10" QT four piece swimbaits
By mark poulson
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These are two 10" floaters I made for a friend who'se fishing the HBC 4 at lake Don Pedro today. They weigh 135 grams+-, are 2 1/4" tall and 11/16" wide at the back of the head. They taper from the nose to the first joint, and then back down to the tail, with a little flare at the end for the plastic tails (by Captsully 
).
They also taper from 1/3 of the way down from the back to the belly, giving them a V profile like an old battleship. I think it helps them stay more stable at high speeds.
They are made out of PVC Azek decking, with Krylon primer, Createx and Auto Aire paint, Krylon spray glitter on the silver one, and 2 coats of Nu Lustre 55 epoxy.
The eyes are stick on 3D eyes from Barlows.
I used .92 sst screw eyes for the line tie, hook hangers, and hinges, and sst bicycle spokes for the hinge pins. The tail holder is a piece of sst wire wrapped around a lag screw to make a spring shaped holder, which is seated in a recess in the tail with epoxy.
They are basically a scaled up version of the 7" trouts I've been making.
Fingers crossed he catches the biggest fish, which will be worth $10,000, winner take all.
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