Shawn M

That is interesting, I normally mix devcon with some fine glitter and a bit of fingernail polish remover (acetone) to thin it out and make it easier to work with and have not had any reaction with the powder paint. I wonder if it is the "sparkely nail polish", I'm not familiar with that product. I double checked baits that I used acetone and others I didn't and could not notice a difference it the colors, though that could be my eyesight. Shawn

I figured I'd try to my hand at coming up with a Talapia skirt, how do you guys think this looks? Shawn

Thanks for sharing the tip Arkbuck, I love throwing BBs and will definitly give that a try! Shawn

I've never had plastic interact with PP. I've used baits with just PP and with devcon as a topcoat with no problems. Shawn

I use fingernail polish remover and have been pleased with it. Shawn

Pete, Within 45 minutes of Bankok you can fish for mekong and striped catfish and barraumundi. I usually take a 5 hour ride towards the burmese border to fish for snakehead and jungle perch too. I'm planning a trip now for mid-May. It is the off season so hotels are a bit cheaper. I use a guide service, great folks. Not sure if it is appropriate to give out the name of the guide service here, so PM me if you would like to know who I use. Tremendous fishing, huge fish. By far the best fishing trips I've had have been in Thailand. Shawn

I've never had problems PP over oxidized heads. Shawn

I think Netcraft has them, never tried them though. Shawn

Thanks for the info Bob. You gave me some additional ideas! I'm mostly a wire bait guy, but am chomping at the bit to try out some hardbaits. Thanks again for everyone's advice!! Shawn

Mark...I looked at the wood chopper on BPS, neat looking bait. I had to google the Lunker Punker, the shape is a probably a bit beyond what I think I could do right now. Tons of options...hopefully I can finger out something that will work. Shawn

Thanks for the info Hoodaddy...I have some basswood blocks, but may just order some basswood cigar shaped plugs (may not want to start out carving my own). I'm hoping that should be stout enough. I'm assuming I can drill a hole maybe 1/2 inch from the tail end and pour some lead in. How much weight would need to be added? I'm guessing that for a 4" lure maybe 1/16oz or so? I didn't think about the line fouling on a front propeller. Thanks again! Shawn

I'll definitly be bringing some trailer hooks along this year. I love throwing buzzbaits and had some tremendous strikes using them for Snakehead. I'm just looking for another bait to throw and love to catch them on something I put together. Shawn

Thanks for the replies guys, sorry I did not respond sooner but work has been keeping me busy as all get out. I figured a topwater spook style bait would be a good starting point, hopefully without getting too frustrated. If I can get a few to work right then I'll try poppers. I would like to eventually try my hand at an Ike style lure (used to love those things back in the day, hard to find now). The reason I want to add the propellers to the spook style is for a trip to Thailand for Snakehead. I had a ton of strikes last year on buzzbaits, but not a high percentage of hook-ups (still catching 10+ a day, but it's easy to be greedy). I figured a couple treble hooks would increase my chances while putting up enough commotion to get their attention. Should also help hooking the jungle perch (smaller mouths). Should I go with a propeller on front, rear, or both?? Thanks again for the responses...I'm sure I will have some more questions once I start putting some together! Shawn

Hi guys, I'm sure this has been discussed in the past, but a quick search didn't give me much. I've been wanting to try my hand on some crankbaits, but have been hesitant. I'm thinking at trying some topwater baits, cigar shaped and popper. I have some basswood blocks and was wondering if this is a good wood to start with? If I try a 4" cigar shaped bait, what is a good size propeller to use? With a popper style bait, do you need to add weight to the back end? This has been a pretty bitter winter and I've put together enough SBs to last a couple years so I was hoping to see what I could do with some hardbaits. Thanks! Shawn

LedHed, I used clear fingernail polish over eyes but fell in love with Devcon, plus I've been mixing fine glitter in with the epoxy and just dig how it looks! I still use fingernail polish over holoform tape and other stickers I put on blades. Shawn