When I fish solid soft plastic frogs on top, they sometimes return with one leg.  Sometimes they return with no legs.  I bring these wounded warriors into my workshop and perform plastic surgery.

The operation starts by cutting a 0.25″ deep slot on the end of a curly tail grub via utility knife.  I then fuse the curly tail grub onto the leg stub via adhesive.  I use a clip to hold the new leg in place while the adhesive dries.

When fish amputate both legs and I have no stubs to work with, I use metal instead of glue.  I connect new appendages via inter-connected Owner Centering Pin Springs.

Frankenstein frogs are a great way to extend the life of your solid soft plastic frogs.  Fish eat pretty frogs.  Fish eat ugly frogs.  Fish Frankenstein Frogs! 🙂

Wacky rigging Senkos is an proven presentation.  I use O-rings on my wacky rigged Senkos because they help reduce bait mortality and a depletion of my bank account.  To put an O-ring on a Senko, you need an O-ring rigger.  You can buy a commercial O-ring rigger.  You can also make your own with some simple tools and inexpensive materials.

Materials

• Sharpie Marker
• O-Rings
• 1″ 8/32 Machine Screw

Tools

• Safety Glass
• Plastic gloves
• Needle Nose Pliers
• Philips Screw Driver
• Power Drill
• 1/8″ Drill Bit

First, remove the internal cartridge with a pair of pliers from the spent Sharpie marker.  Be sure to ware plastic gloves and safety glassed.

Second, make a hole on the end of the Sharpie chamber with a power drill and 1/8″ drill bit.

Third, insert the O-rings into a 1″ 8/32 machine screw and drive it into the Sharpie chamber with a screw driver.  For large O-rings, insert a flat washer and then the O-rings to keep the O-rings in place.

For large O-rings, insert the screw through a flat washer and then insert the O-rings.

I fish 4″, 5″, 6″, and 7″ Senkos.  I use three different size O-rings.  I have three O-ring riggers, one for each size of O-ring.  My DIY O-ring rigger gets an O-ring on my Senkos just as well as my commercial O-ring rigger.  Equal performance at a lower cost.  The choice is yours. 😉