Lure Craft: Witch Tape and Blades
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http://www.blogsmonroe.com/fishing/2008/05/28/lure-craft-witch-tape-and-blades/
This really isn’t anything new for some, but for some others might get something out of it. For years guys have been putting Witch Tape (WTP) on their salmon spoons, but its also a great way to touch up some of your favorite walleye blades.
These deep cup #5 colorado blades are from Northland, and I used a salmon favorite to spruce them up, the ladderback tape pattern. I used chartruse/green which is the same color as the tape used on the Swedish Pimple that works so well during the ice season. I have also barely touched them up by simply putting on a 3-D molded eye on the blades.
These are #3 colorado blades with premium copper and gold finishes. Some are the same green/chartruse as the ladderbacks, some crushed ice glow, orange and green, and really popular here on Erie is the purple scale. I cut the curve into the tape, then place on the blade and trim around the edges.
Lastily are the Smile Blades from Mack’s Lures. If you haven’t tried these yet, they really are worth having in your arsenal. Bar none, they are the most effective blades I have found for trolling at slower speeds. They claim to spin at 1/4 of a mph, its hard to tell unless the boat is barely moving on a drift. Very effective while trying to stay in a strike zone as long as possible. The Witch Tape comes in handy when the original tape on the blades begin to peel or become discolored. I used the crushed ice green and orange on these, with the standard purple mirror in the back that comes from the factory. Just tape a retangular piece over the blade and trim.
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