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ShaneW

Posted 2/22/2010 9:28 PM (#425257)
Subject: Adding soft plastic tail to a hard bait

Posts: 619

Location: Verona, WI

Thinking about making a "squirrelly" tailed bait but have never done one. What are some of the guys on here doing to attach the soft tail to the hard body of the bait. I have seen the glue that Hawgseekers use but what are some other ideas?

Shane

Don

Posted 2/22/2010 9:37 PM (#425261 - in reply to #425257)
Subject: RE: Adding soft plastic tail to a hard bait

Posts: 131

Location: Southwest Ohio

SHANE,
I received my glider today, Looks great, Thanks!
Check out the ac glider, vengence lure a couple of posts down from this one.
Don

Tackle Industries

Posted 2/22/2010 9:38 PM (#425262 - in reply to #425257)
Subject: RE: Adding soft plastic tail to a hard bait

Posts: 4053

Location: Land of the Musky

I think the best way is to make a pocket or socket in the tail with the same diameter as your grub tail. Then put a cork screw wire in the tail so you can twist on the tail.

That is what I did with a topwater. Similar but of course you would embed the wire screw into the wood. I bet a 1/8 drill hole with a wire bent back on itself and then epoxy cemented in would hold very well. I made my prototype screws by just taking a small round dowel and wrapping the wire around it.

James

tuffy1

Posted 2/23/2010 10:56 AM (#425345 - in reply to #425262)
Subject: RE: Adding soft plastic tail to a hard bait

Posts: 3242

Location: Racine, Wi

Shane, Roger Watters is now using a drywall screw in the tail section of the hardheads (and presumably any other baits with rubber tails. Drill a hole big enough to fit the dry wall screw (not sure what size, but I'm thinking a 1/2"), then add epoxy and put the dry wall screw. The tails are not coming off with that set up fooooor sure.

ShaneW

Posted 2/23/2010 11:31 AM (#425362 - in reply to #425257)
Subject: Re: Adding soft plastic tail to a hard bait

Posts: 619

Location: Verona, WI

Thanks for all of the tips guys - off to Menards to look at options!

h2os2t

Posted 2/23/2010 11:57 AM (#425369 - in reply to #425362)
Subject: Re: Adding soft plastic tail to a hard bait

Posts: 941

Location: Freedom, WI

drywall anchor, there are different types and not all work.

wolftackle84

Posted 2/23/2010 2:37 PM (#425411 - in reply to #425257)
Subject: Re: Adding soft plastic tail to a hard bait

Posts: 709

Location: sun prairie,wi

shane this might help.....it kinda shows what kinda drywall anchor....http://muskie.outdoorsfirst.com/watch.asp?id=2136

tuffy1

Posted 2/23/2010 2:51 PM (#425415 - in reply to #425369)
Subject: Re: Adding soft plastic tail to a hard bait

Posts: 3242

Location: Racine, Wi

h2os2t - 2/23/2010 11:57 AM

drywall anchor, there are different types and not all work.

Shows how much I know about drywall anchors.

That's why I only fish with baits and can't build them.

WI Skis

Posted 2/23/2010 6:22 PM (#425454 - in reply to #425257)
Subject: Re: Adding soft plastic tail to a hard bait

Posts: 547

Location: Oshkosh

Great Shane, another bait I will have to buy! Let me know if you need someone to test them out for you

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Peter

Edited by WI Skis 2/23/2010 6:25 PM

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