jrhopkins Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 been playing around with making my fins out of silicone. lots of R&D in this project. taking it out tomorrow to see how it swims. tests ok in the bathtub . will see how it does on a long retrieve. i'll get some pictures of the process to make them and post them if it works out ok. if not, more R&D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rofish Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 If the fins do not fit your requirements, I think you can post the pictures anyway, because someone might come up with some ideas to improve the process. No need to be shy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 (edited) Another beautiful bait John. Did you also use silicone to attach the fins? Edited January 19, 2010 by mark poulson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazmail Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 John I was playing around with this when I dabbled in 'swim baits' and had them down to about 1/16" thick - although I never had a fish chomp on the tail, it turned out to be pretty durable. There are silicone's and silicone's though, and I was just lucky to pick what I think was a really stretchy tough one at the time, plus I reinforced it a bit, as you appear to have.Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrhopkins Posted January 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 swim tested it today and i am really pleased with the action. the fins don't seem to effect it at all. here's the video ( not real good as i was trying to do everything without falling off the dock hope this is ok to post. making another mold and taking pics as i go to make a tutorial which i'll post when ready. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 It swims really well, so, obviously, whatever you did is working. Surprise!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.dsaavedra. Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 you mean to tell me you went through all the work of finishing that bait before swim testing it?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrhopkins Posted January 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 you mean to tell me you went through all the work of finishing that bait before swim testing it?? of course, got to find some way to pass the time here at the home ! actually tested it first before adding the fins and it swam good. wanted to see if the fins would effect the action ( don't seem to make much difference ).the tail was my biggest concern as it might have hindered the movement and i made it removable so i could just use the fibetts i have previously used. they work good. i was just experimenting with a different look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadawgs Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 awesome bait. can't wait for the tutorial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
