Fitzbizzle Posted February 11, 2020 Report Share Posted February 11, 2020 (edited) I'm having trouble with microballoon % with alumilite A&B, I'm using a digital scale. Is there a set % to use of microballoons ? Also does each half of the bait need to be weighted? I made my first one with 2% MB. Shooting for suspend/slow sink, any help is greatly appreciated. Edited February 11, 2020 by Fitzbizzle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly voodoo Posted February 11, 2020 Report Share Posted February 11, 2020 (edited) I my opinion there is no set % for pouring lures it is all about achieving the desired buoyancy/balance. The desired sink rate, how you do your ballast, the shape of the body, and weight of the hardware all play a roll Once you have a recipe figured out you can repeat it for every pour Don’t know if your issue is balance, too much or not enough buoyancy or even the desired action you are going for. Without this information it’s hard to give advice Am I seeing a lip slot or is it just the pic? Edited February 11, 2020 by Hillbilly voodoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitzbizzle Posted February 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2020 I was making some 2 peice wakes and decided to make one a 2 peice glide. I'm looking for a glide bait action s on retrieve with darts with rod twitches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly voodoo Posted February 11, 2020 Report Share Posted February 11, 2020 24 minutes ago, Fitzbizzle said: I was making some 2 peice wakes and decided to make one a 2 peice glide. I'm looking for a glide bait action s on retrieve with darts with rod twitches. Ok don’t know if you are going sinking, floating, or suspending or what is wrong with the action on the one you made or how it sits in the water I have built one glide and it worked first try. It was a one piece slow sinking glide. I weighted it so on the fall it was slightly tail down, From my understanding with glides they should sit level or slightly tail down. Some also fix stability with fins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitzbizzle Posted February 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2020 I was making some 2 peice wakes and decided to make one a 2 peice glide. I'm looking for a glide bait action s on retrieve with darts with rod twitches. I've made some single piece ones with the same mold but just gunna have to go threw some trial and error I guess. Thanks for the input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted February 12, 2020 Report Share Posted February 12, 2020 I found that the joint on my glide baits needed to be tighter than for my swimbaits. I also found, with help from everyone here at TU, that having the two sections fall horizontally, and at the same rate, eliminates friction in the hinge joint, so my baits glide more easily. Here's a picture: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitzbizzle Posted February 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2020 Did the individual weighting on each half and it works much better also the tail helped also. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted February 17, 2020 Report Share Posted February 17, 2020 38 minutes ago, Fitzbizzle said: Did the individual weighting on each half and it works much better also the tail helped also. That looks great! How much does the bait weigh with hooks and split rings? What did you make it out of? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted February 17, 2020 Report Share Posted February 17, 2020 Mark is right about the horizontal fall, this makes a big difference at the hinge. If the rear section is significantly more buoyant, this will apply friction at the hinge and limit action. So, I would say yes, both need attention to ballast. As for the MB mix, you really need to get involved with body density numbers. See my post on Archimedes dunk test for how to measure density, it is quite simple. Knowing the density of your mix is like knowing the density of wood, it matters. Density knowledge puts you in control. Keep lots of notes. Dave 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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