Making Your Own Topwater Bait Tutorial

Basshand · Post by **Basshand** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 10:55 pm

What's up my fellow anglers, i made a tutorial video on how to make your own spooks. Any constructive feedback about the bait and video would be appreciated. Tight lines my friends!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czTy2AYk ... r_embedded

Katron · Post by **Katron** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 7:38 am

Interesting. I did not know spooks were weighted so far back.

This belongs in the garage baits section by the way.

Kaleb

Big Bass Man · Post by **Big Bass Man** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 12:22 am

Very nicely done!! What kind of balsa wood grade do you use?

vArm · Post by **vArm** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 2:00 am

Great! thanks for sharing it.

BB144 · Post by **BB144** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 2:33 am

Very cool. Thanks for sharing!

Basshand · Post by **Basshand** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 8:05 am

No problem guys. I actually just used some spindles from home depot. Dont even think its balsa. This wood was only about 4 dollar for about 4 feet. Pretty cheap stuff but it floats and walks well, now to see if it will hold up during striper season.

adyy · Post by **adyy** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 6:09 am

nice stuff man.
if you have problems with the surface durability of the wood, try to impregnate/stabilize it with some furniture finish.

just get some finish, put inside it the body (after you added the weight and hardware) and cover it. (use the original package box of the finish.)
after one day get it out and let it dry for a day or two. then paint it.

Ong Jim · Post by **Ong Jim** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:00 pm

Cool tutorial, great bait, and thanks.

What I do with my wood baits after shaping is apply a coat of fiberglass resin. This will protect the wood from hooks scratching the wood and having it swell from water contact. Its one more step but the bait will last longer.

Blackhawk78418 · Post by **Blackhawk78418** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 4:01 pm

Nice job. looks like you could add some more weight to the tail to get more walk you want about half the back just under the water.looks like your using pine and that wood does soak up water. Might want to seal the wood if you dnt and you and a clearcoat finish and the coat gets punctured by hooks or teeth the wood will swell up and crack your finish. Or you can use cedar dosnt swell up like pine.

LPFC · Post by **LPFC** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 4:14 pm

That is a great video. Thanks for posting it. I bought some of the same wood from HD for winter time project. I want to try and make some poppers and torpedo type baits. Now maybe I will also try a spook.

QuitLookinAtMyItos · Post by **QuitLookinAtMyItos** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 11:02 am

Great tutorial! Your breakdown makes the process look so easy, and the finished product walks so well in the pool! Thank you for sharing this.

Real Legg Legend · Post by **Real Legg Legend** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 8:02 pm

geez....thanks, leaving one project to do another thats why i never get anything done

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