Cream, looks like alot of fun and a real hoot. The best luck I've had with a surface lure was a "Devil Horse" but I'm sure there's alot more satisfaction in using a lure of your own making. I fished a 15 acre pond in upper Michigan, by Traverse City, and caught about 30 bass casting pad clusters from the bank. Next day my right arm was so sore from casting I couldn't raise it. Your pics make me want to do it again.:biggrin: