waterpossum
01-13-2009, 05:44 PM
Here is a good project. The idea is to put eyes on the back of a Bam-tail. If you try to glue them on, the glue dissolves the plastic. You need a needle, thread, small bottons, and some eye tape.
http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/jj383/waterpossum/247-1.jpg
You begin by sewing buttons on each side of the bam-tail. Don't get too far back or the tail will break. I use the back end of the dorsal fin as a guide.
http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/jj383/waterpossum/249.jpg
http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/jj383/waterpossum/251.jpg
You simply attach the eyes to the buttons.
This modification will weaken the plastic so I only use them when the fishing is slow. The first time I used these I had made 4 lures and they were torn up on 4 casts, but I had 4 grumpy sand bass in the sack. It is very important to sew the buttons on in the thick part of the plastic. Another day 27 sand bass were caught with 18 fishermen on the City of Redondo. I used the kicked up Bam-tail with squid strips and caught 11 of them. Tight Lines, Smitty
http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/jj383/waterpossum/255.jpg
http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/jj383/waterpossum/258.jpg
http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/jj383/waterpossum/260.jpg
http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/jj383/waterpossum/247-1.jpg
You begin by sewing buttons on each side of the bam-tail. Don't get too far back or the tail will break. I use the back end of the dorsal fin as a guide.
http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/jj383/waterpossum/249.jpg
http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/jj383/waterpossum/251.jpg
You simply attach the eyes to the buttons.
This modification will weaken the plastic so I only use them when the fishing is slow. The first time I used these I had made 4 lures and they were torn up on 4 casts, but I had 4 grumpy sand bass in the sack. It is very important to sew the buttons on in the thick part of the plastic. Another day 27 sand bass were caught with 18 fishermen on the City of Redondo. I used the kicked up Bam-tail with squid strips and caught 11 of them. Tight Lines, Smitty
http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/jj383/waterpossum/255.jpg
http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/jj383/waterpossum/258.jpg
http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/jj383/waterpossum/260.jpg