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| Last Sunday I had absolutely nothing to do all day. I used to, and still do on occasion, make my own Jerkbaits, but had only tried to make a glide bait a few times. I had weight issues that deterred me from experimenting further, but had fun doing it, so I thought I'd give it another try.
I found a piece of wood, used a utility knife to carve the basic shape, then used a wood rasp to smooth it some, before finishing it off with two different grades of sandpaper. I then added an ounce and a half of weight, and used Epoxy Putty to keep it in place. I sanded the putty smooth, primed it, painted it black, stretched some netting over it and lightly sprayed on some gold paint, sprayed the head black and then the belly white. I added eyes that I used to use for my Jerkbaits, and used Envirotex to seal it. I did two coats, but I think it was getting old, as it didn't seem to cover as well as it used to.
Anyway, what I ended up with is the lure you see in this photo. I tossed it in the sink, and it sinks head first. I have yet to put it on a rod. Will it work? Probably not. It did give me something to do for a while though, and another bait to put in my collectibles cabinet on display. I'd say to try crap like this instead of watching TV and such. You never know where the next great bait will come from without experimenting a little. Thanks for looking.
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| Nice work. Its beautiful. | |
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Location: Northern Illinois | That bait looks good! Hopefully it works! | |
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| Nice looking lure.
Make sure that you "T" that front hook so you don't ruin that beautiful paint job.
Sometimetimes if you soak the jugs of the 2-parts of E-Tex in hot water before you use them, they blend better on go on nicer and bubble less.
Beav
Edited by Beaver 5/4/2006 9:14 AM
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