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First Hand Carved Swimbait

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I have just completed my first swimbait build and I just wanted to say thanks to everyone on TU.  I have never hand carved anything so I am happy with my first bait.  It is 7 3/4 inches long and weighs 4 ounces.  I don't know how well it swims as our water is hard here.  I have a 75 gallon tank that I tune cranks in but it is by far not big enough to test this bait.  I made several mistakes but the next build should go alot smoother.  I have done just about everything in luremaking and I think I have found my true addiction.

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I used a standard hinge pin for my joint.

 

Yes, just plain old paint brush fibers.

 

Being the first one I don't plan on it swimming very well.  My experience is with soft swimbaits and not hard ones so I have alot to learn but I am OK with that because they sure are fun to build. 

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Thanks Ben.  I am fortunate that I have all the tools needed to make the build easy.  6 months ago I sold all of my plastics and lead stuff off in one lot.  Most of it was from when I had the business and I wasn't finding it fun or challenging anymore (the nice thing is I still have access to all of it).  So I have been focusing more on airbrushing and now building swimbaits.

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Great looking bait!

Post how it swims, as soon as your hard water melts.

Believe it or not Mark you were my biggest inspiration.  I kept seeing the baits you made and I decided to look into it.  Everytime you posted about your PVC baits I would research a little more.  Thanks.

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