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Old 12-15-2010, 01:28 PM   #3
Got Stripers
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I have to warn you, once you go down the dark side there is no turning back, trust me I speak from experience. Back in my freshwater bass tournament days, soft plastics were the choice, but damn weren't they pricey and one and done. Turned to repairing torn baits with a worm repair tool (bass pro carries them) and on larger baits a hot butter knife; but sometimes the same action just wasn't there. That led to copies of baits I liked in bondo and staring to pour my own baits, in the colors and scents I had confidence in.

Switched to striper fishing back in the early 80' and being a big sluggo fan from my freshwater tournament days, applied those to striper fishing immediately. As good as they worked, they really were too soft for my taste and lacked the meat I wanted to fish on a jighead and the one and done syndrome was still there. So I designed my own bait, which led to 12 other designs from 3" to 13" and I can't see in the immediate future that time where I will have made back my investment in materials and certainly not my time. Its like most hobbies, you do it for fun, trust me its rare you save or make back your money.

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