6 Inch Muskie Topwater

Once agian another piece of art. On the propeller you should sharpen the blade up and you can cut paths thru the weeds with that thing:lol:.

I like that "Amber" paint style on this one !

I may be wrong , but I assume , that the prop would have difficulties to spin properly , since it does not have any bearing bushing and the bearing hole is quite large , also it's prop blades are quite long:? .

Due to that , the pressure on the bottom-located prop blade(the opposing blade sticks up in the air , since it is a floating topwater bait) would cause leverage onto the prop , the bottom blade would then point to the rear , the top one would point forward , thus binding on its shaft and not working properly .

I went through this before , but I don't make a lot of prop baits anymore , since they don't seem to catch well over here .

But if I do , I'd make sure , that my props(homemade and shop bought ones alike)have a bearing , either by furnishing two 90

I typed a lengthy explanation of how the blade is designed and why it works. However, this forum's software won't pass a detailed explanation so I'll have to drastically shorten it...as follows:

It works great. I've built others identical to it and the muskies love 'em. The tips are bent opposite each other just like an airplane prop and there is a metal bead (which may not show in the picture) which acts as a pivot point and a "bearing."

This one isn't "tuned" yet as its is a gift to a user who is familiar with tuning these props so I'm going to leave it as is and let him tune it to his taste. Here's a link to one of the others that I built and as I say, they work great and the muskies love 'em"

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a21/vc1111/Carving2008Part2069.jpg

mindblowing ! love the bait and paintjob?

@ fatfingers

Happy to hear , that it still works after tuning , though my experiences were different , had some trouble with these flat sheet metal props(though I always rigged beads behind them as well) , that's why I prefer bearings on them .

Maybe I just did not tune them sufficiently enough ?

But I figure out , that this one of yours might generate a different and more intense sound , since it has more play on the shaft without a bearing .

Thanks for the info and.........never mind:huh:!

greetz:yay: , diemai

No problem, my friend, I understood what you meant I know it was good-natured. Thank you though for trying to help.

Thanks to you also, Mange.

Vince

If you don't mind my asking for a tip, how do you achieve that fade effect on the back of your baits? I've seen this from you on a lot of your baits, and it's a very natural-looking effect. Your baits look great, as always.

Alex

Heyyyyyyyyy..........Vince made a prop bait!!!!! And it's awesome as usual!! I'm with Wayupnorth though, please clue us in on that watercolor effect.

Your oldest fan,

daymon