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| ceadar, 8 inches without tail 12 inches with the tail
Ive been thinking about making this bait for a while and finally got around to it it. Hoping for some scratches on it next season.
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Location: PA | They will eat that beauty for sure, great looking bait. |
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Location: Madison, WI | Beautiful!
Love those dive/rise style baits.....is it weighted? Any video on the action?
Well done
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Location: Grand Rapids MN | +1
Would love to see that beauty in action! |
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| Thanks guys I've got it weighted in the front just to start the dive. Ill get some video of the action later this week |
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Location: Middletown, Ohio | Awesome bait ! I love the eyes that you use.
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Location: martinsburg wv | Nice |
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Location: Waconia, MN | Wow! Very nice, let me know if these go to market.
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Location: Money, PA | Thats what I like to see...innovation... Nice creation! |
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| Took it out for a test drive today heres how it looked (underwater shots start at 2:08). Let me know what you think.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuCqmvDgHXM
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Location: Madison, WI | Looks good. Love the bait.....I'm a huge fan of Suicks. The first lure I ever made (March 2009) I believe was from a cedar ballaster I turned on my new lathe and cut the mouth out and put a couple round ball slugs in it and painted it black with a spray can....I still fish with it and love the action. Looks like you've inspired me to spin a few up this season.
Well done
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| haha I made mine out of a ballaster as well. Glad to hear your going to make a few i look forward to seeing them. |
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Location: MN | Zach,
Great job! Interesting action on your video.
I'd be more then glad to have one in my box for sure.
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Location: Madison, WI | Zach,
I was able to dig up an old photo of the bait we discussed. It was taken on 04/12/2009 (So I wasn't too far off)...makes me laugh...I thought it was pretty cool back then and I was pretty darn proud of it 
Big fan of your work...keep the posts coming.
Happy Holidays
MS
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| Nothing wrong with that bait at all. I've got a question though. You probably noticed that the bait tends to favor one side on the dive I don't think the screw eye is the problem. Do you think a metal tail properley tuned could give a little side to side action while it dives. |
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| grandriverglidebaits - 12/18/2012 9:41 AM Nothing wrong with that bait at all. I've got a question though. You probably noticed that the bait tends to favor one side on the dive I don't think the screw eye is the problem. Do you think a metal tail properley tuned could give a little side to side action while it dives.
I do. Is there a way to get a bit more buoyancy also? Take some weight out maybe? It’s diving, but the rise isn’t quite there. I like a dive-n-rise to be able to back out of cover. With a tail and more buoyancy it should really come alive. Please don’t take me wrong, the action is awesome and it’s sure to get bit, I just love talking about baits. Right now, to me, the action seems a bit more like a squirko or pull type bait.
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Location: Money, PA | Reminds me of the Wiley Jerkbaits...Wiley doesn't make them anymore, but some certainly tended to dive or dart in one direction. Caught a lot of fish on those things and I still have a bunch....I feel as if its an "Is what it is" type deal and hard to control without the tail. That being said, some of those darters to one side only were my best fish producers! I'm a believer that all fish are different and have their own tendencies....the same applies to baits. |
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Location: Madison, WI | I agree I think a combination of less weight, and a tunable tail may help. The line pull will influence the action a lot as well. Did you try running it without the tail?
The action is cool' I can think of a number of spots right now where I would love to have it
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Location: Glen Ellyn Il | Very sweet looking bait, great job
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| thanks for the input guys i think im going to stick with the shape and try one with metal tail and tweak the weight some more. Plenty of time before the opener to figure this one out.
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