Mackerel Swimbait

BTW, first time using my new airbrush!

Holy mackerel!

Sorry, couldn't resist.

That looks great. Use strong line. You're gonna get hammered!

What did you use for the tail?

Looks very realistic , both in shape and color pattern:yes: !

Also very nice of you to give information about its shape and weight !

welldone ! greetz:yay: , diemai

Mark,

Forgot to mention the tail. It is made from fiber weedguards. On the floating version it knifes through the water leaving a nice wake. Looks like a finning bait.

Diemai,

I got the template by searching the internet for a good mackerel picture then resized it proportionally. It should be pretty close to the real deal, although the tail is a little thicker.

Thanks for looking.

That's a clever idea for tail matl., and should be strong enough to hold up to salt water fish, for sure.

I accidentally learned that, by putting ballast only in the head of my PVC floaters, no matter the size, I get the same tailing action.

The PVC is heavy enough to float just between the horizontal and vertical, so my tails (thanks Captsully) actually kind of flop back and forth if there's any kind of a breeze. I use heavier .092 stainless screw eyes ane bike spokes for the hinge system, plus I hang a ST41 1/0 to 3/0 Owner treble from the third section in my four piece lures, so that adds weight to the tail section.

And they are really active, even on the slowest retrieve.

Reminds me of a bonefish in shallow water, or a trout sunning at the surface.

Happy accident. One of many.

Just proves the old saying, "I'd rather be lucky than good".