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| So, I've been playing with a profile, and it seems that it is going the direction I want. What I am trying to accomplish is a shallow jerkbait with very little side to side movement. I'm getting there, at least I feel I am.
My question is this, if the bait rises dramatically, meaning it rises so fast that you almost can't pick up slack before it breaks the surface, would you narrow the profile first, or weight it first. I'm kinda shooting for a bait that is wider across the back than most. At least as deep as the belly is what I am shooting for. I've got it to the point that it moves the way I want, except for rising too rapidly.
I'm hesitant to drill it and fill it, because that's a foreign concept to me. I don't have the experience to get that weight to stay in, I guess.
On the other hand, I don't really see another way to do it. Am I thinking on the right track here?
Would changing the species of wood make a dramatic difference in the way the bait works, as opposed to changing only the buoyancy? I've got a lot of different woods, from Ash to Zebra, literally. Would that be something to look at rather than lead?
Thanks in advance for your advice. | |
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| to get weight to stay in, several options:
figure out how much weight you need, and where. start with egg sinkers. double-stick tape or a small loop of duct tape will help here. once you know how much weight and where, drill a hole just a wee bit smaller than the diameter of the sinker, deep enough to seat the sinker fully. mix epoxy, coat sides and bottom of drilled hole and tap the sinker into place. a little more epoxy over the exposed end of the sinker will help restore the original contours of the bait.
another option would be to figure out how much weight you want and where. then figure out what diameter hole of what depth it would take to achieve that weight. drill hole. then, from the side of the bait, drill a 1/16" hole that passes through the large hole. press a brad into the 1/16" hole, make sure it passes through the large hole. melt lead just to melting point and pour into the large hole. the brad will hold the lead in place. | |
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Location: Freedom, WI | Yes the type of wood makes a big difference on how it works in a lot of cases. Weight in one place kind of creates a piviot point, but with heavier wood it is all over weight. Could be good or could be bad, depends what you are after. | |
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| I guess more fodder for the cannon any way you look at it then, huh? I'll try the weight first, heck maybe even different woods. maybe both. It's all fun and games anyhow.
Thanks for the tips guys. | |
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Location: Freedom, WI | You do end up with a lot of scrap but remember what does not work as it might work on a different bait in the future. | |
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