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My copy of Larry Dahlberg's genius lure has a 1 gram lead ball for both ballast and rattle where the bondo dot is located, and a smaller plastic rattle in the tail section.

I'll add more stationary ballast in front of the belly hanger if I need it.

Nice work man!

Looks good Mark. I'm betting it will work just fine in the water.

 

Ben

Very cool Mark!

Great job Mark,

I bet it swims great!!..Nathan

Nice !!! Great lure for the Delta....Go get 'em Mark...I'm envious of your new neighborhood...I've fished with Cooch before...great area to call home!!

Thanks guys.  It was fun to make, but my hands are sore!!!

Very nice carving  work , Mark , ...but I have concerns , that an enthusiastic fish might break off the fin ,...but if you don't try , you won't know ! Greetings , Dieter

Dieter,

I worried about that, too, but I made the tail prop blade thicker to give it some more strength.

I also coated the tail section with runny super glue, before I painted it, and am hoping the Solarez resin will also help reinforce it.

Fortunately, we don't have pike or muskies in our waters, or I would be worried more.

The original lure's tail prop is thinner, and flexible, but I didn't want to invest in that material before I gave the PVC a shot.

Both the air and the water are cold right now, so I think I'll have to wait for spring to test in on a fish.

WOW!!!!!!      MARK YOU DID GOOD..!

Mark , at least the integrated fin obviously helps the lure to stay upright(please check my comment in your upload of the finished lure) , ......so now you've gotta catch some fish ,.......some day the weather will get better !

 

Greetz , Dieter 

Fantastic carving job looks great, that tail must have been an exercise in patients, again great job. David J

Nicely Done Mark!! You are on top of your game!!