Bdnoble84

You know you have a good proof of concept when they bite it before the paint

You need to add bear hair to that cold water arsenal

Yes. They are all hybrid silicone or rubber + hair. Some have chenille as well.

@Munkin here you go

Does excess heat on the bill when heatsetting paint cause the bill to weaken? I painted two ild rapalas a couple weeks ago and both bills broke on wrocks the first evening.

This might be my favorite paint job so far. Its an old rapala that was foiled in silver minnow. It was all beat up so i gave it a redo. Black and gold with a red belly. It pops more in person.

I talked to him. He does have a 110 version of the x-rap but doesnt know of anyone carrying a 90 or 70. That’d be amazing if someone did. I love 70 size jerks. He does have a 70 size mb110 jr that im definitely going to give a shot.

@MunkinDoes he have anything that has a more aggressive action similar to an x-rap?

Knowing thT going in, i can sneak in a suspendot, heavier split rings and/or use straight fluro if i feel i need more. I’m good with a slow float as long as it is slowww.

Yes it is. Says so on the website I want the 110 jr’s. Ive caught some smallies on the 110 and 110+1 but i prefer the 90 size. are they easy to suspend

Quality was good. I bought some from a different place and all the bills snapped off

Has anyone used the sugartit custom blanks. In particular the frenzy shad ko. I was looking at them because i wanted to do my own paintjobs on a few. Berkley’s unpainted ones are the same price as painted so i an looking for cheaper options. Im also eyeing some of there other baits. I know its a tacklemaking question to an extent but i figured alot of guys might have experience with prefinished versions

Round living rubber from barlows. Mainly its one that stayed in my tackle bag through the summer. Some are just deformed because i’d dropped them in an over full compartment. Some though did stick together. The ones that were put on a shelf in a box this spring do seem to be in good shape.

How do you all store rubber skirted jigs? I made a bunch of rubber skirted jigs last summer. They have been in my boxes or even sitting on my shelf. They have become mangled and strands stuck together. Some were in with other rubber and silicone skirted jigs at room temp. Is there a trick to storing them when not in use.

Can get size 2 and 4 91768 at captain hooks discount tackle. I use them in my 1/8 oz poisontails as well as i modified my 3/32 and 1/8 oz worm mold to accept them. Makes a great jig for stupid rigging small tubes.