a couple more

THEY ALL LOOK GREAT, BUT THE BOTTOM ONE IS FANTASTIC GREAT JOB.

Thanks Bassinjody, that is the second bait I have made of that style. Like the lure at the top of the pic, the first one had a cork screw glued into its end to screw the grub onto. To get the lure Xing with it, it had to come trhu the water at a higher speed than I wanted. You can't see it in the picture but this one has a twisted wire hook hanger back there and a corkscrew attached to it which allows the lure to x a little easier. It X's at all speeds. I will try to get a better pic of it in a couple of days.

John

John... im diggin the bottom one too....original idea.. I have added feathered hooks to my cranks before but never thought about a soft plastic tail.. COOL Idea!!! I bet that works great!

Nice work

The Rookie

Even though that picture got out of focus a bit , the glitter finish still sparkles like the stars in a clear summer night sky:yes: !

great job:yes: ! Greetz , Dieter:yay:

John,

Nice work.

The paint schemes are really alive.

I can't wait to hear how the top two swim. I made the mistake of finish painting my first billed lure, a large wake bait, before I tested it, and wound up having to do major surgery to correct it's halibut-like orientation.

I hope you have better luck.

Where'd you get the spring for the tail screw on the first lure?

Dieter, I'm glad you said that. I thought it was my eyes.

Mark, I made the tail screw. I used to make them by wrapping the wire around a drywall screw. Now I make them by using the tool that is in the tutorials section by Kelly. It does an excellent job of makinng screwlocks. and you can make them any length you want

http://www.tackleunderground.com/forum/wire-baits-how/12471-making-consistent-screw-locks-rev-1-0-a.html

Finally success with a swimbait. the top one is a dud. no swimming or movement other than the grub tail that I put on it. The middle one swims perfectly with a slow or fast retrieve. perfect S'ing motion in the water, Mark and all you other fellows, I finally took your advice and tapered the sides from the first joint to the nose and from the first joint to the tail. I don't think I could ask for one to swim any better. Thanks so much for the suggestions.

John

John,

Glad to hear that one swims well. I had to put a bill on my two piece swimbait to get it to swim, too.

I had a store bought two piece, a Giron, that swam badly, too. I think it's hard to make a two piece lipless swim. At least it is for me.

That wire twister is a good idea. I'm going to have to do something like that. Twisting my sst wire for tail holders is a pain in the hands, even with leather gloves.