Vodkaman

Sorry to labor the point, but if a potential new member scrolls back through pages of posts and only finds this Chinese SPAM, what do you think the chances of them signing up are? Give me delete privilege and I will will take care of the problem. Dave

728 SPAM posts just this week, 745 this year, and all still active. Is anybody there!

'The Docks' forum is specifically for this purpose. Dave

There is a 'Down for Maintenance' window with a message. It gives the impression that they are shutting up shop and there will be a sell-off of all stock. Dave

Indeed. I reported one earlier, stating that there were 17 pieces. The errant posts serve no purpose than to annoy people. I guess we better get used to it as the new TU owners don't seem interested. I hope I am wrong! Dave

The post above by Prosohaib I suspect is spam, possibly a hacker's trap. My reasoning is that to join and reply to this post, all in 2 hours without writing anything of meaning, and including a link with no explanation, to me, signals danger! Dave

I couldn't find what you are looking for in TU, but here is a very good, comprehensive video on the subject: Dave

Oh dear, now we're in trouble! Dave

'When did TU become an advertising forum? I thought this forum was about DIY bait making. Years ago posters were banned for advertising here. I visit to learn and share info, not to see an advertisement about a companies attempt at selling an unwanted product to me. ' I reported this post when it first appeared, and again when it dropped the ruse and went into full sales mode. I know the mods are usually on top of dross like this, but this one seems to have slipped through. LSM joined 2 years ago, so it is a safe assumption that they know the rules and just decided to flaunt them! Dave

My guess would be 'no', because if a commercial lure 'hunted', there would be a significant volume of returns and complaints from people who do not understand the benefits of a hunting action. The lures would be deemed as faulty. I remember reading an article on TU, around about 2007, about a particular commercial that was close to hunting. If people bought say ten lures, then a 2 or 3 would have a hunting action. Dave

A huge amount of spam over the last few weeks, even more than legit posts. Other than just reporting, can I help? Message me. Dave

The biggest mistake is painting before testing. Dave

My vote would be horizontal, or nose to tail. Dave

Sorry, I do not have a guaranteed solution for you, but there are plenty of UV guys that should step in here. My thoughts would be a glass divider to shield and/or a ventilating fan to draw away the heat. See what the others think first Dave

I think the heat has expanded the air within the body. Dave

Love this, very poetic Dave

The flattened nose is a good idea. You want a shape that will disturb the water, not simply glide through, I suggest a fatter nose. The 'twitch' action causes a single vortex down one side, causing the side deviation. The next twitch will move in the opposite direction provided not too much time between twitches. As usual, I am talking theoretical, I have never made this type of bait. I tried to resist posting, but alas.... Dave

I too am using ABP. Dave

Everything OK here (Firefox). Dave

Someone at the patent office is not doing their job! Dave

I thought this was sarcasm. an under rated form of humour. But, then I noticed that this was your first post, which makes this a very thoughtful post, getting right to the crux of the problem - Welcome Dave

I have had problems in the past when my 'cookies' and history were over filled, even though other web sites were working perfectly. Do a Google search on 'how to'. I did mine a few weeks ago. After clearing, log out and restart computer. Dave

I am not aware of a first post delay, but it would not surprise me. The site has been plagued for several months with multiple spam from China. You should give it a day or so and try again, if that fails, report back here and I or someone will help you. Dave

As Aulrich points out, tow eye location is very important, and should be a part of your experimentation. Dave

In my early days, I looked hard for a formula for lip length and width, it was the engineer in me. But alas, I failed. A sharp edge on the front face gives a stronger action, not so sure it is enough for you to notice. The thing is that every feature affects lip length; length and width of back, position and angle of lip, position of COG, and any other feature that I fail to mention. I make the lip a tad too big and trim it back until I get what I am looking for. Dave