8 inch trout

Gosh, if it wern't for the joints they would at first glance pass for real fish. Those are really nice. Just curious Mark I know you make these for catching big fish. What is the smallest bass you or your friends have ever caught on one of these? The largest?

John

Every batch of yours turns out better looking than the previous one everytime:yes: !

welldone again , Mark:yes: !

greetz , Dieter:yay:

Thank you both for the nice words.

I'm sorry the iridescent stripe on the side didn't photograph better. When I hold it in my hand, and turn it, it really stands out at different angles. While I don't think the color itself is important, the flash should be an attractant, and maybe get a strike.

I've caught a 1 1/2lb largemouth on one, and a 7 lb largemouth is the biggest I've caught. I don't know about what others have caught on them, but a friend caught a 2lb largemouth on my boat last month throwing one of my 7" trout baits.

According to Bill Siemental, catching swimbait fish is more a matter of right place, right time, right type of presentation than the specific lure.

He says lures are tools, and using them at the right time is the key.

I saw Paul Bailey, one of the Big Bait Posse, catch a 10lber with an old floating, one piece swimbait that had lost it's lip. He just threw it out, let it sit, twitched it once, and bam, the fish explosed on it.

I do the elaborate paint jobs because guys like them. I'm not sure the fish care, except on the really clear lakes like Castaic and Casitas, and, even then, only on the dead stick floaters that sit for minutes at a time between twitches.

Action catches the fish, paint jobs catch the fishermen.

lol agree with you on that one mark:lol:. But all the lures you posted look absolutely stunning!!!!

Thanks, jacob

Great looking batch of work. Top notch!