kbkindle Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 kb here talking about the baits ,belly not mine i made this bait last year and it done real well for me but not in this color the weight is correct, the bill is correct it has a tight wiggle just what i wanted the problem it is to large for the smallmout bass in my lake so i have made a couple more patterns smaller in size is there any way of knowing the correct weight or do i go with the trial and error. way here is the bait cut in half wanted to see what it looked like kb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 KB, If it works well now, don't fool with it. I've had 2lb smallies hit a BBZ1 floater, which is about 10" long. P.S. Send me those dang "oversized" baits if you don't want them. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 KB, the closest I can get is by float testing the new design and adjusting it's ballast so that it sits in the water to the same relative depth as the original. I finish one bait complete except for the ballast, hang hooks on it, then hang solder or lead wire on the belly treble until I get what I want. Weigh it on a digital scale. That makes it repeatable. Interesting design! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBlaze Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Thanks Bob that is a very good tip, trial and error has wasted more than a few baits for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbkindle Posted December 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Thanks Bob that is a very good tip, trial and error has wasted more than a few baits for me. kb here: i double that thanks kb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benton B Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Kb, I would cut the original weight by 1/3 and make a trial bait with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
