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Location: Minneapolis, MN | I've been disappointed with my newer thumper b/c it is quiet and the body of the bait rotates too easily and often. After reading Lee Tauchen's great topwater articles in recent EA issues, I am anxious to start experimenting with the blade for more noise. What about the body spin? Could I add weight to the bottom of the bait or replace front hook with a larger one to act as a keel? Has anyone had similar issues with this bait and fixed them? I'm not ready to sell it yet.
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Location: In the slop! | Many topwater prop baits respond well to a little lead in the belly. It will keep them from spinning when retreived quickly. Drill a 5/16 hole right behind the hook hanger, ( try not to hit the through wire). Pour full of lead, problem solved. Some baits may take two or three slugs of lead. I really like this mod, makes the bait sit lower in the water and just run better. Good luck, Mike. |
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| When you first run the lure does it run ok without the body rolling and then after a period of using it the body begins to roll and steadily gets worse. This is caused by the hole in the bodys tail section(if it is not a through brass tube and rivets are used instead) not being drilled large enough or not drilled straight from each end. When the wood gets wet inside and begins to swell it clamps down on the wire and causes the body to spin. If this is happening the only thing one can do is take it back or tear it apart and redrill the hole and rebuild the bait. I have had this happen to me with that style of bait and I usually tear them down and rebuild them. I agree with sledge, if it is doing that all of the time lead will help,. It will also make the bait ride lower like he said and limit blowout. Also if the bait is tuned wrong to begin with( blade raked to far foreward causing a slow rotation) it puts too much torque on the wire shaft causing the bait to roll. Hope this helps........Doug |
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| When you first run the lure does it run ok without the body rolling and then after a period of using it the body begins to roll and steadily gets worse. This is caused by the hole in the bodys tail section(if it is not a through brass tube and rivets are used instead) not being drilled large enough or not drilled straight from each end. When the wood gets wet inside and begins to swell it clamps down on the wire and causes the body to spin. If this is happening the only thing one can do is take it back or tear it apart and redrill the hole and rebuild the bait. I have had this happen to me with that style of bait and I usually tear them down and rebuild them. I agree with sledge, if it is doing that all of the time lead will help,. It will also make the bait ride lower like he said and limit blowout. Also if the bait is tuned wrong to begin with( blade raked to far foreward causing a slow rotation) it puts too much torque on the wire shaft causing the bait to roll. Hope this helps........Doug |
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| When you first run the lure does it run ok without the body rolling and then after a period of using it the body begins to roll and steadily gets worse. This is caused by the hole in the bodys tail section(if it is not a through brass tube and rivets are used instead) not being drilled large enough or not drilled straight from each end. When the wood gets wet inside and begins to swell it clamps down on the wire and causes the body to spin. If this is happening the only thing one can do is take it back or tear it apart and redrill the hole and rebuild the bait. I have had this happen to me with that style of bait and I usually tear them down and rebuild them. I agree with sledge, if it is doing that all of the time lead will help,. It will also make the bait ride lower like he said and limit blowout. Also if the bait is tuned wrong to begin with( blade raked to far foreward causing a slow rotation) it puts too much torque on the wire shaft causing the bait to roll. Hope this helps........Doug |
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| When you first run the lure does it run ok without the body rolling and then after a period of using it the body begins to roll and steadily gets worse. This is caused by the hole in the bodys tail section(if it is not a through brass tube and rivets are used instead) not being drilled large enough or not drilled straight from each end. When the wood gets wet inside and begins to swell it clamps down on the wire and causes the body to spin. If this is happening the only thing one can do is take it back or tear it apart and redrill the hole and rebuild the bait. I have had this happen to me with that style of bait and I usually tear them down and rebuild them. I agree with sledge, if it is doing that all of the time lead will help,. It will also make the bait ride lower like he said and limit blowout. Also if the bait is tuned wrong to begin with( blade raked to far foreward causing a slow rotation) it puts too much torque on the wire shaft causing the bait to roll. Hope this helps........Doug |
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| Sorry all, I do'nt know why that happened, Darned computers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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