mubot Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 Hey there! was wondering if there is any downside to using a hard 3d eyes on a top water frog bait...or any kind of non top water swimmy baits for that matter ? my fear is that they will weigh down the bait and interfere with the intended action any input would be appreciated! thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglinarcher Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 Soft plastics tend to have their action near the rear so the added weight form the hard 3D eye up front has no impact at all. In fact, it lessens the need for some ballast or weight in many cases. I see no downside to using hard 3D eyes, and indeed use them myself many times. I found this link thanks to a TU member some time ago. http://lisaandedseyes.ipage.com/AnimalEyes.htm These can be pushed in and glued in place. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mubot Posted January 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 @Anglinarcher thats the place i was looking to buy from! thanks!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglinarcher Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 2 minutes ago, mubot said: @Anglinarcher thats the place i was looking to buy from! thanks!!!! LOL, at my age, starting a new business is not in the works. Thanks for the vote of confidence though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonteSS Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 Hard eyes need to be clear dipped and still fall off easily. Get the Spike it soft eyes. Much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBehr Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 What mold is that? I really need to find a good bluegill mold...the bass and northern pike (unfortunately) LOVE bluegill on the river. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 1 hour ago, MonteSS said: Hard eyes need to be clear dipped and still fall off easily. Get the Spike it soft eyes. Much better. Monte......I had a mold similar to that (it may have been the same one, but the tail looks a bit different,) but could never get it to swim right. Modify after modify after modify and I finally gave up. Curious to know how yours swims? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonteSS Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 (edited) Basstackle. Edited January 26, 2018 by MonteSS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonteSS Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 (edited) . Edited January 26, 2018 by MonteSS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglinarcher Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 9 hours ago, MonteSS said: Hard eyes need to be clear dipped and still fall off easily. Not with the ones I gave him. He may need to trim the post shorter, or put a tube through the bait and glue the post to the tube from both sides, but, .......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonteSS Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 10 minutes ago, Anglinarcher said: Not with the ones I gave him. He may need to trim the post shorter, or put a tube through the bait and glue the post to the tube from both sides, but, .......... Oh I see. Those look great. ty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, MonteSS said: Basstackle. It is a BTS mold. Basstackle use to have it. Edited January 27, 2018 by Frank 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
