diemai 234 Posted November 27, 2008 Report Share I also made one or two of such flat-sided topwater lures , but I much prefer the round-bodied ones . It's not , that they don't provide sufficient action for me , but the round one are simply easier to turn down ! Yours looks very professional with its gill plates and tied rear treble:yes: , and I always wonder , wether such rear hook won't slow down the lures glide ? But all the guys here on TU dressing rear trebles can't be wrong , so maybe , I oughta try it , too , lol:lol: ! Greetz , Dieter Quote Link to comment
Braided Line 252 Posted November 27, 2008 Report Share Nice "clean" looking bait. Quote Link to comment
mark poulson 2,558 Posted November 27, 2008 Report Share Thanks for the comments. Braided Line, I was trying to make a simple, fish attracting topwater, without going nuts in the detailing. When I walk a lure, it's moving fast, and there's a lot of commotion and water movement, so I don't think detail is as important as size and general color scheme. I have detailed topwaters for clear water and brighter times, but I wanted something that would work for off colored water and low light, with a lot of flash and visibility. Dieter, The bottom is more rounded than the photos show. I leave the part under the head flatter, to give it a planing, lifting surface for the glide, but round the back two thirds more. On this bait, the rounding isn't as pronounced. I was able to have the flatter sides because the lure is heavy enough to overcome the water resistance when I walk it or turn it on the glide. It's PVC, and weights around 2 oz. I make my lighter baits more rounded, like the 5" trout I posted a while ago. It shines in brighter, clearer conditions, when the bass get a better look at the bait. But I've found that a flat under the head is really important if I want a bait to glide, and not just walk. And I agree that feathered trebles tend to inhibit a lure's walking motion. In this case, the lure is heavy enough that it overcomes the drag of the feather, and walks just fine. Quote Link to comment
Lure--Prof 12 Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Nice job Mark. I make my poppers to walk, and I put feathered trebels on all of those--I just won't hardly throw a topwater without a feathered treble, but like you say, it is easy enough to allow for the extra drag. Sometimes I think that the only purpose of the lure body is to carry that feathered treble out there!!! --Especially when schools of big Stripers are busting on clouds of bait that is about an inch long: and I've seen big smallies do the same thing!! Dean Quote Link to comment
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