Nathan

Wear latex gloves when handling bait to keep oils off it and apply heavier coat of resin. I try to turn my baits to besure they are evenly coated before hitting them with a light Nathan

Good info Tyler..Nathan

Yep..Those are older versions of my Dying Bluegill..Nathan

You can usually paint water based paints over enamel/lacquer based paints after they are fully dry but not the other way around. ..Nathan

I located and purchased one of the old throbbers from eBay. Perhaps the newer Acme Pulse works better. The original is to heavy and the weight of the plastic bait kills any vibration from the spring..Nathan

Jigmeister, Thank you for your help!..I’m a little nervous about searching “VIBRATING THROBBER”..Lol..Nathan

Several good opinions have been given here. Besure to only make one change at a time so you know what “ fixed your problem. I’d probably start with more lip angle..then maybe a bit wider bill. Good old Elmers rubber cement will hold your bills in place for test swims and you can easily remove the bill and try several styles at one time.When you find the bill you want epoxy it in place

Thanks for the reply..I’d say” Great Minds Think Alike” ..But my mind is far from great.lol..I came up zero on the search too..Nathan

I was told this is a close alternative.It is available through Walmart on line or Amazon ..Nathan

Hey guy’s, years ago I came across a older bait( not too old it was made of clear plastic). If memory serves me right it was shaped like a Heddon Torpedo..( it may have been a Heddon bait) Anyway, it had a small spring on the inside attached to the head area and ran horizontally through the bait and stopped just short of the tail . At the end of the spring near the tail was a small piece of lead. When you moved the bait the lead caused the spring to bounce giving the bait a quivering action when the retrieve was stopped. Anyone remember anything about this bait? thanks..Nathan

I know I’m a bit late to the party here but good ole Elmers Rubber cement works great to hold bills in place for testing and then peels of clean not damaging the lure surface..Nathan

You might want to try the search feature here. You’ll find hours worth of info. To read..Nathan

Where did you locate it?..I still have a bit Swede had sent me..Nathan

The paper towel trick is interesting and makes perfect sense..Thanks Hillbilly..Nate

Here are a couple examples