flaptails, Surfsters, & Jitterbugs - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

pbadad · 05-30-2011, 07:57 AM

Nice looking MS. I have done some "jittterbugs" last year. They all went quick. All black. It took me awhile to establish the side to side wobble with a slow retreive. The face angle was the key. What angle did you use? Mine was 38 degrees.

Muskyslayer96 · 05-30-2011, 08:25 AM

Thanks Billy D.

I'll have to go back and check, I copied the angle of an old aborgastt bass/pike jitterbug.
I tested these when they were just primed, and the move a lot of water and can be moved fast...lots of noise

Happy fishing

MS

Rowhunter · 05-30-2011, 08:57 AM

Very nice MS, what type of wood are you using for your topwaters?

Douglas

striperman36 · 05-30-2011, 09:26 AM

Where's the I want to be a friend of MS list?

Nice stuff

Sgt Striper · 05-30-2011, 10:04 AM

Nice stuff, Can't wait to see the Surfster you are making for the challenge/Swap!!

numbskull · 05-31-2011, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pbadad

Nice looking MS. I have done some "jittterbugs" last year. They all went quick. All black. It took me awhile to establish the side to side wobble with a slow retreive. The face angle was the key. What angle did you use? Mine was 38 degrees.

I read that arbogast discovered the secret to getting a jitterbug to work at slow speed was to mount the lip fractionally off center.

Muskyslayer96 · 05-31-2011, 05:42 PM

Numbskull,

"I read that arbogast discovered the secret to getting a jitterbug to work at slow speed was to mount the lip fractionally off center."

Thats really interesting

Thanks I love stories like that

MS