[bluegill wake bait with prop]

That will catch a lot of fish , nice details and paint . Have fun with that !! I like the drawing and the finished lure together

[lip, line tie, body...help with an issue I'm having]

Maybe not enough weight in the belly ? Sounds like a productive trip and learning experience , keep after it

[Jig Head Bluegill]

Welcome ! Great pattern and materials and nice proportions , I like to make small dubbing brushes for jigs like this too, good luck

[Mega Flaptail build]

LOVE THE MEGA

[Catfish Fly? Always wondered if they'd take one]

Catfish and carp on a fly so much fun .

Keep up the great work

[Bobbin ?]

You will probably end up with a wide variety of bobbins as try different ones, I have a bunch with different colors and sizes of thread ready to go so I don't have to change and rethread a bobbin every time . And like Sharon Macomber said the level of satisfaction and your creativity is no limit . Have fun !!

[Big Lipless Crank Baits. To Build or not to Build?]

This was one of my builds, I placed the weight mostly before and some behind belly hook of the wire harness .

Used the XPS finesse weights so they slide on the wire form and add a little super glue to hold in place while I pour resin,

Wiper smacker !!

[Do you want a trailer on a chatterbait?]

Trailers can add bouancy and changes the profile , caught lots of fish with and without but tend to use a trailer . Split tails , paddle tails , swimbaits and even length of the skirt will effect how the trailer does and doesn't work

They are an effective bait either way

 

[Quetion for the guys using danville 210 nylon]

I have some very cheap and very expensive bobbins and they all work great with this thread , ( be careful while threading not to snag the thread itself ) Petitjean adjustable is one of my favorites .Sometimes while tying it's easy catch the hook point causing it to fray or when whip finishing the hook of the actual whip finisher can pull out a couple strands causing the same look or " blowout " . If you are a right hand tier as you lay down the thread wraps it begins to put a clockwise twist in , that helps to keep all the nylon together , when you don't want the build up of the corded thread spin counter clockwise to flatten out thread ,. Tightline videos will help ,

Hope this helps

[Weedless Wacky and Drop Shot Hooks]

I use the nylon weed guards from the medium size ( 2 strands ) for the wacky rig hooks .

4 strands for the drop shot hooks and smaller finesse wide gap hooks .

1 ) Lay some thread wraps down for a base , flat thread keeps it looking nice and won't bulk up at hook eye .

2 ) Place weed guard material and wrap with flat thread as shown , whip finish with four or five wraps .

3 ) Bend back the fibers with finger to position them and trim to length , I hit the ends with a little heat to round off sharp edges .

4 ) Apply some Hard as Nails and let dry .

I have found these can be bent, splayed , or positioned very easily and have held up for years and so easy to do .

[Lure Turner With Magnets]

Clean design and neat ways to stay organized . Hollow brass tube and press fit to motor ?

[My Little Blue Bender video]

Nice !! It reminded me that I need to pour some more Ultra Minnow jigs  

[Does anyone make custom crappie jigs]

Feather Craft Fly Fishing has this, I think it's a great match

[UV resin Cures and Doesn't cure]

Purchased a loon UV light  and so far has cured all UV resins . Could be a UV wavelength problem or I'm a big dummy

[Triple Point Hunting Theory – the Wild Thing]

Amazing information , really annoying anymore to hear or see the pros on T.V. talk about how their lures are designed to hunt only to see the very typical crank bait doing the very predictable wobble . We are all excited to see what you come up with . It's funny how you say it could look " Weird " but we've all seen what this means in the fishing world , weird is the norm . Good Luck

Tommy

[Show us your latest project(s)]

It's a DoIt mold hook #785 in a size 6 , then just made a little wire bait holder, you can PM me if you're interested in pictures and details of how I modified mold ( quite easy to do  ) , thanks 

Tommy 

[Show us your latest project(s)]

Batjig mold I modified to have underspin

 

[Here's my rendition of a Thunder Spin Fly]

Lot's of potential , nice job keep up the good work

 

Tommy

[How do lips/bills work]

I like it, Thanks for taking the time as you do with everything to explain and demonstrat

Tommy

[UV resin Cures and Doesn't cure]

I seem to be the master of not being able to make UV resins cure, Bondic was OK ,the Loon Thin and Loon Thick is the one I'm using now .

First time trying I found my batteries were weak in torch , second attempt everything cured perfectly ( 4 A.M. ) , later that day using the same things the same way and even changing batteries I can't get either one in small or large doses to cure . Only thing I can think of is a small amount of sunlight shining in caused the torch not to be as bright , Even took outside to cure in sun nothing cured . I believe that 30 seconds of UV blast is more than enough time and the torch is a Clear Cure Goo lamp .

Thanks for the help, I'm going crazy here !!

Tommy

[Hilite coating]

That's a interesting  idea , cool to see  pics with clear coat . Happy New Year and keep the paint flying .

[Crankbait Fins]

SolarFall tutorials, easy to follow and fantastic videos

[Hip-op]

Speedy recovery , ' whirring ' , exciting !!

[Which Treble Hooks?]

Use mostly Owner ST36  black/chrome and Gamakatsu EWG

[dremel tool for modifying swim jig mold]

Usually have good control with this type of bit , easy to make a channel or groove . Buy different sizes , you will find uses for all of them