hazmail Posted November 25, 2007 Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 Lapala- you must have the patience of a rabbit trap to do all those joints - beautiful work, as allways . pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimsbane Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 no one has addressed how to seal the kevlar without messing up the flexibility. If Devcon got on it it would crack with the flex/ without it and water gets in/ whats the solution?????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomah21 Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 I used heavy braid for my first swimbait taking 3 pieces and further braiding them for extra strength. It seems to work great however be very careful not to get epoxy on it because it tends to allow the braid to break. The action of the bait is amazing much easier to use with multiple joint baits. (I used a similar design to JR however no where near as nice he does amazing work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamSpartacus Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 Thanks for showing us your method JR! I alaways wondered but couldn't visualize it. Great job! Do you have any videos of them swimming? I am curious to see them in action. Yeah, he does. I look at his website a lot wishing I wasn't a poor college student and he's got a link to it. Here it is... Video of Trout Swim Bait - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 i use Kevlar string for my hinge system. lots of flex, no stretch, no rusting, UV resistant and strong. see attached pics. Man thats the million dollar pic. Thank you for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimsbane Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 Once again how do you seal it properly so no water gets in? If you get sealer on the braid it breaks, if you dont, it gets into the wood. You do get it on the joint, whether wire or braid and the joint flexes it cracks the epoxy still allowing water in. Whats the solution Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamSpartacus Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 I did some digging, he answers some of those questions at the bottom of http://www.tackleunderground.com/forum/hard-baits/10115-2-new-baits-2.html Sorry John, I felt like a creeper going through all your posts, but I remembered seeing it somewhere! Cheers, Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimsbane Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 I did some digging, he answers some of those questions at the bottom of http://www.tackleunderground.com/forum/hard-baits/10115-2-new-baits-2.htmlSorry John, I felt like a creeper going through all your posts, but I remembered seeing it somewhere! Cheers, Mike I read the post, but it sounds like Jr was using an older design pin joint system, not a fabric or braid joint. Would work fine for pinned joints and thats the way i would do it but i can't get my mind around how to do the braided joints. Maybe I'm just thick? If using a "modern" joint, just use modern material... i.e. polycarbonate foam or some other non impregnable blank material? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
