"Kingfisher" said:
The new jerk bait is still in the testing stages but so far we have two different tails one with a single 7/0 hook pinned and glued into the tail with a big soft plastic grub and the other with a loose treble and bucktail or flashabou.Im pretty excited about the new jerk bait, Once I get the weighting right it should dive and rise like a suick but slash off to one side like a Burt. Michelle wants it to go left , right as well. We will see.
It sounds like the design might be close but you know it really doesn't need a hook on the back, it's a jerkbait and as such doesn't need a hook anywhere except the front.
"Will Schultz" said:
[quote="Kingfisher"]The new jerk bait is still in the testing stages but so far we have two different tails one with a single 7/0 hook pinned and glued into the tail with a big soft plastic grub and the other with a loose treble and bucktail or flashabou.Im pretty excited about the new jerk bait, Once I get the weighting right it should dive and rise like a suick but slash off to one side like a Burt. Michelle wants it to go left , right as well. We will see.
It sounds like the design might be close but you know it really doesn't need a hook on the back, it's a jerkbait and as such doesn't need a hook anywhere except the front.
Yea , I know that but I hate the way burts tails pull out. Any good ideas on how to hold that soft plastic tail on without boring the entire bait out? This jure has a flatter tail then a squirrely burt. Ill have to get some pics of it on here. Still have lots of testing to go. Someone said use a dry wall screw on a board somewhere. Thast rear hook is more for holding the rubber on then anything else. Mike
"Kingfisher" said:
Yea , I know that but I hate the way burts tails pull out. Any good ideas on how to hold that soft plastic tail on without boring the entire bait out? This jure has a flatter tail then a squirrely burt. Ill have to get some pics of it on here. Still have lots of testing to go. Someone said use a dry wall screw on a board somewhere. Thast rear hook is more for holding the rubber on then anything else. Mike
If the soft plastic is big enough and you want people to be able to change the soft plastic easily then you have two options – a coiled wire or a drywall anchor. If the soft plastic is small then a drywall screw with the soft plastic glued to it will work. I might have some photos of the screw method in the bait makers forum.
I wouldn't use a drywall screw. Those would rust out rather quickly, IMO. Maybe you should try using the same thing Roger at H20 tackle uses. He was using the plastic drywall anchors, but has now switched to some sort of a spring that he threads the tails onto. I'll bet he'll help you with the logistics of it if you called him.
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Roger started with coiled wire then went to drywall anchors… plastic broke, so he started using metal, then back to coiled wire for the really big plastics.
Really it all depends on the importance of changing the tail on the fly. Using the drywall screw the plastic is really stuck, and changing isn't as easy as the other methods.
No worries about the drywall screw rusting out, I've got some that are at least 10 years old.
I removed the screw eye from the other one and pre drilled it. Then I threaded in a 2 inch dry wall screw. Took the screw back out cut the head off and turned it around and using a tiny pair of vise grips threaded in it in after putting epoxy in the hole and rolling the threads in it. It works like ten. I have A Gapens grub which is oval shaped at the worm part and it matches up with my tail perfect.
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All I can say IS OH MY GAWWWWD!!!!! Today I tested this little jerk in my lake and got WAY WAY MORE THEN I expected. TOTAL CONTROL. The lake is Shallow in front of my house and I threw this lure about 50 times.
With the weight centered and just enough forward to make it dive the lure performed extremely well. The tail is the key 100 percent. The lure dives and turns in the direction the tail is pointing. It acts like a rudder!!
My guess is different tails are going to make this thing do what ever you want it to do. From walking the dog to coming straight at you down left , down right, And it back up nice too.
This lure dives down and to the side and when it hits the slack turns even more. Much like my Little Claw only very predictable because of the tail. I do not think I want to glue in the tail. Using this Gapens tail (which is a firmer rubber then most) it stays on real well without glue.
Al I have to do now is determine how much weight to use for deeper situations. I like it so much better then a squirrley burt I am going to build a dozen of them for our own use this season. I wish I could do video as this lure is going to get murdered this year everywhere we throw it. Mike
I built 6 bodies today. Ill be testing all week. Michelle has been after me to build this lure for several years. Its really her baby. So far I have one that does what ever I want it to do in the top couple feet. Now I have to build one that fishes the same way deep. This will be a challenge. I will have a couple at the banquet for interested members to look at. Im not letting any go yet until we know they going to do what we say they do. Michelle says we are going to have video this year. We have the camera just don't know how to use it yet.
FINALLY got the Cherry wood for the jerk bait. The prototypes are working perfectly and can be fished in many ways. I spent a bit of time on Budd in clear water and was totally amazed. I was able to jerk it down to 10 ft, walk the dog, big glide-like swings to the left and right and Bobbie / Suick style up and down jerks. Now to transfer to Cherrywood and lessen the amount of lead needed to get it to suspend. This bait can also be fished over tall weeds by holding the rod tip up a bit. I'm so excited, this bait should be ready soon in Brooktrout!!!!!!!
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