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Post by k4me2000 on Nov 26, 2012 22:13:03 GMT -4
I have a few Rapala lures that have lost their bibs. (original minnows). The lures are in perfect condition except the bib has come out and been lost. Can I get replacement bibs?? or do I make them up myself.?? What do I use to stick the bibs back onto the lure?? Anyone got any answers. Thanks.
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Post by 90collector on Nov 27, 2012 17:58:01 GMT -4
Good questtion, I usually turn them into keychains
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Post by happyshad on Nov 27, 2012 20:47:49 GMT -4
I don't believe that Rapala sells replacement bills (or at least that is what I think you are referring to)?
If you were to find replacement bills - super glue or a water proof epoxy would be what I would recommend!
I would fill in the void with some type of water proof epoxy or putty - Or just leave them the way they are and fish them like a topwater jerk bait or behind a weighted three way - sometimes the fish like that type of action better than the original wobble anyway!
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Post by cdj711 on Nov 28, 2012 7:11:50 GMT -4
well,
i got some SFR7 replacement lips from a guy in hungary.
seem to be quite good copies.
never found the time to try these out though ...
i have done a little DIY on wobblers (Hans Nordin worte a very nice book on this topic; unfortunately only swedish (and a bad-translation german) edition available).
2-component epoxy works just fine for fixing the lips, and it is filling gaps also; i think most super-glues are not waterproof, and the waterproof ones are really expensive, and still do not fill gaps.
Hans is even using the 2-comp. epoxy as the final layer on top of his lures, and this works just as well with pike (these lures hold much better than the 27-or-so coatings on a rapala).
best,
wolfgang
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