buzzed bait Posted February 15, 2018 Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 What is the best way to make my floating freestyle shad a slow sink freestyle shad? in order to do it with my golfer lead tape i have, it took a ridiculous amount to get it to sink. is there a better method? thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Ramen Posted February 15, 2018 Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 Swimshot it. basskickinrednick, danthefisherman and cascadekiller 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR Basser Posted February 15, 2018 Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 Drill holes and add weight. Basically how a bait maker does them from the get go. I've done numerous that be turned out great. My advice, figure out how much weight before you drill, can tape or rubber band small segments on belly, adjust where needed amount/location, then depending on length and thickness of weight, decide depth and diameter of the hole. Epoxy in, bondo or epoxy flush, then paint over to match. Personally, my baits are tools to me, not shelf decor,, so if they're not showpieces when I'm done, or lose that fan boy originality, I'm not worried about it. But they usually end up looking and functioning great,, good luck Nick S., El_Weruso, basskickinrednick and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El_Weruso Posted February 15, 2018 Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 Drill holes and add weight. Basically how a bait maker does them from the get go. I've done numerous that be turned out great. My advice, figure out how much weight before you drill, can tape or rubber band small segments on belly, adjust where needed amount/location, then depending on length and thickness of weight, decide depth and diameter of the hole. Epoxy in, bondo or epoxy flush, then paint over to match. Personally, my baits are tools to me, not shelf decor,, so if they're not showpieces when I'm done, or lose that fan boy originality, I'm not worried about it. But they usually end up looking and functioning great,, good luck Haha i do the same with most of my baits. They get reworked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsaacM619 Posted February 15, 2018 Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 Trade your floater for a slow sink swole_t, JoshPerkins802, JR Basser and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzed bait Posted February 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 Trade your floater for a slow sink If you know someone that wants to..... I mean I’m not opposed to altering it a bit but would rather not drill into it if it could be avoided by getting a different bait! IsaacM619 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSlant Posted February 15, 2018 Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 Add a few small drop shot weights to the split rings.. some baits will affect swim but add some to the line tie and hook splits couple 1/16-1/8 oz should get you down Kentsmith420 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggfeast Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 Aww man, the floaters are money! I’d just buy a SS version and keep the floater floating lol bigfish85, swole_t and buzzed bait 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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