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greenhyena

Posted 8/24/2013 6:02 PM (#659333)
Subject: First Attempts

Posts: 241

Location: Oconomowc, WI

Well after lots of reading on here and some help from you guys I finally completed a batch of baits. The small ones are shallow twitch baits and then I made the goliath sucker pull bait. This is my first time doing any woodwork like this and first time with an air brush. The twitch baits work pretty good but I think I need to add a little weight cause they blow out really easy, super erratic though. Also I didn't have my drying rack setup quite right so they have a little pool of epoxy on the tops. The pull bait turned out better with the epoxy, has a nice medium fall rate, a bit on the heavy side, but still castable. I made the twitch baits out of oak, cherry, and cedar with two different lips and the goliath sucker is red oak. Got some ideas for some deep divers and a big trolling bait next. Thanks to everyone for sharing their methods and advice!

greenhyena

Posted 8/24/2013 6:09 PM (#659335 - in reply to #659333)
Subject: Re: First Attempts

Posts: 241

Location: Oconomowc, WI

Twitch Baits

greenhyena

Posted 8/24/2013 6:13 PM (#659336 - in reply to #659333)
Subject: Re: First Attempts

Posts: 241

Location: Oconomowc, WI

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greenhyena

Posted 8/24/2013 6:15 PM (#659339 - in reply to #659333)
Subject: Re: First Attempts

Posts: 241

Location: Oconomowc, WI

Goliath Sucker is 12" w/o the Kalin's big'n grub, and the twitch baits are a little over 4"

Turkeyt

Posted 8/25/2013 7:44 PM (#659514 - in reply to #659333)
Subject: Re: First Attempts

Posts: 260

Location: Almost Heaven

I bet those Ohio Muskies would like those twitch baits.

ShutUpNFish

Posted 8/27/2013 8:01 AM (#659806 - in reply to #659333)
Subject: Re: First Attempts

Posts: 1202

Location: Money, PA

Very unique indeed! The cranks look as if they'd have a really nice shallow wobble....Nice work!

ToddM

Posted 8/27/2013 8:39 AM (#659816 - in reply to #659333)
Subject: Re: First Attempts

Posts: 20282

Location: oswego, il

The twitch baits with a lip at that angle will blow out but will have an amazing twitch and wobble. Nothing wrong with it my favorite twitch bait has a lip at that angle and fish love it.

greenhyena

Posted 8/27/2013 4:19 PM (#659941 - in reply to #659333)
Subject: Re: First Attempts

Posts: 241

Location: Oconomowc, WI

Thanks guys, yeah I was looking for real erratic and I got it, but I do have a few adjustments in mind for the next batch.

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