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Re: how to make a lipless swimbait?

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wait, are you swimsterbater on sdfish.com? just wondering
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Re: how to make a lipless swimbait?

but does basswood a really light or sorta heavy wood? it's the only wood available online.
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hey carpholeo, what do you use for your swimbaits?
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Re: how to make a lipless swimbait?

Used to use basswood or poplar, but now I use expanded pvc.
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Re: how to make a lipless swimbait?

oh, this is sorta what I wnat it to look like.
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Used to use basswood or poplar, but now I use expanded pvc.
oh, what's expanded pvc? And nice swimbaits, they are the best I've seen.

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Re: how to make a lipless swimbait?

[quote=mark poulson;102215]Balsa is a very soft wood. I don't think it would be my choice of wood for a jointed swim bait. quote]
no, that's for the tail
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oh, where can you find expanded pvc in SD?
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oh, where can you find expanded pvc in SD?
SD plastics, they should still have some 1" black left. be sure to grab some free lexan from the scrap bin too.
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oh, this is sorta what I wnat it to look like.
LOL, thats the same image i used for my giant trout swimmie


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