I was on a real busy business trip to Switzerland and France last week and I came back to LA for just one day. And now, I’m in a secret manufacture in Japan for some lure development. In this picture shows some colors that I created which might be good for Northern Territory Pike and Musky.

We had a meeting at our head office. We discussed about several topics including the development of new products, taking measures on and charity plans for the effected due to the earthquake, and we talked about many other possible projects. And from this, we came up with something amazing. It will definitely surprise the saltwater fishing industry!! It is great!! We will present it soon!!

It is again time for the Daily Flash Minnow Weekly Report!
This is a continuation of my previous report of my visit to the Optimum Baits factory! And I would like to finally talk about my experience making the lures! There were 5 major steps to the process:
1. Choosing my original colors
2. Choosing a molding (depending on the type of lure I want)
3. Color mixing and preparation
4. Official making of the lure
5. Lure completed

1. About choosing my colors, Mat has previously advised me to bring some Lucky Craft lures as a color sample so it would be a lot easier for me to have a color image of what I want to create.
I wanted to be able to create something that I could use for this Daily Flash Minnow Fishing Report which would be a lure used for both Bass and saltwater fishing. I had chosen a color I really like: the “MS MJ Herring”. I got a sample of that color ready and started on my task. The “MS MJ Herring” is actually not sold for saltwater fishing purpose, but it is a very nice color.
　
2. After choosing the color, I had to decide on a lure design and size out of the many Optimum Baits carries. And finally out of the various types they had, I decided on the popular “Double Diamond” lure shape. (They also carry shapes like BLT, Frog, Worm, etc.)

3. The original color I chose previously was divided into 3 Plastic Sole colors which were getting melted in advance. I then slowly added some glitters and others to create a scale-like texture. Maximum of 3 colors can be chosen at this time. Based on the “MS MJ Herring” sample color chosen previously, the layers were carefully inserted into each container. And the layers started from the stomach part of the body with a light pink, then clear with a semi-blue glitter, and lastly a green colored back very similar to the original lure color. This process is the most important part where it determines the completed lure, so the amount of the mixture was carefully adjusted. This part was definitely too difficult for me to do. In the pictures shows Mat adjusting the color mixture over and over to get the right color for the light pink color used for the stomach area. He even went under direct sunlight and continued to check its color.

The rest will be continued on the next report…

See you soon!
The next report is “Lure Developing Experience Finale”

Sandy
The Daily Flash Minnow

My very first fish caught this year was a Herabuna (hahaha). I’ve gone to a near channel to test out some of our new products and a prototype lures. I’ve tested a lot of them out and this year’s new Lucky Craft lures are going to be very interesting!
I will also be going to the Fishing Show held in Osaka, Japan this weekend! I am looking forward on talking to the Lucky Craft fans in the Kansai region!
Again this year, we will perform some training sessions. My partner, Mr. Tabuchi who has been active in the JP Top 50, is actually not quite a good public speaker (?)… So I may have to properly lead him and hope that it will bring out his inner strength…?

A bit of wind also creates some current that may get baitfish active. If you’re fishing around points, maybe a bank with docks or a grassline with cuts in deeper water, the breeze could be enough to get things going.

Congratulation Brent on winning this week’s FLW Tour event by a whopping 13 pound margin. What an amazing performance!! Quoted from BassFan today, these were his main baits from the tournaments.

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A new exclusive Lucky Craft color that came across my desk recently is Clear Water Shad. A very cool color with light subtle tones that is available in the LV-500.

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Below are some photos of a new prototype crankbait that will be the RC 3.5 XD. This is a new addition to Rick Clunn – RC Series of crankbaits sold exclusively in Bass Pro Shops.

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