EasternMassBass

Azfisher, great idea. Is this as simple as just hitting it with a flame for a couple seconds? All the wakebaits I own have that round, smooth lips, yet no signs of sanding. Will have to try this

Thanks guys! Cutting it while it's square seems so obvious but it never crossed my mind at all! I appreciate the advice, I'm going to give all this a try and see how it goes

Really struggling to get straight retrieves without spinning out from my wakebaits (similar to a slammer/pats/rat). Problem I believe is lip placement and V-joints. Is there a good way to cut the V-notches/joints by hand? Any tool that would help without breaking the bank? And how are you guys cutting the lip slot for your wakes? Thanks all

Great Jon! Very extensive rundown on what to do. Thanks!

I doubt it will do much to complain with the BBB, but I guess it couldn't hurt. The only one I got runs sideways as well... I guess all that we can do is stop buying hudds lol

Congrats! That is a fat fish, hard to tell from the pics but I'm guessing the same as bassbass

Exactly

Great thanks

Who has the tools to cut straight lexan lips? I'm looking for 1" by 1" squares, and am really struggling to get them just right without any proper tools. If anyone can make these and would be willing to make and send me some let me know. I'll pay. Thanks.

Very cool, thanks for sharing!

I have a miter box that works great with a hand saw for the 45° cuts. I've been messing around with these cuts in the baits for the last week, and the "V"s definitely do not have to be perfect to swim straight.

I got that, don't worry. I own about 50 slammers from Mike Shaw, I love his baits, and will probably add more of them as time goes on. I am just starting really and thought it might be easier to get the basics down by using an existing bait. Not having to sculpt, etc. No intentions of selling or anything obviously, just was thinking of pouring one or two to get the feel. But thinking of it now, that's probably a waste of Silicon (making a mold that I'll only use a couple times). I'll just wait until I've finished sculpting a bait before making my first. Thanks all

And pouring resin copies of it with microballoons to keep it floating?

You can get microballoons from many online stores that sell the resin. Not very expensive, I think I got 32 oz of them for $6. Mixing it with the resin will result in different sink speeds... 20-30% gives you a pretty fast sink rate, 30-40% gives you a slow sink, and above 50% will give you a floating bait or close too it. Probably worth molding a couple tiny cubes or something with different amounts to get a feel for how the sink rate is affected without wasting a lot of resin, and before you pour your actual baits.