Snow Crash

Thanks! That video was awesome. Those are much bigger than mine but definitely makes me want to try balsa for these

I think you're right they're probably balanced too high and the wire is too thick for the size. They don't have ballast. I looked through the gallery to see how it was done but didn't see any pics of Original Floaters. I may try one more with balsa next time and apply some of the lessons learned from this failure

I made these 3 to imitate the Rapala Original Floating Minnows. They turned out awful, completely unfishable. The tigers do a death roll and the blue one swims on his side but it can probably be somewhat fixed. Also the two tigers don't float so they would be Countdowns if they could be used. I wonder if sinking is contributing to the death roll. I use basswood but maybe balsa is required for tiny floaters? I do all the work by hand so it's possible something is out of alignment but it looks ok to me. I've made a dozen or so other lures and most ended up functional but they were all bass lures. So I was wondering if anyone has had success making tiny lures like these or if you have any tips for mine.