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Ahh, I totally misread that then. So I did try, many years ago, trying to put 2 blade on swivels like you did and there was too much torque. I have done double clevis with great success. It was such a great lure that I ended up rebuilding it multiple times because it got chewed up. Instead of stacking the clevis, I interlocked them. Blades are placed cup out and perfectly opposed to each other. That’s a titanium worm sinker on top of a plastic bead. I believe those are #3 colorados and the whole thing comes in just shy of 1/2 OC. Easy start up, less thump but more whir. Meaning you won’t hear; chop chop chop in the water. More like whiiiirrrrr in the water. This started off as kind of a fun let your mind go wild kind of project. I used chenille and a zonker strip. The treble hook is stripped of 1 hook so the hooks ride upright. My mind was running amok that day. Crazy huh? Boy does it work

Along @A-Jay’s diagnosis and the fact that it’s fogging up on the wind shield, do you hear whistling while driving?

I wasn’t fan of the deep cup Colorado blades which amazed me, I had a completely different understanding of what they would do. Seems like I really had to jerk the spinnerbait at start up. “4) I switched to a leading inline with trailing willow. It didn’t work. The inline blade interfered with the willow.” @BASS302, regarding the quote above, did you put the Colorado on the blade arm and willow on the rear attached to the swivel?

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I would think that for question #1 for someone to answer would be subjective at best, it really depends on your personal ability. For question #2, I banked fished for years and walking the dog was a personal favorite technique, for me most definitely, for you, please see question #1 Not being a wise guy here, but subjectively, yes, it's doable.

I feel like this is a winter thing. How about a 3 month winter forum limited time special and then hide it? I know, stop asking ...

Hahaha That was 2 years ago, did you get forced to seek help All honesty, that's a crazy amount of molds...you must be up to your eye balls with jig heads

Nice description on the technique, thank you for that. Just notice what you meant on the glider fin, it really isn't your average minnow head. You maybe right on the unique jig head design. I was wondering if a lunker city sluggo,, which I still have a good stash of slipped on a bucktail jig I posted earlier may produce the same action and keep the bait monkey at bay...I think I'm losing that battle...I should have stayed away from this thread ...

Just remember, son, trying is the first step towards failure If there’s a lesson to be learned here; never try…

Time to buy a mold and start pouring

Sorry to intrude on this conversation but curiosity has gotten the best of me. @AlabamaSpothunter are you working this the same as say a jerkbait or quicker like a walk the dog type lure (spook)? Would you say that the soft plastic is creating the gliding action? EDIT: My apologies, I got a phone call while I was reading this thread, when I came back I jumped over the plastic rigging options. I think the aging process is catching up to me (don’t judge me) I ask because the jig head doesn’t look like anything out of the ordinary as far as a horizontal swimming jig at least from the pics that I see @Swamp Girl posted. In fact very similar to the ultra minnow heads I use for bucktail jigs Line tie on top of the jig head and centered in the weight which should/will produce a horizontal presentation in the water. Right? Now it’s the gliding action nut to crack? This is really interesting John

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I was wondering how that experiment was going to go....why not add a red vermouth and infuse botanicals that way? Oh wait, someone did that in Manhattan once JK, I hope the one with wood chips will come out better

Thanks! The bigger question is, does a 55 lb thrust TM work with the inflatable below? EDIT: Here's the inflatable I'll be fishing out of - 9.8' l x 55" w

You got me …transom mount I agree and will be accessorizing

I’m not gonna get all righteous and tell peeps to wear a life jacket but I do make them bring one with them bc I have to have them onboard for every person. I wear them bc I’m in the Atlantic more than a lake and know first hand what the ocean is capable of doing. If you go over in my boat without a life jacket and something happens then that’s on you. I know it’s cold but I can only control me.

I'll be using an inflatable this year to dinghy out to my boat moored in the bay but I want it to do double duty and take it out night fishing in the bay. The inflatable is 10' (9.8' TBH) and weighs 78 lbs. It can handle 4 ppl - it's really too tight with 4 ppl, really 2 fisherman. This is not the actual inflatable, this is my OG back in the day: Same size, same shape, different color. The new one is still in a box, no pic yet. The inflatable can take a 10 hp...you can see in the bottom left corner a 10hp for the Zodiak in the pic. I mostly drift fish, but I want to be able to troll back to a starting spot to make a new drift. I'm hoping a 55lb trolling motor for a few reasons. 1 battery and trolling unit to bring back (walk back) to the house Less weight and "stuff" taking up real estate in the boat Easy enough for my son to fish out of What do you think?

Ahh…haha…gotcha Seems like I used up my reactions allowance, so sorry for not being able to express my thoughts. I’ll circle back to ya

Wow @MickD, you certainly have it dialed in. Impressive. So, how do you check/test the CCS numbers for power and action? This is interesting to me.

Hahaha…I really have no idea what this means and I’m hoping you’re emoji selection is used in a positive way as intended Man, who knew a bottle of Chianti can have this much effect. Not sure if it’s a curse or a blessing and I only have @12poundbass to blame If it keeps things light and provides camaraderie then I’ll have to keep it in the rotation You guys are too much Happy New Year John man I needed that laugh

Sorry to hear @Glenn, I won’t elaborate here but can relate to what you’re going through. I’ve been having my own struggles with both my parents and MIL this past year. It has been challenging to say the least. My fingers crossed for you as you make your way through this. Again, I can honestly say I really do know what you’re going through.

The heck with it, I dove in again My Cheerios tasted like sugared urine