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That looks great Mark.  Good job. I have been working with Azek (largely due to your recommendation of it)  and I am getting some very nice lures going.  It is so nice to change weighting etc. w/o  having to get everything sealed up perfectly for each test.  One concern that I have is that there is no directional strength in Azek like there is with wood grain.  For instance, basswood would not be strong enough for this bait unless you oriented the grain lengthwise which you would do of course and it would be plenty strong.  Are you seeing any strength issue with Azek on baits this narrow?

Another nice one Mark.

bill

Barry, that's the reason I started with a 1/2" blank, because I was worried that a long, thin lure might be too weak if I went to 3/8" and had a tail hook.

I've made 1/2" baits before with Azek, but none that were this shape.

I have a bunch of the Azek decking, which is stronger, but a little less buoyant, that I could have used, but I wanted to start with the more buoyant trimboard, so I could add more ballast in the belly, to keep the bait upright on the retrieve.  

We'll see what happens when I get bit (I hope).

 

Thanks Bill.  I'm anxious to see how it swims, and holds up.

Looks great Mark!

Thanks Curt.

I took it for a swim at a local pond, and found the front prop wouldn't spin.  I bent the blades back a little, and, presto, liftoff!

When I got home I installed a small cupped prop washer behind each prop, and the now spin like my head after a couple too many!  Hahaha

Looks great, good work.