What do you do....

[No Excuses]

when you want a 4" version of a soft plastic bait that never existed? You whittle one up out of solid oak and make a mold!!

[apenland01]

Love it!

[Lee Smith]

Nice, let us know how the action is! 

[Wizard]

Even easier is whittling with Styrofoam.

Wizard

[No Excuses]

Surprisingly the action was as good if not better than the original. I was in a hurry and just cut some grooves with a dremel tool, which is the opposite of the original. It has raised rings on it. As an afterthought I realized i could have grooved the top flat of the bait and put o-rings on it before I glued it down. But in doing it the way I did, I think it limbered the bait up a little bit. Will probably make another one with the o-rings and compare it. 

[Lee Smith]

Surprisingly the action was as good if not better than the original. I was in a hurry and just cut some grooves with a dremel tool, which is the opposite of the original. It has raised rings on it. As an afterthought I realized i could have grooved the top flat of the bait and put o-rings on it before I glued it down. But in doing it the way I did, I think it limbered the bait up a little bit. Will probably make another one with the o-rings and compare it.

Awesome!  Now to catch fish with it   

[Bassinkorea]

Really cool.......nice work   

[Oldfart9999]

Nice job, hope it works out as a killer bait.
Rodney

[No Excuses]

Thanks! Took the youngest to the pond after church last night and he caught 3 bass and a nice bream in short order!

[Oldfart9999]

Gotta love bream this time of year, they think they're bass and normally big enough to fillet.
Rodney

[saltystick]

It's so satisfying making unique designs or any lure that fish strike! Nice job.
Ever think of making hybrid soft plastic lures using a candle flame. Modifying is one thing that works, making something unique using the parts from different lures is amazing especially when many species eat it !