slowjoe

I weighted each section separately and got each section to fall horizontal...I think the shear weight of the lure helps the glide I initially thought the extra weight would kill the glide but it didnt

Thanks!

I Just got done with my first Swimbait start to finish and first airbrush job. My home lake gets a ton of pleasure boaters and most of the fish sit deep 25+ and I wanted a big search bait I can fish deep and keep it in the strike zone. The bait is about 11.5” and fast sink about 13.5oz. I took it out today and it has a wide glide but I managed to break the tail off already. Things I’ve learned 1. Definitely need practice on the airbrush, fading is a challenge! 2. I brushed on the KBS and hung the tail section on an angle not vertical so I got a heavy layer and bubbles...need to hang them vertical 3. The tail was a divider for a plano box it is too brittle gonna try lexan 4. need to make the next bait thinner, it is about 1.5” and with the buoyancy of basswood I needed a lot of ballast which greatly increased weight. I used magnets on the top to hold the hooks in place two 3/16”x1/8” for each hook definitely need a little more strength to firmly hold them in place.

Thanks I order a couple of em to try out...Anyone else remember when that first batch came out you had to click on the logo to get to the order screen for them? Good times...I think they had rof 3 and rof 12