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Mike J:
Last fall I caught a lot of walleyes that were feeding on frogs all the way up until freeze up.  That has had me thinking all summer about a frog bait for walleyes.  My favorite walleye bait is the 3.5" swimshad so the 3.5" swimtoad looked like the perfect walleye frog for me. 
I got the mold and shot a few up the same day for a test.  I walked down to the river to test them and realized that with the thick legs and feet on this bait you need to move it way faster than I want in cold water to get them to move.
I noticed that the legs were exactly double the thickness of the thin tail swimshads I normally use.  So I made the decision to fill in the legs and feet on one side to make them thin.
I screwed up a little and filled in the vent side, but luckily it didn't hurt a bit.

Here's a couple pics of the mold modded and a pic of the results.  The left is the original and the right is one shot after the modification.

Apdriver:
Great idea, Mike. What did you use for the filler?

Mike J:
Thanks AP. I used JB weld.

ctom:
Great idea here Mike. I'll bet those thin feet have some action.

olsarge:
Thinking outside the box.  I like it

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