>>1209436>>1209413You need the correct drill bit (Cobalt "HSCO"), for stainless steel in the drill press, and thread cutting oil. Otherwise, you may as well hit your head with a hammer for all the holes you'll be able to drill.
The thing I dislike the most is splitting the spoon in half. I still need to make a jig for it.
>>1209395Not that anon, but the action on the spoons without handles is rather lazy & slow, but good. The weight makes them cast quite far and bass hit them well enough I prefer splitting the spoons up in this pattern. I've caught fish on every pattern shown in this image. I've never tried using the whole spoon with the handle as shown in
>>1209314 The half-spoon lure is one that I use the most in whatever weight/spoon size I need.