Well, I caught my first bass on the rat wakebait I made in applied tech out of pine. I painted it with black acrylic paint. I just went to the pond at the end of my street to test it out. I chucked it right next to a stump and started waking it. Saw a decent splash so I set the hook and fish on! Only a little over a pound but it was a nice surprise that I did not expect. Don't be afraid to throw ugly lures, they work! The rat's body is 5" and the tail is 4".

Nice!

Nice I've never seen a bait like that before

How much does the lure weigh?

Nice home brewed rat bait!

Really cool to catch one on a lure you made yourself...WTG!.

Saved yourself about $100 making one yourself and caught a fish on it, nice!

How much does the lure weigh?

a little over 2 ounces.

Congrats!

Sweet man!

Nice dude.

 

I'll throw some ideas at you at the get together. They won't stay ugly for long.

Nice dude.

 

I'll throw some ideas at you at the get together. They won't stay ugly for long.

Listen to this mans suggestions and I might have an order for you. 

right on.  I often replace the tail on my ms slammers with a 9" needle worm,....awesome profile if you like big baits.  Catching on a hand made swimbait is the bomb.

 

Catch 'em up!

so awesome to catch something on something you made, especially a bait that big! 

Thats awesome man!! I still need to make my way into the SB game.