Dec, 31 2021

Bluegill Glide Bait

This is my attempt at a glide bait. The main design is recycled from my Lipless Bluegill from awhile back.  (it’s actually my third lure using this design… the other being a Soft Plastic version.)  This is still in the prototype stage and may change over time.

I took the original design and added a joint, changed the fins a bit, and made a cut out for a tail.

Top view of the hinged joint area.

This is what the internals looks like.

The tail section hinges, retaining pin, and rear hook hanger can be seen here.

After the tail is glued together it is then assembled with the front part of hinges and other remaining internal parts before the front is also glued together.

Ready for a dunk test.

For the tail I just used fibers from a paint brush… not sure I like this so I might try a silicone tail on the next one.

Here is the completed bait after a quick paint job.

Clear coating this as a one piece bait was a nightmare so that will change on the next one.

Not my best work but it was good enough for testing. It swam OK I guess… maybe a little erratic but I tested it in a river so I need to retest it in some calmer water to be sure.

Here is is compared to it’s predecessors.

The next one with use different hinges so the separate pieces can be painted, clear coated , then assembled.

These are what i will use for hinges on the next one.

The New version ready for testing.

To be continued…

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