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Title: 1.5 Thump Grub?
Post by: anyfish on 01/16/21 16:18 UTC: Hello Everyone,

I have been looking at the 1.5" Thump Grub for a while, but I have a question. How does it compare to the 2.5" (which I have)? More specifically is it overall a smaller bait or just shorter? I looked at trying to buy a sample, but that doesn't appear to be available right now.

Thanks for any help.
Title: Re: 1.5 Thump Grub?
Post by: efishnc on 01/16/21 18:51 UTC: It's proportionally shrunk down in all dimensions and a nice little bait.
Title: Re: 1.5 Thump Grub?
Post by: anyfish on 01/16/21 18:58 UTC: Perfect. Thanks for the information.
Title: Re: 1.5 Thump Grub?
Post by: ctom on 01/16/21 21:12 UTC: For me the 1.5" Thump-It is my go to crappie bait. Easy injecting. Easy to make tail colors. Super tail action at any speed.
Title: Re: 1.5 Thump Grub?
Post by: anyfish on 01/17/21 09:11 UTC: I have tried to make separate tail colors with the 2.5 that I have but at times I struggle putting the tail back into the mold. I guess I just need more practice. In my next order I'll be sure to add the 1.5 mold.

Thanks
Title: Re: 1.5 Thump Grub?
Post by: ctom on 01/17/21 09:23 UTC: Shoot your tail color, then trim to size if you're going to inject the body color right away. Use a fine tipped artist paint brush to dip in plain work oil. Wipe the excess oil off on a paper towel, then give a quick brushing inside the tail portion of the cavity....both sides. Now lay your tail pieces in. Do this with each injection of the finish color. Takes but a second to oil the cavities but will save many minutes fiddling with the small pieces trying to get them put back in the mold.

If you're making tail color baits ahead, you can trim them down to save on bag space but leave them longer than you really want. In the bag stored the plastic will "make" oil that can hinder getting a solid weld when the body color gets injected. By leaving them long you can just nip them off at the length you want when you're ready to do the finish injection.

With this being my favorite bait, [I have six of the molds] I'll make up a couple, three, hundred tail color baits and snip them long and bag them for when I want to make more for fishing. In an average season fishing crappies I'll go thru between 600 and 800 baits, mostly in three or four colors: Junebug/chartreuse, purple/chartreuse, my own bluegill glitter mix in clear/chartreuse and partycrasher glitter clear/chartreuse. The first two colors are used about 75% more of the time than the last two colors, but I see the last two as "must haves".
Title: Re: 1.5 Thump Grub?
Post by: Lines on 01/17/21 09:25 UTC: Quote from: anyfish on 01/17/21 09:11 UTC
I have tried to make separate tail colors with the 2.5 that I have but at times I struggle putting the tail back into the mold. I guess I just need more practice. In my next order I'll be sure to add the 1.5 mold.

Thanks
Welcome aboard any fish. As for tail colors, research posts by our man Efishnc. The master at tail color adaptation. His methods are easy to use and very effective. A simple, but extremely effective process.
Title: Re: 1.5 Thump Grub?
Post by: anyfish on 01/17/21 10:46 UTC: Thanks for the welcome and suggestions. I will give it a try.
Title: Re: 1.5 Thump Grub?
Post by: olsarge on 01/17/21 14:18 UTC: I do not understand why, but I have never caught a crappie on the 1.5 inch. Only bluegills (nothing wrong with that). I catch plenty on its bigger brother though and it is one of my favorites.
Title: Re: 1.5 Thump Grub?
Post by: efishnc on 01/17/21 18:31 UTC: Quote from: Lines on 01/17/21 09:25 UTC
Welcome aboard any fish. As for tail colors, research posts by our man Efishnc. The master at tail color adaptation. His methods are easy to use and very effective. A simple, but extremely effective process.

Thank you for the props, Mr. Lines!

Yes, anyfish, the e-core method is (IMO) the best and easiest way to get tails of a different color... and of course to do core-shot baits (if you are using translucent colors)!

Here's the original post using this method: http://custombaits.com/index.php?topic=9565.msg74176#msg74176 (http://custombaits.com/index.php?topic=9565.msg74176#msg74176)
Here's the next in the series: http://custombaits.com/index.php?topic=9663.msg74495#msg74495 (http://custombaits.com/index.php?topic=9663.msg74495#msg74495)

Here is where 2XL tagged the name to the method and it really started to take off... and he made sooo many different baits in this thread you need to see them all:https://custombaits.com/index.php?topic=9671.0 (https://custombaits.com/index.php?topic=9671.0)

These are some of my specialty cores: http://custombaits.com/index.php?topic=9697.msg74840#msg74840 (http://custombaits.com/index.php?topic=9697.msg74840#msg74840); http://custombaits.com/index.php?topic=9951.msg77130#msg77130 (http://custombaits.com/index.php?topic=9951.msg77130#msg77130); https://custombaits.com/index.php?topic=10190.0 (https://custombaits.com/index.php?topic=10190.0); https://custombaits.com/index.php?topic=11848.msg92629#msg92629 (https://custombaits.com/index.php?topic=11848.msg92629#msg92629)

There's lots more to see if you want to search variations of 'core' in the gallery...
Title: Re: 1.5 Thump Grub?
Post by: anyfish on 01/17/21 18:58 UTC: Thanks for digging up the old post. I greatly appreciate it. I have never tried core shots, so I will have to give it a try.
Title: Re: 1.5 Thump Grub?
Post by: efishnc on 01/17/21 19:22 UTC: You're welcome, anyfish.

As Lines stated above, the e-core method has many benefits besides changing tail colors, and the most notable are that it has far less finger fumbling and more secure tail bonding.