woodsac Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 O.K. here's my new finesse bait. It's actually one of my older finesse baits modified. I stretched the body from 4" to 4.5" and took the wide sides off. The body tapers down from 5/8" to 1/8" right before the tail. The tail goes from 1/2" at the body to 1/4" at the end. It's 1/4" tall. It has great action in the water. The big wide tail jumps around on every twitch. The tail also floats higher then the body giving it a 'feeding' appearance. You can fish it however you want, but it's best on a dropshot, or t-rigged with light weight. It's hard to explain the action, but when you use it similar to a jerkbait or pull it along the bottom, the tail actually folds or flaps up and down instead of side to side. It took quite awhile to get it just right and keep it from turning over on it's side, but overall I'm pretty pleased. I just came up with this color. It's for a guy in Florida I know they fish alot of golden shiners there so I thought this would be a good combo. The color is called 'goldrush'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coley Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 Another one of your good jobs!! Coley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbyDogGone Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 Those look awesome there Woodsac, nice job!! Alby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siebler_custom_baits Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 Very nice. I wouldnt mind having some of those Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsac Posted February 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 Thanks guys! Hey CJ, I'm going to have them for sale soon on my website. Not sure when. It depends on when I get all the pics taken, edited and put up. Was it you that wanted to trade for some jigs? If so and you're interested in a small trade, drop me a pm and we'll talk about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siebler_custom_baits Posted February 21, 2004 Report Share Posted February 21, 2004 Hey i droped you a PM. what exactly is a "small trade" how many baits i mean. If you want jigs i have jigs but if you want skirts i can get them made pretty fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brivera88 Posted February 21, 2004 Report Share Posted February 21, 2004 very nice baits..they look awesome..what do u call that color? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siebler_custom_baits Posted February 21, 2004 Report Share Posted February 21, 2004 Goldrush is what it says above Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docirv Posted February 22, 2004 Report Share Posted February 22, 2004 Incredible!!!! How did you pour that color with such accuracy? Are you taking on any apprentices? What did you use for the eyes? Very impressed with the quality of your work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siebler_custom_baits Posted February 22, 2004 Report Share Posted February 22, 2004 I am guessing that there are eysockets and he is glueing in the hologram flat eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsac Posted February 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2004 The eyes are actually round (with a flat back) 4mm 'wiggle' eyes. The center of the eyes move around and make a VERY tiny bit of noise. And yes, each eye is glued in by hand, very time consuming The color consistency just takes practice. I've found that when adding a hi-lite color to a main color, it's best to add it in small amounts until you get the desired effect. Otherwise the hi-lite is overpowering. It takes a lot of stirring to keep the hi-lite evenly mixed up in the plastic. Sometimes the hi-lite has a tendency to 'settle' towards the bottom of my cup and then I loose some of the fading effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
