MichiganFisherman

sweet. can't wait to see it.

Here ya go. ;D

Two words.. Jitter Bug.

Thanks slomoe.

Where's the finished pics?

Yep! Can't get any better than that! ;D

Thanks paul. It is really cool..

Thanks, Dave.

Cool story, great fish and pic! That must've been fun.

Made possible by BassResource. I love this place. Thanks a lot guys.

The eyes on the sunfish are actually hot glue drops over the photofinish eyes. I think I got that idea from you? lol. Actually, only the sunfish is a photofinish. I foiled taped the shad and then used rattlecans and acrylic paint. I think it turned out alright. And I used the jackall giron for the photo but, I messed with it a little in photoshop and added my own acrylic touch to it too. The lips are made from safety glasses. I'm just grateful for bass resource and all the help I find here. Couldn't of done it without ya. Thanks everyone.

Thanks Big-O.

I forgot to say, feel free to post a pic of your PB too if you got it!

I just finished making my first swimbait and went to test it out yesterday... swims awesome, right under the surface creating a nice wake... and on the fifth or sixth cast... Splash! Hell yeah!... hooked into a fish. Nothing real big but, I was very happy and proud!! It just happened to be on my birthday too. Made my day! 8-) Thanks for lookin'. MF

Here they are finished. I'm very pleased with how they turned out being my first lures ever. And if you are wondering how good they swim... just ask this guy. ;D ;D ;D

Thanks for the help guys. The problem fixed itself.

Yamamoto Senko for day. Jitterbug for night.

Welcome to the forums!

Cool.

Well it's been 15 hours and one of the baits is still slightly tacky. I've read that adding too much hardener can cause this but, I thought I mixed them pretty equal. This is the finishing coat so no paint over it. Is there anything I could do to completely harden it if it stays slightly tacky like this? Thanks for the reply.

I coated the baits last night at about 10PM. As of right now, they still feel just a little bit sticky but not much. Does it take more time for the devcon to cure and harden completely or if I did something wrong, is there a way to fix it?

Really nice. I especially like the last one. Keep it up!

Hmm... I hope I got one comin in the mail.. nothin yet though. I don't have anywhere that sells em around here or else I'd buy one for sure.

Lol. x2!!

I used the split shot in the drilled holes thanks to your advice. I may have a better plan in the future but, for now, as my first baits, these are just for fun and learning and hopefully they turn out well and swim. What do you use to seal it before you test it and paint it? I will do that in the future.