Salty_Cak Posted May 8, 2023 Report Share Posted May 8, 2023 (edited) So im making a spanish mackerel swimbait…. Gonna be HEAVY duty! Edited May 8, 2023 by Salty_Cak flaswimbaiter, Mason, BigBaitThirty and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty_Cak Posted May 9, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2023 Updates, preping to pour silicone. Already making tail from a putty mold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flaswimbaiter Posted May 9, 2023 Report Share Posted May 9, 2023 Wire though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty_Cak Posted May 9, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2023 (edited) 11 hours ago, flaswimbaiter said: Wire though? Think im gonna have to, alot of bite force coming and im thinking about making a few as marlin teasers Edited May 9, 2023 by Salty_Cak Typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flaswimbaiter Posted May 9, 2023 Report Share Posted May 9, 2023 That’s why I asked. Offshore fish don’t play around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPCredeur Posted May 9, 2023 Report Share Posted May 9, 2023 1 hour ago, flaswimbaiter said: That’s why I asked. Offshore fish don’t play around. I've seen wire-through swimbaits, the musky guys build interlocking screw eyes at each joint, takes patience to get everything aligned right but worth it for pelagics Salty_Cak and flaswimbaiter 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty_Cak Posted May 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2023 First mock up, thinking im gonna take the dorsal down a bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty_Cak Posted May 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2023 IMG_6274.MOV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty_Cak Posted May 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2023 Hook setup Mason and flaswimbaiter 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthefisherman Posted May 14, 2023 Report Share Posted May 14, 2023 Pretty neat! I imagine this will be for trolling behind a boat? flaswimbaiter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flaswimbaiter Posted May 14, 2023 Report Share Posted May 14, 2023 I was wondering how you were going to set up the hooks, that’s a really cool idea. Salty_Cak 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty_Cak Posted May 15, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2023 On 5/14/2023 at 1:34 AM, danthefisherman said: Pretty neat! I imagine this will be for trolling behind a boat? Yes sir she weighs about a pound. Eventually i’ll make a smaller castable version Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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