Leaderboard

with an artificial cork, and having time on my hands, is I fool around with stuff. Oh, yeah, the wine is gone, too. That's always a problem. It weighs 6 grams, is finished in nail polish, has doll eyes, and hangs tail down, thanks to .5 grams of lead wire around the rear hook hanger. I cut the foam with a pair of serrated scissors, and melted it kind of smooth with a flat blade on my soldering gun. I used an exacto to hollow out the mouth, and "refine" the shape. Hahaha Front hook hanger is a Spro swivel that the line tie to rear hanger through wire passes through, so it can't pull out. #6 KVD EWG trebles, #4 split rings. Took about an hour, and it was fun to make. I always told my exes that drinking would pay off someday!

All right, all right, I'll get (and drink) some more wine. Just as an academic exercise, you understand, to see if I can improve on the cork bait with a red instead of a white. I will also investigate the size of corks in larger bottles of wine. Ah, the things I do for science! It doesn't look any better sober. Drat!!!

I like it, but it does seem a little small. Your gonna have to get a bigger bottle of wine that has a larger cork. One of those magnum bottles of champagne seems about right. Have fun. Ben

Most people seem to improve their skills as time goes by. This is a case going the other direction, well at least in the eye's of this builder, the fish may have another opinion. Keep the cork in the bottle untill you have finished , then enjoy your handywork. All in fun Mark, now ,get yourself another bottle of wine! Douglas

Mike, that is good advice for me also... I'm looking to get active here myself and had to slow my roll a bit... I am thinking now that within a years time I should have my chops up enough to get going but right now I'm just making (and giving away) a ton of baits. Folks are catching fish and asking for more, so I'm on the right track....