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Location: Culloden, WV | Figured was better to do 10 than just couple. Doesn't really take much more time. Still a ways away from finishing but they are already sealed twice wire thru fitted the bills need cut out of .100 lexan then onto prime and the fun part.
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Location: Culloden, WV | No these aren't blanks I buy 3x3 X 12" balsa and cut with my own pattern, bill, Bill angle, my own wire thru. I made 5 others they are being fished but no catches on them yet. I myself had follow from 40's size on my own but I panicked on the 8 turned tighter than fish coyld turn sooooo.... |
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Location: Culloden, WV | Here is one of first 5
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Location: Culloden, WV | Few steps ahead from last few pictures
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Location: Culloden, WV | Ready to prime
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| Looks great! I built two similar cranks out of cedar and they didn't run great. Did you weight yours down a bunch? Also what did you fill the slot with? |
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Location: Culloden, WV | I sealed the balsa twice with sherwin Williams sanding dealer and cut the slot by hand filled the belly in like 8 spots with lead I think to talked like 5/8 oz or something plus stainless wire through then I use plastic welder cream colored epoxy to fill entire slot except bill I use clear devcon 2ton 5 min |
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Location: Culloden, WV | Here is the weighted blanks not filled
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Location: Culloden, WV | Ready to prime and paint
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Location: Culloden, WV | IT GOT ATE. 3 times in 1.5hr 2 boated and one lost on it. I lost one (poor or lack of hook set) on a 4" crane.
FINALLY ONE ATE MY LURE AND NOT ONE BUT THREEEEE |
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Location: Culloden, WV | Here is the base coat on a foiled blue gill I painting up. I just using this as base to hide foil edges I will epoxy to smooth then paint the rest on and recoat. I have more I'm doing I'll post all together once finished
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Location: Culloden, WV | Few others
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Location: Culloden, WV | Slowly but surely making progress
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Location: Culloden, WV | Another one
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Location: St. Lawrence River | That last pic cool that one is gonna turn out great! Love to have it. Shiner city. |
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Location: Culloden, WV | Sexy shad
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Location: Culloden, WV | Blue gill
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Location: Culloden, WV | Almost done
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Location: Culloden, WV | Done finally.
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