flaswimbaiter Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 I have had this issue with some mods I have done, its better to only add weight to the front section which allows the lighter back section to move more easily. The negative is that the bait does not sit level. +1 on this if you add the weight to the front section only on a slammer you should still get good action. On the couple I have done they have all worked well after. Another cool mod is to take a rattle and glue it cross way behind the bill. The bait shakes back and forth as is and the rattle is pretty darn loud....yet doesnt impact the action Lesson = learned! I should have posted questions about this on here before I went and ruined a perfectly good Slammer. Now I'm shy about modifying (read: destroying) another one with my lack of skills. Still curious about how it swims, VikingBear - a suspending Slammer would drive the toothy critters to a whole new level of angry! I doubt it is ruined, just remove the back weight and add to the front. I sent you a PM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radicalrat Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 Sick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3ills Posted July 24, 2013 Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 Thanks for posting! Gonna try this..... 3ills/TripleOG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilcatfish Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Thought I'd bump this from the past, how did the bait end up swimming? Any video? With the coming January freeze I'll have time to tinker with things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingbear8 Posted December 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Thought I'd bump this from the past, how did the bait end up swimming? Any video? With the coming January freeze I'll have time to tinker with things With the original method the action was definitely subdued a bit, a little more subtle than the normal action, but they tighten up as you crank them anyway. I took the weight from the rear as recommended by many and it opened up a bit. Sorry I don't have a video, I only bring smaller sized baits like the 7" slammer when my girl fishes with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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