Basspro Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 Do you guys ever dip the tails of your paddletail swimbaits in boiling water for a few seconds to help enhabce the action............ I just poured 45 paddle tail swimbaits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB GONE Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 The only time I do that is if my swimbait tail needs to be straightened from laying funny. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerworm Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 i sue big paperclips straightneed out and rebent and stuck into the tail of my swims to allow them to hand from a rod system from the roof joist above my head and allow them to cool before i package after i have dipped them and painted and added eyes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB GONE Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 I was talking about after mine have been in the boat or storage for a long period of time and the tails get pinched or bent. Prior to ship, they are a laying flat on large sheets of aluminum in a rack. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delw Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 Do you guys ever dip the tails of your paddletail swimbaits in boiling water for a few seconds to help enhabce the action............ I just poured 45 paddle tail swimbaits Thats a myth that has been around a long time. Doing so makes no difference in the softness of the bait once it cools off. while in your hands it looks like it is more flexible its only due to it being warm. soon as it hits the water it goes right back to the way it was. Like Ghost said though heating them up to straighten tails works good, I wouldnt use water I would use a heat gun or the Arizona sun and hang them by the nose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerworm Posted December 18, 2010 Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 cant beat that arizona sun i ecspecially like the oxbows up river from lake martinez for some good sun and desert bighorn pictures!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryanmc Posted December 18, 2010 Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 cant beat that arizona sun i ecspecially like the oxbows up river from lake martinez for some good sun and desert bighorn pictures!! I lived there for many years... some of the best fishing in the state. As far as the boiling water... some folks have been known to dip certain swimbaits (like ospreys) in boiling water and then s t r e t c h the tail section making it longer and thinner, thereby giving them a different kick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basspro Posted December 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 I lived there for many years... some of the best fishing in the state. As far as the boiling water... some folks have been known to dip certain swimbaits (like ospreys) in boiling water and then s t r e t c h the tail section making it longer and thinner, thereby giving them a different kick Is it possible to add eyes to the swimbait after you pour them and do any of you modify your soft plastic swimbaits after you pour them and what type of plastic is best for paddletail swimbaits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB GONE Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 (edited) Is it possible to add eyes to the swimbait after you pour them and do any of you modify your soft plastic swimbaits after you pour them and what type of plastic is best for paddletail swimbaits? I add eyes after pouring, rarely modify my swimbaits after poured and use a blend of super soft and medium plastic for my swims. Smaller the swim, more super soft, larger the swim, the more medium I use. Jim Edited December 22, 2010 by ghostbaits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
