NFR Some Unique Hand Made Agate Lures

[krusty]

Years ago I delved deep into lapidary. Agate is cryptocrystalline quarts. It takes a high polish, and the patterns and colors are endless. Creating a "spoon" from a "non precious" stone has never occurred to me until now. However,,, beads (used for streamers ) have had me wondering....Would a "fake opal" bead trigger more strikes? Would a fake "ruby" bead... bend the light in such a way that makes it more appealing to a fish then a glass bead? Of course using real gemstones is ludicrous, however the "fake" gem stone beads available today are quite remarkable, and quite affordable. When humans see a red stone set in a ring, there is a huge difference in their reaction to a glass fake and a quality ruby. The difference between a good fake and a real ruby.. not so much. Colored gem stones have mesmerizing effects on humans, perhaps the same is true for trout.????

Will only have a "mesmerizing" effect if spotted by a gold-digger female trout looking for a suger-daddy male trout.

 

[Old Man]

Many years ago my ex SIL and I were screening gravel along side of Alder Creek here in Montana for Garnets. He took off to just see what he could find. He has a few classes in geology so he knows what he's looking at. When he came back from his stroll around the old dredge piles. He showed me what he found. He had a Ruby about 5" long. It was intact. I asked him if he was going to have it cut but he said no way. It was about 3/4 of a inch in Diameter. He might of had enough to retire on if he cut it to see if it was good.