mohawkman

Jeremy! The other day, I was thinking about how you owe me some soft plastic baits...just kidding! Welcome back and nice boat!

Is the Eclipse worth the money? Absolutely. I've never shot glitter through it so I can't help you on that. I prefer to mix glitter with createx clear and apply it with an artist's brush.

I couldn't find any but you can cut round eyes to fit. 6mm I believe.

Very nice!

Looks great!

I think my friend didn't pull the string hard enough

I've been using VMC short shank hooks since I started making lures but I've ended up with broken hooks nearly every fishing trip. Never while reeling in a fish but when I popped the hook out of a fish's mouth. I got pretty tired of replacing the hooks so I thought I'd try a different kind. I bought some KVD treble hooks believing that Mr. VanDam wouldn't put his name on an inferior product and I was right. My first time using these, I hooked in to a small bass, about 12", but it fought like a 10 pounder. Once I got the fish to the boat, I grabbed it around the belly, not wanting to put my thumb near the rear hook that was stuck in its mouth. The little bass still had a lot of fight left in it and it slid down my hand, sliding the front hook deep in to my left index finger. It was like a hot knife in to butter. I've been poked by the VMC's many times, and it hurt but this just slid in with no resistance and little pain. My friend and I were in his small, 2 seater plastic fishing boat when this happened and it was a long ride in this trolling motor propelled watercraft to the ramp, then the long ride to his house (10 minutes). Once we arrived to his house, we tried the fishing line tied around the hook trick to pull it out but it didn't work and I was close to passing out after the first attempt. I texted my wife to drive to my friend's house to lend a hand. She refused to try to help pull it out and drove me to the ER, laughing at my traumatic experience most of the way. 2 hours later, I went home with a bandaid and 10 days supply of antibiotics. The good news is that I am now up to date on my tetanus shot. I guess what I'm trying to say is that the KVD treble hooks are sharp and strong. Hopefully none of you have to go through the same ordeal that I have but if you do, hopefully your significant other won't laugh so much.

I've never made a spybait but would any of these work? http://www.lurepartsonline.com/Online-Store/Propellers_2/

5/16" I think

I laughed too hard at this

Use Google. Try typing "tackle underground psi".

Good review, smalljaw, I've been curious about them. Sounds like they would be good on a crankbait!

I think it would be fine if you're using a thick top coat like Devcon 2T. What are you using as a top coat?

A couple of things could be wrong. Improper mix ratio or it wasn't mixed well enough. No reason to strip it, lightly sand it and add a new coat.

I don't make a lot of jigs at one time so this may or may not help. I put a skirt collar on the fiber weed guard and glue it in upside down, then cut off the fused end. The collar rolls off easily. This probably isn't a great solution if you're making a lot of jigs but I hope it helps.