Making a Ghost Shark Lure

This was a month long process of making this beautiful ghost shark lure. The action was disappointing but you live and you learn. I still think it was beautiful and is still going to be one of my favorite lures I've made.

[@pontoontri-hull156]

Had a funny thought while the lure was in the test tank... The tank looks like a cross between a Fish Tank and a Hamster Cage. 😅 Just a bit of humor. When I check for buoyancy I have all the hardware on my lure, including hooks and split rings. This is more critical on smaller lures, maybe not as much on your Ghost Shark. Any number of things can cause the clear coat to flub up, oils from touching the lure, dust, humidity, etc. A second clear coat usually fixes it. When applying a second coat, you can do it when the first coat is completely set but not completely cured, to get a chemical bond. Or, if the first coat has completely cured, it is best to give it a light scuffing with a fine grit sandpaper or a Scotch-Brite pad to promote a mechanical bond for additional paint and clear coating to stick to. A high gloss surface does not accept bonding as well. I'm trying to not be too critical with my comments because I like your out-of-the-box thinking on this one! I hope that this is a learning experience and that this lure attracts a bite. When you made the rattle chamber in a segmented lure, I wasn't sure that there would be enough "violent" action, like there is with a crankbait, to actually shake the rattle. The front joint probably needed a bit more space between the head and mid sections to allow for more movement, like you have with the tail. I've learned from past lure builds that fins have a tendency to cause enough frictional resistance and drag in the water to kill much of the action of the lure. I not longer put side fins on, they are carved or painted. And fins on the top or bottom and usually a bit smaller than real-life proportions to keep them low profile. I tend to be a bit wordy, and hope to not come off as bossy or know-it-all, just trying to help. With all that said though, I did quite enjoy following along with this build and would appreciate hearing your thoughts on the lure and any of the points I've made, as you were able to hold it and cast it, where I was not. Thanks for the post! 🙂

[@TheShedChronicles]

I definitly need to clean out the test tank lol. I do really appreciate your criticisms, they are very constructive and helpful! Definitely things I wasn't thinking about but with absolutely keep in mind in the future. I'll try to give some more of my thoughts, I just get lost in some good music while I'm working and get carried away.