the "Splasher"
By diemai
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Two of my first , early topwater baits , made more than 10 years ago , carved from round and light pinewood dowels , the bigger one is about 4 1/2" in length .
After having had some good success on perch with common popper-style lures , I thought about this head design , that would still provide enough noise and commotion on the surface , even when the water is relatively choppy , because there are most likely more or less strong northwestern winds coming in from the Nortsea coast in my area .
I furnished the head design by fixing the dowel blank under an angle in a vise , fixed on my drillpress(has a crosswise moveable table), and cut down the hollow shape with a router bit of approx. 1" diameter .
After the scooped-out lip was completed , I carved the tail portion to shape , this way the blemishes on the wood from the vise vanish .
On short jerks these lures splash and throw a considerable amount of water forward , about 1 foot far(bigger model) and therefore still draw attention of perch and pike in rough water , when other topwater baits don't anymore , had good action on such lure models;) .
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