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Soft Plastic Bait Making => Soft Plastic and Plastic Baits - How To??? => Topic started by: Mick on 01/26/13 19:02 UTC

Title: Balsa Wood Top Water CCM Frog
Post by: Mick on 01/26/13 19:02 UTC

Thought I'd post up some pics of how I make topwater frogs using balsa wood

(http://i48.tinypic.com/34j4rb8.jpg)



(http://i50.tinypic.com/2czwgy.jpg)


(http://i45.tinypic.com/seq15e.jpg)


regards mick

Title: Re: Balsa Wood Top Water CCM Frog
Post by: matt on 01/26/13 19:28 UTC

that like good it should float good but will the go in rite

Title: Re: Balsa Wood Top Water CCM Frog
Post by: pjmcla on 01/26/13 19:37 UTC

Necessity is the mother of invention.  Really neat idea. 
Thanks for sharing.
Will just two sticks hold up a hook? 

Title: Re: Balsa Wood Top Water CCM Frog
Post by: Jerry V on 01/26/13 19:41 UTC

That IS some pretty strong innovation... I would suspect that it floats very good.  Sticking a hook in it could be a little touchy, but I would suppose it can be done.

Nice work Mick.

Title: Re: Balsa Wood Top Water CCM Frog
Post by: Mick on 01/26/13 19:47 UTC

Thanks fellas, they float really well. I use the Gama worm ewg sinlge from about #2 upto about a 2/0 and havent had a problem with them sinking. Not sure how they go with a dbl frog hook but I reckon they'd still float fairly well.

regards mick

Title: Re: Balsa Wood Top Water CCM Frog
Post by: hawgthumper on 01/27/13 11:51 UTC

Yeah, that's really ingenous. I wonder if you could also use small pieces of closed cell foam. You could get some sweet color combos that way.