TrophyFishR Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 (edited) I took a few baits out of my old boxes & stole parts off other lures to make a whopper plopper type action on existing topwaters. I tried to use the highest quality swivels, but I think its too much chain. The boot tails are from little yum money minnows. Im one step closer to becoming a full time lure addict. Lol Edited July 29, 2017 by TrophyFishR 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrophyFishR Posted July 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 After watching the Larry Dahlberg videos on youtube, it got me to start tinkering with my tackle. I want to build a finesse whopper plopper for smallmouth. Shrink the WP90 down 50% in size, a WP45 if you will. Something that I can throw on my shaky head rod with 8lb test & spinning gear. River fishing really limits me to 1 rod soemtimes, so I've gotta need for the finesse version. I will keep you posted as I get ready to start ordering supplies & tinkering with molds for the very first time. I realize how deep this rabbit hole can be, Ive got 4 airbrushes & 60 bottles of createx already. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21xdc Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 Boot tails do not have an angle like a screw or propeller. You need that on a ridged axle to spin. You might consider the proper size roto blade spinner on a longer screw eye. I posted on the other thread before I saw this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrophyFishR Posted July 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 Do you have a link to the parts you suggested? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21xdc Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 Google is your friend.... Barlows, JannsNetcraft, e-bay, many places sell them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonteSS Posted July 30, 2017 Report Share Posted July 30, 2017 Dont laugh but I bet the old Helicopter lures would be a good trailer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrophyFishR Posted July 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2017 I need an ultra light fidget spinner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fshng2 Posted July 30, 2017 Report Share Posted July 30, 2017 http://www.barlowstackle.com/Roto-Spinner-Blades-P3364.aspx I bet they look good in the water, I didn't know they existed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fshng2 Posted July 30, 2017 Report Share Posted July 30, 2017 1 hour ago, MonteSS said: Dont laugh but I bet the old Helicopter lures would be a good trailer I remember those.... soft baits with 3 blades and a tapered cylinder on top. You're right a helicopter would work.... how about this. Attach a wire to the tail of the lure, thread a helicopter on, next put a bead on and bend the wire over. The wire would act like an axial and the Helicopter would spin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBarlow Posted July 31, 2017 Report Share Posted July 31, 2017 On 7/28/2017 at 11:58 PM, TrophyFishR said: After watching the Larry Dahlberg videos on youtube, it got me to start tinkering with my tackle. I want to build a finesse whopper plopper for smallmouth. Shrink the WP90 down 50% in size, a WP45 if you will. Something that I can throw on my shaky head rod with 8lb test & spinning gear. River fishing really limits me to 1 rod soemtimes, so I've gotta need for the finesse version. I will keep you posted as I get ready to start ordering supplies & tinkering with molds for the very first time. I realize how deep this rabbit hole can be, Ive got 4 airbrushes & 60 bottles of createx already. I want to do the same. I was thinking about hand carving 1 out of balsa. Here are some I made after breaking down a couple of whopper plopper buzz baits. I have not had a chance to try them yet. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted July 31, 2017 Report Share Posted July 31, 2017 52 minutes ago, JBarlow said: I want to do the same. I was thinking about hand carving 1 out of balsa. Here are some I made after breaking down a couple of whopper plopper buzz baits. I have not had a chance to try them yet. Jon, At the risk of sounding unmanly, those are cute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrophyFishR Posted July 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2017 Let us know if they work. I will gladly break down a WP double buzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrophyFishR Posted August 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 I gotta bunch of cicada toowaters off eBay. They really look nice. I think they can be molded with Dahlbergs process too. Pour a mold with few big cicadas. I doubt it's that hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21xdc Posted August 2, 2017 Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 JBarlow... Those are nice and you did a great job on them.... Looks like you will get a ton of line twist though. Let us know how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonister Posted August 2, 2017 Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 You mentioned smallmouth on the whopper plopper. I get the finesse aspect, however don't be afraid, even the smallest smallmouth will choke the 90. Can't tell you how many dink days I had on that lure! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonoman Posted August 2, 2017 Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 I built a bait with the small roto blade about a year ago, def needs to balsa or more buoyant that what I used , I need to revisit that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrophyFishR Posted August 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2017 I need something smaller than the WP90. I'm wade fishing creeks & limited to 1 rod most of the time. I need to be able to cut off my shaky head & tie on a topwater. Of course I could always use a PopR style bait, but they don't make the sound of a WP. So that's why I'm hunting for a finesse model. Btw, I was very disappointed in the megabass cicadas. They're going back to TW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBarlow Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 On 8/2/2017 at 5:22 AM, 21xdc said: JBarlow... Those are nice and you did a great job on them.... Looks like you will get a ton of line twist though. Let us know how it goes. You were correct on the line twist. They worked but twisted. The opposing double mini did not twist bad but the single mini did. No big deal though...I can add some swivels and will probably be good to go. JB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21xdc Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 I have built baits for 30+years and saw this coming. But that is a nice fish anyway. They need to be counter rotating spinners and or have enough ballast weight in the belly to keep the twisting down. The swivel should help some. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
