How To Use A Poison Swingtail Mold To Make Spinnerbaits

Poison Swingtail Mold Baby Bass Spinnerbait

Poison Swingtail Spinnerbait Head

👉 Modified Poison Swingtail Mold ($56)
The Poison Swingtail Mold makes amazing swim jigs. With a little modification, it makes even better spinnerbaits!

👉 Pearl White Protec Powder Paint ($8.25)
Nothing to write home about here – just your basic pearl white, which will serve as the belly color of our spinnerbait head.

👉 Watermelon Pepper Protec Powder Paint ($8.25)
Few powders match a baby bass color as well as Watermelon Pepper. Sprinkle a little of this on top of a pearl white base and voila! we have a dandy baby bass spinnerbait head!

👉 Gold 3D Eyes 1/8″ ($3.26 / 20)
Gold eyes are the perfect complement to the watermelon and pearl colors of this pattern.

Spinnerbait Skirt

👉 1 Tab Nature’s Edge Watermelon Silicone ($2.79)
I LOVE Nature’s Edge silicone. The speckled pattern of this watermelon silicone give it such a natural, mottled look – it’s perfect for mimicking the colors of a bass or even a bluegill!

👉 1 Tab Solid White Silicone ($3.18)
Using solid white here to give our baby bass spinnerbait a belly color.

👉 4 Strands Solid Black Silicone ($3.18)
This is an extra touch – a few extra strands of solid black silicone on each side marvelously mimic the black lateral line typically seen on a bass.

Remaining Components

👉 Gamakatsu B10S Stinger Hook Size 1 ($9.30 / 25)
I started using these fly tying hooks in the last video, and I’m still super impressed by them. Deadly sharp and super strong, these hooks embody the Gamakatsu quality we all know and love!

👉 Spinnerbait Wire Form 0.035″ ($4.44 / 50)
This size wire is thin enough to allow plenty of vibration, and yet strong enough not to bend and break easily when a bass hits. #bestofbothworlds

👉 Ball Bearing Swivels with Split Rings ($11.71 / 10)
I’d rather use smaller swivels for this small of a spinnerbait… but I can’t tear myself away from using these ball bearing swivels. They’re just so smooth! Give them a try and – trust me – you’ll never go back to anything other than a ball bearing swivel.

👉 Premium Nickel Willow Blade Size 2.5 ($2.27 / 10)
If you can’t tell from this recipe, this is definitely a natural-looking spinnerbait pattern intended for clear water use. This small willow leaf blade perfectly complements this. A Colorado blade would give this spinnerbait lots of thump, but would seriously slow down how fast I could fish this bait. More thump = more drag.

A willow leaf blade, however, is very streamlined and allows the spinnerbait to move through the water more quickly. In clear water, I want to force fish to make up their mind quickly to commit to this spinnerbait. That’s why it makes more sense to use a willow leaf blade here – it allows me to fish this spinnerbait faster, so that clear water bass are forced to react to it instinctively!