[Azek /pvc Lure Builders]

Premade belly weight/hook hangers!!!    Why did you tell me that, now i have to buy some

[Azek /pvc Lure Builders]

 The most important thing with PVC is leaving enough room for the lead and then not interfere with my hardware.

On some of my baits Ive had to run the screw eye through the lead to get proper placement for hooks and joints. I just used  screw eyes long enough to go though the lead and into the pvc

[Another Devcon 2 Question]

I use  a 10 g epoxy  to 8 g  hardner ratio with D2t

[Store?]

I know they used to sell TU t-shirts .cuz i have a few worn out ones. Nobody knows if they still sell them?

[Store?]

How does one go about getting TUshirts?

[First Attempts At Woven Fabric Joints]

I just super glued the 2 halfs together with the ribbon inside, then quickly squeeze together with a vise, some sections i pinned as well. I would prefer to use the kevlar stuff like the bass pro ones, but  so far i cant find a local source. 

[First Attempts At Woven Fabric Joints]

its polyester ribbon from a lanyard, like camera strap material. it's strong enough, but i'll have to wait and see how it holds up

[First Attempts At Woven Fabric Joints]

I had to try making some baits with the new joint style, I like the way they swim, but they are very time consuming to make by hand.

 

Heres what they look like in the pool

 

Shad  

 

Bluegill  

 

Channel Cat  

[Joint Material Question]

I found a small 8 section swimbait that uses some kind of cloth or thin webbing to connect the sections. Could this be spectra/dyneema cloth or maybe a woven kevlar?

This photo is of a similar bait using the same material

 

 

 

 

[question for those using PVC]

Also, FYI, the pvc board doesn't hold screw eyes well.

I dont know what kind of pvc you are using, but the expanded pvc i use holds screw eyes so well that they will bend apart long before coming out. I made a test joint that held 100 lbs without any problem.

[So Cal Builders]

San Diego Plastics, up to 1" thick, different colors too

[Walleye swimbait.]

great bait, those fins are some of the best looking I've seen.

[D2T 9oz bottles]

each bottle is 4.5 oz, combined they make a 9oz package

[weight position help]

Heres where i would place the ballast weights

[D2T 9oz bottles]

I've always used the .25 ml tubes from walmart, but recently i got some 9 oz bottles from a hobby shop and wow! its like a different product, it dries faster and it seems much clearer. I don't know, maybe its just a fresher batch than the walmart tubes. Maybe now walmart will restock with newer tubes since I cleaned out all the san diego county stores.

[Swimbait Problems?]

Thanks for that link, moores lures rocks!

[What Cartoon Character would be the best Crankbait Fisherman!]

uh huh huh huh, you said crank

[too much head shake?]

Soooo what are you trying to say?

JK

[too much head shake?]

When deciding where to make my joints I use the 40/60 rule, which is the first section will be 40% of the baits entire length, and the remaing 60% can be divided up into two or three more sections, with the tail section being the shortest.

[too much head shake?]

The head section is too short and the tail section is too long, make another joint in the middle of the tail section and it should be ok.

[Would it be possible to build this?]

If I was gonna make this bait, this is where I would make my joints

[Big Rubber strips]

ebay

[A couple of swim test vids]

You just jerk it like you would with a zara spook,only the trout has so much momentum that it keeps turning

[A couple of swim test vids]

I'm gonna go ahead and buy a big swimbait rig, then I'll have something to use for yellowtail fishing too.

[A couple of swim test vids]

i meant to ask you, how much does the catfish weigh and how much does that monster trout weigh?

The catfish in the video is 7" and weighs 2.3oz, the topwater cat that caught the fish is 4" and weighs 1/2oz, the trout is a whopping 14" and weighs 14.8oz, I'm just dieing to try it in the So Cal reservoirs, I only wish I had something to throw it with.