vikingbear8

Hey guys sorry for the delay in getting back I have been pretty busy and also wanted to try a few things before I responded. First of all thanks to everyone for so much help and advice. To clear things up, I have not even begun to tackle making them swim haha. I am just trying to get them to sit upright. When I do move on to swimming I will definitely take into consideration a lot of what has been said. I did the open mouth kind of based on some of Rago's stuff but looking closer at his stuff not only is it a lot less open he also usually has the line tie on the upper side. Mark, I really appreciate such a long write up and helpful tips, I actually was drilling holes in it as I saw you posted that because I came to the same idea of making the top float even more. I did that, thinned out the belly a lot, and changed the front hook to a 1/0. All of that so far has got it ALMOST wanting to sit right haha. You guys have been a wealth of knowledge so much so this is the first time I actually had to post and ask something! I usually pour soft stuff so there is a big learning curve with this hard bait stuff. I have not given up yet, I am definitely considering redesign though. I didn't even notice how tall this was until you guys pointed it out. It is a good bit taller than anything else I have even an 8" 3:16 Freestyle and a Deps 250.

It will actually straighten out a little bit at a very fast swim, it is when it stops that it rolls. As far as the weight on the hooks that is what I initially did to see how much weight I would need and It would sit a lot better with the weight on the hook. What kind of alternative casting materials are there?

Hey guys I am having trouble getting my swimbaits to stand upright and not lay on their sides. My initial one floated and rolled on either side. After adding a good bit of weight to the belly it now sinks but still rolls on either side. The second one I made the top with microballoons to float but poured the bottom solid hoping that would help but it has the same problem. I attached a picture so you can see what kind of lure I am working with. Any help would be greatly appreciated thanks.