mark poulson Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 (edited) On 3/8/2024 at 10:16 AM, Outback Jack said: I have made a DRT swim bait. Tiny klash imitation. Itsinks perfectly level. very slow sink! Glides perfectly side to side. But if I retrieve it a little quick it wants to roll and even spin. Is this weight placement? Tohickon lure Co. When I used to make jointed swimbaits, I found that the key to keeping them stable at higher retrieve speeds was to make the body taper from top to bottom, creating a V cross section. In my case, my swimbaits tapered from 7/8" at the top/back to 5/8" at the bottom/belly. This kept more buoyancy higher in the lure body, so I could put less ballast into the belly and still get the stable retrieve at higher speeds. I actually started the taper about a third of the way down from the shoulders of the bait, as you can see in this picture" It doesn't look like much, but it worked, so I could burn my swimbaits without them rolling. Edited March 10 by mark poulson 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
