Over the past couple months I've seen a lot of people making their own swimbaits and this has generated some great discussion. I compiled a lot of that into one thread for people starting new projects (like me) to be able to research. I apologize if a thread you started that is related to building a swimbait wasn't included, I probably just missed it in my search. Feel free to post a link and I will add it, along with any other useful stuff too.

Woooood

Most Buoyant Wood

Hinges and Hook Hangers

Dave's hinge and hanger tutorial

Lips and Bills

plexi/lexan lip allocation

Making a Lexan Lip

Foil and Photo Finish

Foil Tutorial

Devcon, Resin and Other Final Coats

Devcon application and drying

Devcon drying

Devcon vs. Resin

Even Resin Application

Drying and turning units

Swimbait Projects

LBH's working girl Video

MichiganFisherman's 1st

3 of Dave's single jointers

NEBassman's 1st

Ebby's 2 jointed foil/photo finish

Dave's bluegill

Dave's triple jointed shad

Big M's 7" waker

Dave documents making a lipless swimbait

Hook em Down's 1st wake/swimbait

4bizz's 2X4

Big Al's Photofinished Perch

Miscellaneous

Cost

SAWEEET!

you should probably replace the "daves triple jointed shad thread" with this link:

http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1220817220

because the bait in the current link you have was a failure  :-/

the bait in the link i just gave you totally rocks though!

you should probably replace the "daves triple jointed shad thread" with this link:

http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1220817220

because the bait in the current link you have was a failure :-/

the bait in the link i just gave you totally rocks though!

bummer about the first one being the suck, link replaced.

Do you have/know of any threads about doing the joints?  I saw one around here using cotter pins, but I can't find it atm.

bummer about the first one being the suck

best.      quote.      ever.

i think i might have mentioned making the joints somewhere, but if not i'll make a tutorial about it tomorrow.

Nice Cory, thanks.  

Nice Cory, thanks.  

Thank you, and spelling counts!

Nice Cory, thanks.  

Thank you, and spelling counts!

What are you talking about?  I think you're losing it man......gotchya,lot

Awesome.  Thanks for counting me in.  

Awesome. Thanks for counting me in.

Thanks for contributing.  

hinge tutorial coming up in about 10-15 minutes

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excellent

hinge/wire loop tutorial

http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1221880921/0

http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1233550701

You can add this to the sticky if you want, a video should be coming hopefully when I can get to the high school pool or something.