Thiskidlikes2fish Posted February 22, 2022 Report Share Posted February 22, 2022 I have made about 8 rats over the course of last year and not one works.The one I am working on right now is working the best but not great. The back part moves great but the front moves very little. As well it is very unpredictable and will randomly blow out or stop moving.My next plan of action is to sand down the back joint to allow for more movement and to add a bigger lip but would like to hear other opinions. IMG_0711.MOV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxd12 Posted February 22, 2022 Report Share Posted February 22, 2022 The bottom looks to flat to me. I built one a year or 2 ago. Until I shaped the front And back more it wouldn't swim worth a hell. Also looks like your hardware front eyes are super tight, not giving the rear eyes room to move. Open them up a bit, and make sure they are inline with each other. Being off effects things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiskidlikes2fish Posted February 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2022 9 minutes ago, Jinxd12 said: The bottom looks to flat to me. I built one a year or 2 ago. Until I shaped the front And back more it wouldn't swim worth a hell. Also looks like your hardware front eyes are super tight, not giving the rear eyes room to move. Open them up a bit, and make sure they are inline with each other. Being off effects things. The reason it is so flat is because all of my other more rounded once would not swim at all but it may be good to try and find a happy medium. The hardware is pretty open it just doesn’t look that way from the angle of the photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azsouth Posted February 22, 2022 Report Share Posted February 22, 2022 In my opinion the line tie is about 1/4" to low and why your getting blow outs. Jinxd12 and Secondshiftlures 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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