I just got home from doing some Evening Fishing, and I was showed a new technique for a soft Jerkbait that worked really good as a topwater lure that is 100% weedless. The bait is called the Airhead by D.O.A. and I never realized how versatile this bait could be. By filling the hollow cavity with foam, the bait has a nice glide or walk & it floats in place with a 5/0 hook, casts a mile, and has a unique profile. I cut the Tail & had a floating ultravibe speed worm with a fat body, it looked great, but the fish wanted it slowly walked on top. Most strikes came on the pause, and they have some awesome colors. Not sure what they cost but I have heard of this bait being popular on the Big O in all the shallow grass.  

Here is a link to a video that shows how to make it float and then it shows a bunch of other ways to fish it which has given me a ton of ideas for this bait and others, but I just put a weight on one and it stands 90% off the bottom which looks promising....Not sure what they cost, but I plan on getting a pack to use again.....

He shows what I learned tonight early in the video....I wish TW carried some DOA baits now that they have a freshwater line going, they have an accessory that holds Elaztach in place and gives the Zinker eyes called the hot Head...Just hard to find at times....

 

 

Wow.

I've been playing with a similar bait -the Big Bite Real Deal Shad. The tail action isn't as strong as the DOA, and I'm not convinced I will actually be able to make much use of it -action and hooking. Might go ahead and nab some DOA's -not more expensive than other SPLs. I really like the look of that bait on the fall. Will try to see if I can get the something similar out of the Real Deals as well. It's close but stiffer, having a less active tail. Got some more tinkering to do with it.

Thanks for the head's up, PT.

Got the RD Shad to wobble on the fall like the DOA.

I glued the two opposing tails together which stopped the tail action altogether, giving it a straight glide and with twitches it would walk subsurface. Kill it and it would fall with that wobble. Will try the DOA too.