My first TIP OF THE WEEK..

[O-SEA-D]

Hey fellow fishermen, how's it going?

I fish mostly Sea Witches when I go offshore for meat fish. I have tried different types of heads. I have found some to work better then others.
About 2 years ago I came across a head made be a guy named Bill Semple who owns http://www.offshorecollection.com/index.asp
I met him at the Saltwater tackle show a couple years ago at the Civic Center here in MHC.

The lure heads are called Draggin Eyes. The ones I use are the Mini .2oz heads. I use the Bullet style and the Chugger style. Both heads work great.

I thought his heads were just amazing. They looked so much better then a plain ole white lead head IMO. They have a nice looking Red prism type eye that the light really catches when they are in the water. These heads have a lifetime warranty also. If the eyes fall out you just send them back to him and he will replace the head.

Myself and Marty were talking about these heads about a week ago. We both use them and we both felt that they should have a place for the bill of the ballyhoo to go into. We both felt the lure would track better through the water if this was done.

So, yesterday I decided to go ahead and try to make a mod to this head and see how it works.

A couple things to remember here:

1. These heads are Chrome over brass, so don't crush them or chip the chrome off.
2. Be very carefull to drill dead center.
3. Do not go further than 3/16" deep with the 7/32" drill bit or you will break off the flair off the back of the head. (Trust me I did it a few times during testing)

Here is how its done:

• Put the head in a vice, with the bottom side facing up. Be carefull not to crush it.
• Using a 7/32" drill bit, drill down 3/16" deep into the head. If you go to 1/4" it will break off.
• Then using a 11/64" drill bit drill down 1/8" further from there. If you want to go further with this size bit you can.

Now you have a place for the bill of the ballyhoo to go, kind of like an Ilander type lure. Now the lure will track straighter and perform better.

The first picture shows the top 2 being drilled out and the bottom one showing you what they look like normally.

The second picture shows you how it sits on the bill of the ballyhoo after it has been drilled out.

The third picture just give you another view of the head on the ballyhoo.

The fourth picture shows you another head that has not been drilled out. As you can see there is really no where for the the bill of the ballyhoo to slide into to keep it in line with the ballyhoo. Drilling the head has fixed this probem.

The last picture shows you how the head by itself with no line running though it to support it will sit right down on the bill by itself.

Hope this helps you guys out.

[B's rods]

Nice post John. I've never seen those heads before. Would like to see them up close. maybe next week. How close are they to the Ilander heads?

[brandon558]

Great post man! I clicked the link and went to the heads..it keeps sayen coming soon? Do you know of any tackle dealers online where i can order some of these heads? They look great..thanks!

[O-SEA-D]

The link below will take you to their dealers page.

http://www.offshorecollection.com/in...ection=dealers

If you type in Draggin Eyes Lures in Google, it will bring you to a few spots as well.

[O-SEA-D]

Nice post John. I've never seen those heads before. Would like to see them up close. maybe next week. How close are they to the Ilander heads?

Jerry, I will bring a couple for you when I meet you to pick up my DFA. I can't wait for that BTW...LOL

[DILLIGAF]

Thanks for the heads up, John.

[Glenn W]

That's what I'm talking about. Learning somthing I can use better.

[Capt. Brian Daley]

nice post John I put this site up a couple of months ago and was thinking
the same thing again nice job

[Foul Hooked]

Very nice John, I was cleaning and organizing some stuff the other day and found about two dozen of those heads. I could not for the life of me remember where I got those heads, then I remembered that I went to that fishing show at the civic center down there during the original Wahoo weekend a couple of years ago. I'll try your mod this week as I see bluewater in my future next weekend.

[O-SEA-D]

Thank you for the comments