[DSV]

here is a small swimbait i modeled after a Giron:

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since i took the photo, i have made the line tie and hook hanger, epoxied in all the hardware, poured lead in the belly for weight, and sealed the lure. tomorrow morning i will test the lure in the bathtub to see if its got some good action.

[The_Rookie]

What's a Giron... Never heard of it!

[DSV]

really?

very popular, light-weight swimbait made by Jackall

Jackall Giron#

[DSV]

WOOPS!

totally forgot i still need to make fins for this!

[DSV]

HMMMMMM.....

i've always posted photos on here from photobucket and never had any problems. this one isnt any bigger than any of the other photos i've posted...wonder why it got remove. oh well, i'll have to go work on it.

well i just tested this lure out in the bath tub and it doesnt swim

BUT!

it still has CRAZY action. the lure weighs about 3/4oz (definitley doesnt need any heavy gear) slowly sinks, and when it reaches the bottom, it sits upright on its hooks! on a straight retrieve, nothing happens, but give it a tiny twitch and it shoots off to one direction and bends at the joint. give it a series of twitches and it just dances all over the place. it walks the dog pretty good. i think this bait is gonna be killer for bed fish especially.

this bait was very easy to make. it would only take me about 3 days to make one, and it wouldnt be too hard to make 3 at a time...

maybe i could make these for production

[DSV]

well it seems i cant edit my original post, so here is the picture.

[diemai]

@ DSV

Hard to recognize on your picture(the flash reflection's disturbin') , but it seems , that the tow eye is located just a little fraction underneath the very point of the head of lure .
The front section of your lure is also of a symetrical shape !

After my personal theory the head of a swimbait and the location of the tow eye have to be furnished in a way , that the oncoming current on retrieve would be stronger either on the top ,-OR bottom portion relating to line tie position .
This uneven pressure on one of the two portions creates a kinda lever around the tow eye and causes the lure to swim back in the typical "snake-like" pattern .

If you still want to alter the action now , you should move the tow eye a bit down the chin or up the nose of the lure , so then it probably would feature this typical swimbait action .

Or you might as well set in a smaller lip at almost 90° angle to achieve the same purpose .

But as you seem to be very delighted about this "twitching" action of your bait , you would surely deny the contents of my post here , but it might be helpful for future lures !

Keep up the good work !

Greetz , diemai

[DSV]

well diemai,

you are a very good guesser. at the time that photograph was taken, there was no line tie on the bait. but since then, i did add a linetie, and it is right on the tip of the nose!

i never thought about moving the position of the line tie before

it is already epoxied in, and i dont know how i would go about moving it.

maybe i won't move this one, but i'll make another bait with the line tie below the chin.

good thinking diemai!

[diemai]

Hahahaha , didn't even notice , that there also were no hook eyes on that pictured lure !

I always test my lures with temporary rigged sceweyes and hardware in my bathtube , to prevent water sepage at this stage , I'd apply a topcoat of acrylic clear paint on the wood before(later sand it a little rough prior to priming) .

By this bath tube testing I can determine about the performance of the lure , wether to shave its lip and where and how many weights to add , etc. !

I know , that this means a lot of extra work effort , but most likely it saves me from disappointment on the finished product .

I'd only leave out this test , if I make several lures of the same model , also of the same wood , since I can expect them to run in about the same manner .

If it should happen to have to change the position of an eyescrew , I'd close the old hole with a toothpick .
I'd just apply some epoxy or waterproof wood glue onto it and gently hammer it down the hole and break the potruding part off .

Sand smooth after curing !

I guess , you could still twist out an epoxied screw eye with bigger pliers and quite a bit of force , I haven't done it before , only on eyes set it with superglue , no problems about that !

But screw eyes of brass might break , they don't stand too much twisting force !

I would leave the lure , like it is , your described "twitching" action sounds promising !


Good Luck , Dieter

[RiverMan]

You can easily still move the screw eye..just twist it loose and move it. Once you find the location that works best fill in the old ones with wood filler or bondo. I would guess you will get more movement by adding another joint than you will be moving the tow point. Cut the tail piece in half and add in another joint making it a 3-piece lure.

jed