slowjoe Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 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. bchalk22 and BrhodesBassin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tvalente74 Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 Cool bait! Keep it up.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthefisherman Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 Not bad, not bad at all Joe! Great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsbadbassin89 Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 Looks clean! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimbape Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 i dig it. kdatwe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porkmeatballs Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 Really good for your first swimbait! Keep at it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
168 Rookie Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 Wow that's dope, nice job on your first bait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowjoe Posted July 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AverageJoe Posted July 24, 2018 Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 Looks great man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike h Posted July 24, 2018 Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 An S Swimmer is not the easiest bait to start with. If it’s swimming ok, that’s an accomplishment. Looks like a great start. I used a tackle box divider on one of my first baits..ha ha , broke before quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogervang Posted July 24, 2018 Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 That's a BIG bait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshPerkins802 Posted July 24, 2018 Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 Definitely a big one. But it looks great, airbrushing is much better than i could do. Hope you snag a fatty on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrhodesBassin Posted July 24, 2018 Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 Getting your 1st bait to glide is an accokmplishment in itself. I've ruined 2 now before I ever got to the ballast/weighting part. Looks great man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowjoe Posted July 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2018 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike h Posted July 25, 2018 Report Share Posted July 25, 2018 Yeah, the lighter your ballast, the trickier it will get. All in good fun tho.. For deep water, i'd say you got it how you need it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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