J lure Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 Hey guys I have a a custom two piece RTV lizard lure I made and has been turning out amazing. I now want to give it action I want to create a swim/crank bait action without changing the lizard mold. I was thinking of adding a plastic lip/bill to give it the action. Has anyone tried this before or have any tips? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toadfrog Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 Straighten out a hook with a healthy barb .Put the eye on top of the lip. Under the lip put the eye of your keeper hook . put a screw through the whole thing with a nut on bottom of the lip . This method gives you something to help keep the bait on and does not tear them up as bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 If you want to add a bill/type lip, try making a pop mold of the bottom of the lizard, carving out a lip slot, and then pouring some hot plastic into the lip slot, and laying a new lizard in on top of the hot plastic. Or you could make a lip mold and attach it with Mend It or some other soft plastic glue, or even crazy glue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 (edited) I messed around with this a few years ago. I used a 3/0 weedless hook and a colorado blade held to the hook with JB Weld. You have to make a wooden jig to hold the hook and the blade at the correct angles until the JB sets. If I can find some of those hooks I'll post a pic. www.novalures.com Edited October 1, 2011 by nova Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J lure Posted October 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 Hey any of you guys have pictures to go with your ideas? I've been trying and trying without any luck. I have made some "swimbait hooks" but the the entire lure spins in a circle, when trying to get it to go left and right. What weight should I be using? What angle should I place the bill/lip at? Also where should the eye of the hook be located? What is the most important thing when doing this project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gone2long Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 May I suggest a scrounger head, Your bait may not be 100% homemade but I think you'll like the results I've been using them to impart action in my soft plastics for awhile now they work great. http://t0.gstatic.co...i3zWj7lxixfkO4T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J lure Posted October 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 I sucessfully made a "swim hook," all I did was glue a bill/lip to a jig hook. The lure had some action to it but not enough. Do I need to make the lip bigger, wider, or deeper? Also the lure dives about four to six feet deep, but I want it to only dive less than a foot. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
