t8erbug Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 Great looking. Swim test to come. Paint looks fantastic (this is the first he's ever done in a white bass pattern). I fell in love with the Donut Shad last year and I'm stoked to try out the 5" version of it. In my experience downsizing baits usually comes with a large price in terms of action. I'm hoping this bait will break away from that stigma. Updates to follow.. biggfeast, Primus and rossco7777 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigpoppabass Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 I just ordered one for spring delivery. Seems to be a great guy to do biz with so I ordered a Jr. too. t8erbug and Papabear 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leachman90 Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 He is great and will go out of his way for you. Papabear and t8erbug 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigpoppabass Posted February 5, 2019 Report Share Posted February 5, 2019 (edited) 16 hours ago, t8erbug said: Great looking. Swim test to come. Paint looks fantastic (this is the first he's ever done in a white bass pattern). I fell in love with the Donut Shad last year and I'm stoked to try out the 5" version of it. In my experience downsizing baits usually comes with a large price in terms of action. I'm hoping this bait will break away from that stigma. Updates to follow.. It's funny you mention that as something to inquire about..... At least two peeps who fished with me bought gantarel Jrs after seeing my success with the regular gantarel. They are scratching their heads a little...so good topic. Could be it has too much action, haven't used one to figure it out. Could also be a different learning curve etc. Edited February 5, 2019 by bigpoppabass t8erbug and Papabear 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t8erbug Posted February 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2019 Took her out for a swim yesterday in the snow. I didn't get any bites but caught a few on the jig (it was just too cold to get follows on the SB). I am VERY pleased with the action of the Shortcake. It didn't disappoint at all. The glide is awesome, obviously not as wide as its big brother, but still extremely consistent and maneuverable. The only downside is it seems the sink rate is a touch faster than the Donut Shad. It's really only a downside if you're wanting a slower offering and longer pauses without catching the bottom in shallow areas. All in all, I'm happy with it and will report back with some fish catches. dinkslayer, Papabear, bigpoppabass and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigpoppabass Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 On 2/18/2019 at 6:03 PM, t8erbug said: Took her out for a swim yesterday in the snow. I didn't get any bites but caught a few on the jig (it was just too cold to get follows on the SB). I am VERY pleased with the action of the Shortcake. It didn't disappoint at all. The glide is awesome, obviously not as wide as its big brother, but still extremely consistent and maneuverable. The only downside is it seems the sink rate is a touch faster than the Donut Shad. It's really only a downside if you're wanting a slower offering and longer pauses without catching the bottom in shallow areas. All in all, I'm happy with it and will report back with some fish catches. Do you think the water temp has an impact on sink rate like it does to a jerkbait? Can't tell if you are wearing sandals or not. Ha ha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VolunteerSwimbaits Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 14 minutes ago, bigpoppabass said: Do you think the water temp has an impact on sink rate like it does to a jerkbait? Can't tell if you are wearing sandals or not. Ha ha. In my bait making experience it has a difference. A huge difference once you get to the supsend/xxss range. When i weight my lures i weight test them in a neutral water temp. Preferably high fifties or so. Primus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t8erbug Posted March 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2019 Obviously not a giant, but it is the first fish on the new bait. Water temps were 49° on this trip and the bass were pretty sluggish. I think water temp definitely has an effect on sink rate. As a secondary point, the baits are typically tuned without paint. Thickness of the paint per coating doesn't scale based on the size of what you paint. In other words, the paint is a constant. So, after painting, the smaller baits will tend to see more of a performance change because the paint makes up a larger percentage of the bait. Think of it like a chocolate dipped strawberry. Whether you dip a large one or small one, they both come out with the same thickness of chocolate. If you're a chocolate lover you're going to want to eat more of the small ones because the amount of chocolate per strawberry, as a percentage of the whole, will be higher. Worth thinking about as food for thought.. PNW bass, Primus, porkmeatballs and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigpoppabass Posted April 2, 2019 Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 (edited) I got a shortcake today. Can't wait to throw it. I have a feeling it may be a striper killer in the salt come summer too. Going to resist temptation to add glitter for now ha ha. Edited April 2, 2019 by bigpoppabass VolunteerSwimbaits, PNW bass, t8erbug and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigpoppabass Posted April 8, 2019 Report Share Posted April 8, 2019 I tested my shortcake today, and I liked it. Glides nicely on a slow handle retrieve. Nice horizontal slow sink on the pause too. It is more of swimming meandering glide rather than a sweeping side to side glide. VolunteerSwimbaits 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VolunteerSwimbaits Posted April 15, 2019 Report Share Posted April 15, 2019 On 4/8/2019 at 2:33 PM, bigpoppabass said: I tested my shortcake today, and I liked it. Glides nicely on a slow handle retrieve. Nice horizontal slow sink on the pause too. It is more of swimming meandering glide rather than a sweeping side to side glide. IMO it is hard to get that side to side glide out of anything smaller than 7". Even more so on a straight retrieve. Thanks for the info! bigpoppabass 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigpoppabass Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 11 hours ago, VolunteerSwimbaits said: IMO it is hard to get that side to side glide out of anything smaller than 7". Even more so on a straight retrieve. Thanks for the info! Sounds accurate, the shortcake is much like the gantarel but a little smoother imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slow rolling Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 I'm interested in trying one of these myself! Not sure what kind of inventory he has but I'm going to try and track one down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t8erbug Posted May 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2019 On 4/16/2019 at 10:48 AM, Slow rolling said: I'm interested in trying one of these myself! Not sure what kind of inventory he has but I'm going to try and track one down. Brent builds to order so if you're wanting a brand new one you'll need to get on his list and wait for a month or so. He's a freaking grinder and pumps them out consistently though so no worries about getting your bait. Otherwise, just keep your eyes peeled on the classifieds. I've bought one of his baits used before and it was a fair price and in perfect condition. Either way, you'll be stoked to have this arrow in your quiver. El_Weruso 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slow rolling Posted May 1, 2019 Report Share Posted May 1, 2019 19 minutes ago, t8erbug said: Brent builds to order so if you're wanting a brand new one you'll need to get on his list and wait for a month or so. He's a freaking grinder and pumps them out consistently though so no worries about getting your bait. Otherwise, just keep your eyes peeled on the classifieds. I've bought one of his baits used before and it was a fair price and in perfect condition. Either way, you'll be stoked to have this arrow in your quiver. Good looking out man. I've been checking in on his social to try and get a handle on it. Thanks for the info about getting on the list. t8erbug 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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