NEBassMan

My biggest from my farm pond on artificials is 4-9. I'll be using live gills this year to try and top that. Good on ya man! Jason

Spro BBZ-1 Shad's Tru Tungsten 4" Swimbaits Strike King King Shad

Finally got the video uploaded. I still need to put more weight in the bottom to get it to rest at perfect vertical. And never mind my dad talking in the video, he has a hard time seeing the small screen on the camera. http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/Mbjb00/?action=view&current=Swimbait-1.flv

i like to throw them as soon as the morning topwater bite slows. I love throwing them around timber and along the edge of grass/pads. Fish slam them! Jason

Cut the strands of one leg about 1/2" shorter than the other. Will help it walk the dog nicely. Oh, and i only throw the big one. No Jr's here. Jason

thanks for the tips, i was def. going to do another top coat, and i will sand it lightly first.

It's done...Been done for a little while, just getting pics now. Have not tested it yet in a big water application, but in the tub it seemed to work pretty good. Will hopefully get some video of it tomorrow. The second pic i tried to show the flake in the blue, kinda hard to see. Also you'll notice i had some problems with the epoxy not wanting to flow out very well. Oh well, i'll take my time on the next one. Jason

I really like the Money Minnows, and the Strike King Shadilicious. I use the hooks that are sold under YUM name, but not sure if somebody else makes them.

My baby girl is only 16 months old, but i can't wait for the day i can take her out to catch her first fish.

Just wondering what type of jigheads you guys are using on soft plastic swimbaits. I want to try some with an open hook instead of using the weighted hook with it rigged weedless. Thanks. Jason

The Fat 01's will be finding their way into my tackle box. Also a few of the shallow X-rap shads. They look great!!

i agree, pour slowly to allow the trapped air to work it's way out. Tilt the mold slightly if you can, may help the air make it's way to the top and out.

i should have added that the bait is not epoxied together yet, going to seal inside and out before i epoxy together

Got the rest of the hardware istalled. Next will be to seal the wood, then test in the bath tub.

Thanks guys! I put ballast weight on the bottom portion inside the bait on both the front and middle sections. I will test it soon to make sure it balances before i epoxy it all together.

Progress is slow, as I have a 15 month old daughter to look after during the evening if i'm not working. Got the hardware installed in the head segment, will get the rest of it installed in the morning as i don't have to be to work till 2 o'clock. I will also be installing a lip and making a floating wake bait as suggested by Big M.

looks killer!

Sweet!!!! Have you casted and retrieved it yet? how's the action?

Pictures of some progress. Got the shape pretty well figured out. Next will be to cut the segments and split it in half to install the hardware. Left Side Front View Right Side Rear View

As i have thought about it some more, i think you are absolutely right. I will incorporate a lip to make it a wake bait, then work on a sinking style for my next one. Jason

Here's the outline drawn onto the balsa wood. This bait will be about 5 1/2" long after tail fin is added. Thinking about adding a lip as well, but have not decided for sure yet. I will need to add quite a bit of weight to get it to sink slowly, but i'll play with that as i go along. Going to start rough shaping and sanding this evening, and hope to have a finished shape to show by tomorrow afternoon. Modeled after a threadfin shad. Jason

I agree, it's a confidence thing. That being said, i use red hooks on all my T-rigs, and have replaced the front treble on most of my cranks.

just some good 'ol chicken liver. we got a new spot for monday night, hoping to catch some more

Buddy and I are having a huge fish fry in September. So far in the freezer we have 15 Walleye, 135 Blue Gills, and now this 1 channel cat. We'll be heading out again on Monday night to go for some more cats. This is my first time night fishing for catfish, and my first catfish all together. Perfect eater size.

3.5 to 4.5 and don't pull a muscle trying to stretch that arm towards the camera, ha ha