Witch doctor / teaser for Mackies
Submitted by lyle rogers on Thu, 2014-10-30 18:01
Been messing around making sum teaser / witch doctors to hopefully attract the fish and increase my chances. Have had success on the metro mackrel and tuna before trawling bibbed minnows but after reading peoples reports on increased strikes with the aid of teasers im going to give it a go. If these dont work i will just go buy the real deal but i just love making my own gear and experimenting so fingers crossed. These are made of pvc pipe and my theory is that they will fill up with water making them sink and water should come out the back creating a bubble trail. Have attatched a stainless steel eye ring at back so can also add squid skirts etc. Total cost about $10.
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lachieH
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Really smart idea using the
Really smart idea using the water to create bubbles and stuff. Good looking aswell. I dont know much about what they should look like but I'm sure that the idea will work!
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Dale
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Interesting indeed Lyle, I think they will do fine getting a nice bubble trail out the back.
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D_d_001
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awesome !what size pvc is
awesome !
what size pvc is that?
also what are the things on the end ?
attach some skirts and you are good to go...
well done !
big john
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Looks good
Be interesting to see how they go.
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randall df223
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If they work and ate
If they work and are reasonably priced, I'll buy a couple....
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lyle rogers
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Its 50mm pvc and im not sure
Its 50mm pvc and im not sure exactly what the end caps are. i think they are sum kind of filter. will give them a trial run soon hopefully and will let you all know how they go.
outdoinit
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Be interested in how they work
they look the goods.. Top job..
I've spent half my life fishing.. The other half I have wasted..
markj
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Look good
Look good Lyle,
Don't forget to attach one of those swimming lures with the rattle on the end
Goin_Fushin.
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They look great. The end cap
They look great.
The end cap looks like a flue or sewer vent cap. Available from Bunnings / Masters / Tradelink / Plumbing supply stores.
Is the sticker material waterproof? Did you seal the edges so that the water pressure doesn't peel the sticker off?
lyle rogers
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Yeh got the end caps from
Yeh got the end caps from bunnings and sure did seal the ends of sticker with epoxy so the water doesnt get under like you said. have also sealed whole pipe with several coats of clear spray paint to seal. Mark i was going to put them lures on but not sure if this thing will spin in the water or not. its on a rotating swivel but if it holds still i will deffeniately attatch the swimbaits for sure.
meglodon
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Good ol Aussie ingenuity
Looking forward to seeing how they perform. All it takes is a bit of ingenuity and a bit of time and wallah up comes the latest in teasers.
Well bloody done.
Damo86
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Looking good! I use a
Looking good! I use a witchdoctor, its angled face makes it walk all over the place sending beams off light off the mirrors, you should try one of your ones with that angled end sealed up and put a few drill holes along the body as water intakes for jetting a smoke trail, it might walk better than having an open face,
Rozza87
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Great to see someone having
Great to see someone having a crack themselves.
Where did you get the wrap from? I made some teasers last year and couldn't find it anywhere! Looked for about a month then spent about 3 hours polishing stainless steel instead!
lyle rogers
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Thanks for the kind words
Thanks for the kind words guys.......
Rozza i got the contact paper from kmart for a few dollars a roll. they had a few different colours and styles.
DUNGA
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They look like they would do the trick
Looking forward to the end report
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Boyd Rogers
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hey uncle lyle you know the
hey uncle lyle you know the best way to catch fish is to take your favorite nephew :). They look great hope you made me and dad one.:)
Boyd Rogers
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hey uncle lyle you know the
hey uncle lyle you know the best way to catch fish is to take your favorite nephew :). They look great hope you made me and dad one.:)
lyle rogers
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your always welcome on the
your always welcome on the boat boyd. the rules are simple, let me get the biggest fish each time and the invites will keep comming.
HOOPS
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Looks The goods!!
Looking good mate!! As Damo86 said seal up the face and you should obtain the darting action, you could always add something with slight weight inside the tube to get a rattle effect that swimming lures produce.
Let us all know how it works.
bazzab
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great idea
Look the goods.
bazzab
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great idea
Look the goods.
t bone
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Great idea mate... Lot better
Great idea mate... Lot better than paying huge $$ for the same thing with a brand name on it
meglodon
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Have you given them a sea trial yet
Have you given the teasers a sea run yet, and if so how did they perform.
lyle rogers
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Teaser
Gave the teaser a go today out from hillaries. Trawled a couple of bibbed minnows around for a while with no result.
The teaser didnt sink fully like i thought it would but it did ok. it came to the surface a bit then it would nose dive just under the surface when we went over a bit of swell. i held it close to the boat for a bit and the water was still going out the back end creating a disturbance. i ran it about 10m behind the boat and had also attatched half a dozen weighted squid skirts.
Bit of weed around out there which is always a pain in the butt.
Will probly wait a couple of weeks and try again.
t bone
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random thought
I wonder if it would help any, warming the bottom side of the leading edge up a tad with a heatgun, then with the tip of a pair of pliers, jsut bend a little section of it downwards to try and get it to dive a bit more?
lyle rogers
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i like your thinking t bone,
i like your thinking t bone, create a bit of a bib.
t bone
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:)
Yeah, something along those lines anyhow. Cant hurt :)
randall df223
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Have you thought about
Have you thought about moving the take off point onto the opposite side (of the solid pink one) so that a bib is created from the angle of the leading edge?
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