whopper plopper9

Look at a Tallywacker with a metal blade. The rear section is too thin to support the weight of the tail, a simple float test would have detected that.

 

   Douglas

You're right, of course.  I thought of that after I'd already made the bait.  Before would have been too smart!  Hahaha

On an up note, I added some bondo to the inside trailing edge of the metal fin, to give it a more cupped shape, and now it plops perfectly.

So I'll fish this one on a constant retrieve, like the original Whopper Plopper.

And I'll play around with how big a tail section I need to float the sst Tally Whacker tail.  I just worry that it may be so much buoyant material that it will change the design of the lure.

giant bass will smash it ,no doubt.i like the style

4 hours ago, ddl said:

giant bass will smash it ,no doubt.i like the style

That's the plan, man!  hahaha