jrhopkins Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 have had some inquiries on how to do the fins with fibetts. here are some talapia baits showing the way i do it. top lure is after they are epoxied into the lure second is showing them cut to the rough outline. bottom is after the tape is removed and the final trim is done. haven't got the pec fins in yet but you can see where the slot is cut for them ( look close:wink:) leave enough tag end on the fibetts to epoxy them into the lure without getting epoxy on the tape. you won't get the tape off if you epoxy it to the lure:cry:, i know from experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomah21 Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 I always wondered how you did that! Btw thanks for always sharing your secrets....your work and informational posts were the reason I personally started making swimbaits. I know I know getting all sappy over here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diemai Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 @ jrhopkins I am also fooling around with some ideas of making my own swimbaits one day , also already read about this " tape thing" to glue in those fibre fins(on a German site) , but up to now I have always thought , that a small stripe of tape would be glued INTO the lurebody together with the fibres . Now you show the right way , thanks a lot for that little lesson and input:worship: ! Great to share:wink: ! Greetz , diemai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamSpartacus Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 Those look amazing, and thanks for sharing! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Maxwell Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 What is a fibett? They look great!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOZ Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 Thanks for sharing man. I tried it awhile back on one of my baits....definitely didnt come out how I had hoped. You make it look much easier than it is:wink:. If you dont mind, what type of fibers are those? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
