Jerkbaits Carved

[Got Stripers]

I finally got around to carving out the masters for the jerkbaits. After much research, I decided that the investment in the RTV for mold making might be better spent if I took the time to carve out a set of originals. Not only that it allowed me to tweak the originals, so I could get more meat up at the head, which will be better for you jigmeisters.

Registered at the GE webpage and now I'm going to hunt down some recommendations for sealing them. I think I'd like to seal them to fill in some of the razor blade slit marks I couldn't sand out, offer some protection and also give them a non-absorping surface for the mold release agent. I toyed with doing the same on the sluggo type molds, but why bother, since most everyone is happy with the 10" sluggo mold I already have. I just need to purchase a few additional and get a smaller version. Do people have a particular mid size sluggo they like, 6 inch maybe?

[TheSpecialist]

Yes deffinately 6". Those jerkbaits look awsome.

[Got Stripers]

Well I had second thoughts on the sluggo type baits and decided to do them as well. I figured they might as well be my design all the way, which also allows me to customize them for the jig guys. I think most sluggo type molds are just slightly modified freshwater baits, but what the company didn't realize and apparently still doesn't, is that most of you guys are throwing these things on jig heads. The slimmer profile of the originals wouldn't bother me, but as C-Rat pointed out at the plug party, he'd like more meat up at the head so the bait more closely matches the size of the jig. My big one is still under the knife, I had to go back in and make some changes .

[Canalratt1]

GS those look great! I'll be putting my order in!