I recently ordered several jerkbaits since my current stash of newer baits was getting a little slim. One set of Lucky Craft Pointers made it in the mail Saturday, which was just in time to go fishing with them on Sunday. I pulled a brand new bait out of the package after lunch, and before tying it on, I had to make one quick change. What was that?
I pulled out some sandpaper and went to work on my brand new $16.00 bait. Why would you do such a thing to a new bait you just paid good money for? Take a look at the picture and you'll probably see pretty quickly. The new bait has a glaring orange belly, a bit too bright for my liking. The bait next to it is the finished product after going at that belly for about 5 minutes with a piece of 150 grit. Still a hint of orange flash here and there, but considerably toned down. Once the belly paint was gone, that part was semi-transparent, and you could see into the bait from below. Now it was ready to be tied on.
Does sanding the bright belly really make that much of a difference? I honestly can't say for sure, but I can tell you that based on the lake and water clarity I was fishing, and for my own confidence (which after all is one of the biggest keys to catching fish), it did. First fish I put in the boat only 10 minutes in was the 5 pound bass below, followed closely by a 3.5 pounder a few casts later. Modification a success in my book.
Posted by: |