Got another new swimbait headed my way soon. This one looks pretty sweet, and for a hand carved and painted bait, you can't beat the price. It's called the "Realfish Shad" and it's made by Bettencourt Baits, same place I got the Assassin from. I already have several bluegill swimbaits, along with some soft plastic "minnow" swimbaits to try this year, but really wanted a hard swim bait. Also really wanted something that mimicked a shad to compare to the gill baits since our reservoirs are so heavily loaded with gizzards. I'm really looking forward to playing with this one once the weather and water warm up a bit. I'll be giving a full report when I finally get on the water with it.
Have any thought on what the fins are made of? I was thinking either nylon bristles or long barbs from feather quills.
Tried to look up this information on the BB web site and could not find anything.
I really like what the independent lure crafters have to offer. Their videos of lure tuning and testing are quite interesting to me.
Posted by: Pup | February 25, 2009 at 02:42 PM
There's something about wooden swimbaits. I enjoy fishing them more than the plastic counterparts.
Posted by: Bigbass101 | February 26, 2009 at 04:08 AM
Pup, not sure what the fins are made from, but I'm trying to find out. Once I get it you're more than welcome to check it out. Should have it before the crappie start biting on EC :)
Posted by: Big Indiana Bass | February 26, 2009 at 09:17 PM