-in tendency not to rise to the surface too much . I've found , that even heavier sheet lures do not have te best casting performance due to their anti-aerodynamic shape , ........they'd only cast little more than half as far compared to an ordinary spoon of same weight , and lures of only 0,5mm sheet are really , really poor on the cast . But on retrieve they yet seem to be quite snag-resistant , since any time the pointed diving bill hits a bottom obstacle , the spoonplug would flip over instanly to rise up a bit and same time turning the hooks upward clear of the obstacle , ......after a short distance of further retrieve it would then fall back into swimming position to continue to wiggle along . Use stainless steel of 0,5mm for very small trolling lures(brass sheet only in 1,0mm thickness or thicker , 0,5mm brass warps easily ) , .......1,0mm and 1,5mm thickness brass and stainless steel for medium sized and larger lures , ...copper sheet is not that well suited , as it is is quite soft and warps easily . In case of further questions feel free to call back in , .....good luck , Dieter

[@TheNick08332]

so sorry to hear that hope u an your family is ok

[@61diemai]

+Nick Lankford Thanks a bunch , ...hopefully things would become less stressful to all of us , since my aunt is taken good care of now and my mum is relieved from taking care(check reply to "bloodknot101" above), ....thanks for chiming in , ...greetz , Dieter

[@Asal_Lempar_Umpan]

Greetings from Indonesia 🇮🇩

[@jerrypierce3172]

Hello Dieter. I'm in the US and Use spoon plugs quite a bit.would it be possible at all to get one of your blanks so I could make My own.

[@61diemai]

Hi , Jerry , ....thanks for your interest , please contact me under "[e-mail]" , maybe , I could work something out . Sorry for belated reply , .......tight lines , Dieter

[@ralphmalph6100]

NOT project. merely a copy of an already tried, tested and PROVEN lure. ALSO makes an outstanding casting lure! I wish you well.

[@61diemai]

@ Ralph Malph Sorry for belated reply , ........off course not " "New Lure Project" in the real sense of the meaning , ...."New Knock-Off Project" would surely suit better . During my lure making carreer I've made quite a few versions of already proven , commercial lures , some were not even accurate copies as only being made after pictures . But surely some of these came out to be great catchers for me , sadly this particular one snot , though I've caught one or two trout on the mallest version so far , but I do not tie them on very often , since they do not cast too far . Thanks for chiming in , anyway , ....tight lines , Dieter

[@suvorovcustom]

Cooooool !!! Thank you!

[@61diemai]

Thanks for your interest in my humble work ,....greetings , Dieter

[@СергейКочерженко-д1к]

отличное видео -лайк

[@61diemai]

+Сергей Кочерженко спаси́бо, .........greetings , Dieter

[@abdelkadercastillo7884]

saludos donde puedo conseguir el patron de ese señuelo?

[@61diemai]

@ Abdelkader Castillo I am sorry , but apart from my sheet metal templates I do not have any blueprints anymore . To initially make them , I bought a sample of a "Buck Perry spoonplug" from US-Ebay and took measurements and bending angles off that sample , afterwards calculated measurements in relation of required dimensions to furnish my templates . Ebay sample : www.ebay.com/itm/Buck-Perry-Spoon-Plug/202311031178?hash=item2f1aad598a:g:9DcAAOSwT4Za9iS5 Greetings , 61diemai

[@любомирстрембцький]

Дуже і дуже цікава ідея !!!

[@CountryMaster16]

dieter where did you get the data from to copy them off of?

[@61diemai]

I bought an original Buck Perry Spoonplug on American Ebay and took off the basic measurements and bending angles , please check comment section here , some links to further information provided in there !

[@Tossdart]

Awesome wobble but thought it would be a how to.

[@61diemai]

+Tossdart No tutorial, sorry , ..cut out and bent these at my work's weekend shift , whilst my CNC machines were running and during brakes , .....can't do any filming there . Thanks for chiming in , ....greetz , Dieter

[@eliasdemelodasilvamelo8372]

achei i interessante exporta ,como adquiri essa isca

[@61diemai]

Gracias por el comentario , ...saludos , Dieter

[@haff202]

Buck Perry invented.

[@61diemai]

@ haff202 Off course , ....a great concept !

[@L2DMflyfishing]

it is just woow factor ,superb lure,I'm lure designer and will be more than happy if i can get in contact with you,Thanks

[@61diemai]

+L2DMflyfishing Thanks , ..but I did not design these lures , they are just handmade knock-off of lures that have been invented back in 1946 . Just trying to adapt or alter this model for my own fishing demands . Gonna shoot you a PM , ......greetings , Dieter PS : Somehow I could not find a PM or Email option on your channel , you may try to write a PM or a comment on my own channel providing your Email adress , so that I shall reply to that one !

[@L2DMflyfishing]

+61diemai you can contact me at:[e-mail]

[@douglasure8659]

Hi do you sell any off the lures ?

[@61diemai]

@ Douglas Ure No , I don't !

[@deutschlandswahnsinn]

Liebe Grüße 🤡

[@georgepretnick4460]

New lure???? Spoonplugs were first marketed back in the 1950's by Buck Perry who invented them and still holds the largemouth bass world record. I still have several of them from back then.

[@61diemai]

@ George Pretnick Off course not a new lure , but a new homemade lure project for me , .....if you would have listened to my explanations , you might have figured out, ...I've even mentioned the original lure designer Buck Perry as well .

[@jerrylanglois7892]

Perry holds the large mouth bass record ? Just shows how gullible perry's '' students '' are.

[@Obblers]

Nice bait, again, Dieter! When I watched your blank, I remembered one trolling lure; Russelure www.fishing-trip.net/gear/russelure/ Both lures are a little bit same looking, except yours are much heavier (I think) and made for casting?

[@61diemai]

+Janne Ovaska Hallo , Janne , ......I've come across the "Russelure" in a catalog years ago , but found it too complicate to make my own version. During the early 1960s the DAM had a similar lure offered , a casting lure in lengths of 40 , 50 , 60 , and 70 millimetres , ......sometimes you'd still find threse on Ebay or fleamarkets . This Spoonplug is just a lot easier to build with it's straight bending work ! Greetings , Dieter

[@Obblers]

Well, you did it very fine, indeed!

[@61diemai]

+Janne Ovaska I have by know finished them and decorated them with reflective foil , ...still planning on versions with multiple attachement points and a rigid single hook snagless version as well . Greetings , Dieter

[@mikehansuld7780]

buckperry.com/shop/spoonplugs if your interested.

[@2kbluedragon]

sad to hear u lost the passion

[@61diemai]

Thank you , but it is , like it is.

[@jerrylanglois7892]

Yea, spoonplugs are awesome, that's why you never see pro fisherman using them.

[@CSFishing007]

That’s pretty neat actually I’m subbing you for more videos! Check me out when you get the chance

[@61diemai]

@ CS Chanthavong Sorry for belated reply and thanks a lot for chiming in and subbing to my channel , .....gonna sub yours back , too . Unfortunately I'm not in the mood to make new videos these days , but at least there is a ton of older stuff on my channel to browse through , ....thanks again , ....greetz , Dieter

[@eliasdemelodasilvamelo8372]

gostaria de saber as medidas ,para tentar reproduzir aqui no Brasil essa isca,ou mandar no email , [e-mail] ,obrigado gostei muito .,dessa isca.