[jamie]

Originally Posted by mark poulson

Man, I can't even imagine what it's like to throw 12oz baits! I can see why you need a longer rod. I built a 13' surf rod years ago to throw big baits into the kelp, but I don't think I've ever thrown something that big.
I use the 7'6" for 2-3oz swimbaits, which I generally throw side arm or underhand, and to throw punkers, which are glide baits. The butts on the two rods I use are short enough to make walking these baits easier, and the shorter rod is more accurate for parallel casting.
I use an 8' heavy crucial rod for 8" huddlestons, and other similar 4-5oz swimbaits, which need a long cast.
The biggest lure I throw is 6ozs (a 5 piece swimbait I made), and I don't throw it for too long. I use an 8' extra heavy Crucial rod for that, and it wears me out after a while.
I've seen Pete Maina on TV, throwing some big stuff for muskies, but I don't think I've ever seen him throw 12oz.
You Da Man!!!!!

The bulldog series of baits came out with a 15" 16ozer. Im going to have to get one just to shock the bass fisherman , I like playing mind games with those guys.

[mark poulson]

16 ounces??? That sounds okay for a can of beer, but a fishing lure????
I hope you have good medical insurance! I see a hernia on your horizon, not to mention a torn rotator cuff, and ruptured discs.
Sounds like a WMD to me.
Be careful with that thing.

[mark poulson]

DSV,
I can't believe that something that looks that good won't swim.
Bummer!
I hope a lip does the trick.
If it's any consolation, I have a couple of non-swimming beauties hanging over my workbench, just to remind me to test before I paint.

Originally Posted by DSV

The lure looks kickass, but, to quote mark poulson, it doesnt swim for beans

i tried removing the floating tail and it helped a little, but not much.

i am going to put a lip on it and then see how it swims.

[carpholeo]

That big trout i made is 14" and almost 1lb, it swims great but i don't have a winch to pull it with.