WashedAshore Posted December 23, 2018 Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 The last few months have been a rollercoaster for me between work and health issues, but these are finally ready to show off; "Suicide Mice." These baits are my take on the classic Jitterbug bait, modified to imitate a small field mouse. They are roughly 4" of wood body, have a single Owner ST-46 belly hook, and use a pin/brad system to lock a soft plastic tail. With the floating worm tails, the total length is about 8-9" tip to tail. They weigh roughly 1.5oz. Each body is made of Red Cedar that is epoxy heat sealed before paint to prevent water intrusion. They have a durable 2-part epoxy topcoat finish to protect the paintjob and the bait. The swim video attempts to show the difference between a slow retrieve, and a moderate-fast retrieve. When fished slow, these have a nice crawling action that makes a great v-wake. When you speed up the retrieve, the jitterbug lip starts to throw water like a popper style bait. I am having some issues with my phone/laptop, so you can see a swim video here: Swim Video. Thanks everyone for looking! As always, looking forward to feedback! SKVMS, BrhodesBassin, Dreadnought and 9 others 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VolunteerSwimbaits Posted December 23, 2018 Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 Incredible dude. Amazing! porkmeatballs and WashedAshore 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbass45 Posted December 23, 2018 Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 Very nice. I like the action and the paint. WashedAshore and DoomDiver 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WashedAshore Posted December 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 3 hours ago, bigbass45 said: Very nice. I like the action and the paint. Thanks for the kind words! 4 hours ago, VolunteerSwimbaits said: Incredible dude. Amazing! Thanks man! VolunteerSwimbaits 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azsouth Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 nice baits! swim video oh yeah! WashedAshore 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenneyfish Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 Looks good at Glen Charlie! WashedAshore 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WashedAshore Posted December 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 7 minutes ago, kenneyfish said: Looks good at Glen Charlie! I think that's technically Mill? Either way, any idea what's going on with the lot/ramp there? They cleared all the brush, almost looks like it's getting paved over. 1 hour ago, azsouth said: nice baits! swim video oh yeah! Thanks brother! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenneyfish Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 Not sure don't fish there anymore since they killed all the weeds off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WashedAshore Posted December 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 7 minutes ago, kenneyfish said: Not sure don't fish there anymore since they killed all the weeds off. You an MA guy? I'm from the South coast area, but so most of my freshwater fishing out around Worcester area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenneyfish Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 Yes, MA guy. I also fish Central MA a bunch. Webster, Quinsigamond etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishhct Posted January 14, 2019 Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 have you thought about making a double hook version. Might increase you hookup and decrease overall hook profile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WashedAshore Posted January 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 19 minutes ago, fishhct said: have you thought about making a double hook version. Might increase you hookup and decrease overall hook profile I did one variation that has a second hook on the back, instead of a tail. It definitely helps the hookup ratio, but I needed to scale down from 1/0s. I have a larger, jointed version that I've been tweaking and working on. That version incorporates two hooks as well, but I'm not ready to share that one yet. Still some design changes to make and tweak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishhct Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 one thing that could be a cool addition if you added a frog hook to the back that is secured with magnets, therefore, it won't get tangled up with the tail, as long as the hookup ratio is good that looks like a really fun bait to fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassing305 Posted January 27, 2019 Report Share Posted January 27, 2019 Looks good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigpoppabass Posted February 6, 2019 Report Share Posted February 6, 2019 Pics don't show it but the gray and yellow have some glitter highlights too folks. Brought a tear to my eye when I got em, because I had similar plans. Can't wait to fish em. DoomDiver, WashedAshore and azsouth 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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