the"Runt"

One of my latest designs , after having tested the first prototype of this model called "Runt" last year , I decided to make some more , also for friends . I did not fish it that much , also haven't caught on it(2007 season was rather slow over here , anyway) , but its gliding action just convinced me to do so .

It is a sinking glider jerkbait , 6" long , the blank of beechwood(old table,-and stool-legs from scrap) I turned down on my lathe , the plane flanks and the top of the head I furnished with a coarse sanding disc , the fine grade shaping I made with a "Dremel"(sanding drum) and off course with sandpaper.

Weights are placed in the belly fore and aft to let the "Runt" sink in a horizontal position .