KelpKritter Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 A few months back I finished a three piece swimbait for fishing the salt here in SoCal and was happy with the tail I made using the weed guard material from the leadheads I was pouring. This however was a little messy and somewhat hard to control while gluing the tail into the bait. I took a hiatus and am now back to perfecting the bait. I have the means to make a mold and pour my own plastic tails but am wondering what methods everyone is using to attach them to the bait. The downside of a plastic tail is replacing it after it gets torn up from a few fish. My current thought is using something like a "twist lock" you would see on some of the leadheads on the market. What do you think. DaveB. KelpKritter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 This link http://www.tackleunderground.com/forum/hard-baits/10934-attach-soft-fish-hard-bait.html contains a good discussion on the subject. It has been over a year, so maybe some new ideas will come to light now. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelpKritter Posted January 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 Dave, Thanks for the link. Everytime I see someone ask for some specific info it seems like you have a link in your back pocket. Sometimes the search feature can lend to a lot of useless browsing if you do not put in the right words. Thanks again, DaveB. KelpKritter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadawgs Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 when I used soft plastic tails I used a half spring like the kind from a fat pen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
