Input on the new & improved Peanut

[Reel Fanatic]

This lure used to be called the Bullet Bait but since it is the smallest lure that we produce, we decided to re-name it The Peanut (also because of the old saying "elephants eat peanuts"-Thank you Box and Capt. Shane). The old weight was 1-3/8 oz. and the new weight is almost 2 oz. Originally, this lure was constructed of machined brass but with the rising cost of metals, we had switch over to lead. It will still be chrome plated and will feature our baked on powder paint finishes. With the rotocasting method that is being used to cast these heads, the finish is going to be extremely clean. In fact, the heads in the picture haven't even been plated. We just applied the powder paint right over top of the rough cast prototypes. Compared to the original version, the nose is much more concaved than the original version and the tail piece of the lure head has a chamfered recess in back to allow for better seating on the nose of a ballyhoo. I expect to have these available for sale by late December/ early January. Even with the changes and improvements, we will still be able to produce these without having a price increase.

Before we give the nod on the final prototypes, is there anything that we have forgotten? Is the concave feature large enough?

NEW VERSION



OLD VERSION (skirted)

[BTH284]

Small squid skirt on the back of the head version. Green head version w/ blue and crystal. Hole out the top of the head just barely bigger than 130 lb mono no chaff here. Counter sink the hole in the back to acutally make 2 different ballyhoo nose openings. One that fits small/mediums is farther down in the head and the larger of the two will accept a medium/select. I like the small concave. Should trap air when it comes to the top and pull a good smoke trail.