strayboy Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 I started this lure with the idea to have a large diving bill formed by shaping the profile to extend beyond the body and slope downward, with the line tie placed near the back (almost on top of the body). After I cut the profile, sealed and water tested, the bill was so large the lure just flipped over, tail to head. So I continued to whittle it down and retry, but with similar results. As a last ditch effort to save the lure, I thought I would cut in a lip slot, cut the profiled bill off and shape the bait like a hammerhead. I added a 1/4 oz. of weight in the belly and when I tested this combination, the action and attitude was perfect!! So I painted it up to scare the living crap out of my prey, hoping a reaction strike related to "kill or be killed" would result. Here are a few pictures of my creation. I designed all of the details in MS Word and printed on decals. The mouth was a painstaking process, but it turned out pretty cool! The thumper blade behind the body was a concept from the beginning and the basicprofile was also intact from the onset. Only the diving bill was modified to the end design. http://www.tackleunderground.com/photos/file.php?n=1917&w=l http://www.tackleunderground.com/photos/file.php?n=1918&w=l Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneCoal Tackle Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 :eek:WOW! That is so totally cool man! Awesome lure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KcDano Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 That is a neat bait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rofish Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 I like the unlikeness of such a lure being designed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodieb8 Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 very impressive.i opened the pic up and was pleasently surprised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PikeMastaRapp Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 That is a beautiful hammerhead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LooksLikeSinbad Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Very cool! Have you caught any fish with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike-A-Pike Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Is your home zoned to keep animals like that without special permits??? The local authorities should be made aware. If any kids or family pets (or is it pests - I get confused) come up missing, you know who will be getting blamed. Nice looking lure, but, I don't know if I'd fish it without a 7-strand leader. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 You can fish next to me and scare all the fish into my net. Great job, very original, made me smile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
