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Soft Plastic Bait Making => Photo Gallery => Topic started by: DobynsTriton on 09/28/20 17:32 UTC

Title: Tennessee Shad
Post by: DobynsTriton on 09/28/20 17:32 UTC

working mainly with pearls. Less is more in some cases

Title: Re: Tennessee Shad
Post by: Les Young on 09/28/20 18:10 UTC

Very nice as usual.  ;D

Title: Re: Tennessee Shad
Post by: WALLEYE WACKER on 09/28/20 18:47 UTC

The master of swim bait color combo’s

Title: Re: Tennessee Shad
Post by: DobynsTriton on 09/28/20 20:35 UTC

Thanks guys! Still trying to keep everything natural looking and making it work somehow

Title: Re: Tennessee Shad
Post by: olsarge on 09/29/20 06:20 UTC

Nice to see you back again!  Those colors are brilliant.  Would you mind telling us what they are?  They look like some of Dead Ons Paragon series, but that is just a guess.  Keep on keepin on.

Title: Re: Tennessee Shad
Post by: Apdriver on 09/29/20 11:50 UTC

That’s a nice mold too. I just shot mine for the first time a few days ago. It’s supposed to fit a 8/0 owner beast so I ordered some. The smallest weight they produce in the 8/0 is 3/8. So, I dunno and I just haven’t fished these to know. So what have you found that works the best and what weight fishes well with it?

Title: Re: Tennessee Shad
Post by: DobynsTriton on 09/29/20 17:38 UTC

Quote from: Apdriver on 09/29/20 11:50 UTC

That’s a nice mold too. I just shot mine for the first time a few days ago. It’s supposed to fit a 8/0 owner beast so I ordered some. The smallest weight they produce in the 8/0 is 3/8. So, I dunno and I just haven’t fished these to know. So what have you found that works the best and what weight fishes well with it?

I been using the beast hook but this summer I also threw it on a bigger lead head like what you would fish the fringe/stc style baits on

Title: Re: Tennessee Shad
Post by: basskat on 09/29/20 19:45 UTC

Since I fish the Tennessee River at least two days a week or looks as if you need to send those Tennessee shad to me! 😁

Title: Re: Tennessee Shad
Post by: basscatlildave on 09/29/20 19:55 UTC

Good looking for sure. That pearl side is awesome.

Title: Re: Tennessee Shad
Post by: DobynsTriton on 09/29/20 20:09 UTC

Quote from: basskat on 09/29/20 19:45 UTC

Since I fish the Tennessee River at least two days a week or looks as if you need to send those Tennessee shad to me! 😁

KY lake is home. Barkley is where I go to catch the dumb ones lol

Title: Re: Tennessee Shad
Post by: DobynsTriton on 09/29/20 20:09 UTC

Quote from: basscatlildave on 09/29/20 19:55 UTC

Good looking for sure. That pearl side is awesome.

Thanks- there's a little pearl going on in all 3 layers

Title: Re: Tennessee Shad
Post by: bryanmc57 on 09/30/20 06:45 UTC

Quote from: Apdriver on 09/29/20 11:50 UTC

That’s a nice mold too. I just shot mine for the first time a few days ago. It’s supposed to fit a 8/0 owner beast so I ordered some. The smallest weight they produce in the 8/0 is 3/8. So, I dunno and I just haven’t fished these to know. So what have you found that works the best and what weight fishes well with it?

I order the beast hooks without weights.  I found that if you take the rubber out of a rubber core sinker you can open it up, slip it over the hook shank and close it with pliers.  This gives you a lot of options for weight and hook size combos.   You can also put 2 skirt bands on the hook and install the weight between them if you want to keep it in one place (more or less).

Title: Re: Tennessee Shad
Post by: Fatman on 10/25/20 15:24 UTC

Those are sweet!! Would love them in panfish size!!