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Soft Plastic Bait Making => Photo Gallery => Topic started by: ctom on 03/23/14 13:31 UTC

Title: sunfish leech
Post by: ctom on 03/23/14 13:31 UTC
Here ya go. This little puppy is smack on at 1.5" and is the perfect size for sunfish and neutral crappies. I'll be teaming these up with 1/32 collarless heads cast on #8 sickles as soon as the ice retreats enough to give me some open water.

(http://i941.photobucket.com/albums/ad259/cttackle/f8dcb8a5-7619-4347-9dc1-3407ab32e7c3.jpg) (http://s941.photobucket.com/user/cttackle/media/f8dcb8a5-7619-4347-9dc1-3407ab32e7c3.jpg.html)
Title: Re: sunfish leech
Post by: jmatheny9 on 03/23/14 14:11 UTC
How do you fish these?


      -Jeremiah      @bullfroglures
Title: Re: sunfish leech
Post by: jl3140 on 03/23/14 14:13 UTC
Cool! Did you make those by cutting off part of a larger bait by chance?
Title: Re: sunfish leech
Post by: ctom on 03/23/14 14:53 UTC
A 2" Flapjack tail mold was shot with chartreuse, then the tails cut back about 1/4". I put the tails back in the mold and shot one set in orange and the other in the blue. I trimmed these off the sprue where one normally would then added the eyes and cover dip. Really simple mold and these baits are a snap.

Jer...I plan to fish these on a 1/32 head without a collar and cast on a #8 sickle hook. They'll get cast and retrieved without a float.
Title: Re: sunfish leech
Post by: Muskygary on 03/24/14 10:57 UTC
Take the eyes off; rotate 90 degrees; colors black, motor oil, chemelon and fish them like a reaper!! Used to catch a bunch of bass in the spring off of small reapers.
Title: Re: sunfish leech
Post by: ctom on 03/24/14 13:31 UTC
That would work too Gary. My next shot using black or heavy smoke is going to include a few to fish just like that.
Title: Re: sunfish leech
Post by: DF on 03/24/14 20:05 UTC
 I like the look of those a lot. They look like they were meant to be that size. I have been messing around with pouring heads on skinny carrot tails that have been split in half to make a small leech type bait. http://custombaits.com/gallery/medium_879-240314193016.jpeg   (http://custombaits.com/gallery/medium_879-240314193016.jpeg)