Painter1 Posted May 4, 2013 Report Share Posted May 4, 2013 Keitech makes a solid tube bait with a heavy core. Any idea what that material is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted May 5, 2013 Report Share Posted May 5, 2013 just curious did you cut one in half? sounds interesting as I make a solid tube myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painter1 Posted May 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2013 I have some on order to check it out. My theory is a lot of salt and HD additive to make the core, but the bait weighs 1/2 oz and the core is only 3" long. http://www.landbigfish.com/Keitech/Keitech-Salty-Core-Tubes.cfm I'm not interested in duplicating this tube bait but the concept is intruiging. It could create some options if a heavy core section were added to a creature bait, magnum lizard or maybe just the center of a wacky worm. Of course there are other time-proven ways to imbed weight in a soft bait to get it to "back up" on the fall. Don't know if it is a better mousetrap, but it is different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish_N_Fool Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 some guys use tungeston powder for a super heavy bait it's a pain to use but it can be done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 (edited) Why not just fish the fat Ika? It weighs 7+grams without the hook, and casts like a bullet with a baitcaster and 12lb fluoro. I rig it by bringing a 4/0 EWG offset worm hook through the skirt, turning it out, and then bringing it back right through the middle of the bait near the end. The hook I use has enough bite to pass through that thick plastic and Texpose on the other side, and still get great hooksets. Here's the hook I use now: http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/VMC_Ike_Approved_Wide_Gap_Hook/descpage-MVCWGH.html I add weight to get a faster fall or to help in the wind by pinching a small split shot onto the line and pulling it down tight to the hook eye, and/or by adding a nail weight, necko weight, or straightened crappie jig into the end. And finally I add a buckshot rattle strap to the bend of the hook just before I pass the point back through the bottom of the bait, if I want to drag it and have rattles. I made a 12 cavity two part POP mold, so I can pour my own, and just buy the skirts from GYCB to weld onto the top. Edited February 18, 2014 by mark poulson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
