Squid skirts reversed for more flare, brass beads in between the squids. When retrieved, the squids flare out perfectly creating a wider diameter profile. Smaller #5 french blades for burning.

Pompom material from the dollar store tightened with just cable ties (3). Looks great in the water. Those are not beads on the shaft, but 1/8 ounce egg sinkers. This allows for more weight. Epoxied vinyl sticker on blade created on Photoshop. This blade is actually a spoon! It offers amazing thump and flash. Very thin, yet cannot be bent because of the way it was tempered! Retains its memory.

Big 13" squid. Notice the treble. One of the hooks is put into the bait while other two exposed. There is a treble trailer which extends way back (use ss steel shaft wire), but hard to see. Blade is #8 willow from luremaking.com-thin, but offers great thump for a willow and is quite durable. If edges get nicked from rocks, just file lightly.

Feathers. Not nearly the nice movement of other materials, but who cares! Perhaps this could mimic a diving bird such as a duck, kingfisher, baby loon? Big 10/0 single hooks that are quite thick, but with braid and a stiffer musky rod, penetrate just fine.

In keeping with some older model mepps etc. I extended the back treble quite a bit as a confidence thing. This is a 12" shad from action plastics.

I tie trout streamers and wanted to make a larger muskie streamer. Trailer hook included. Some guys don't even use trailers. I plan on experimenting with this using a saltwater spinning reel with 30/40 pd braid. The dumbbell weight will allow me to toss this far enough.

Notice the black bars done with permanent marker. Creates some contrast that might make a difference? Put some irredescent peacock hurl in there for a minnow scale look.

A tougher tube idea using plastic tubing found at hardware stores. Added design with waterproof vinyl.