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| Couple more ready to get wet.
The first is a Rocket Shad, which is one of my designs that I haven't built for a while. Did this one in a chrome finish with a deep blue pearl scale on the back. The chrome has a fine scale pattern that appears and disappears as the bait moves:
I have one more ready to post that I'll put up later today. Hope you guys like them.
-Vince
Edited by fatfingers 5/12/2009 12:42 PM
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Location: South-Central VA | Vince, that is a sick lure. Your work is some of the best I've ever seen. I have 14 lures ready for paint and I'd like to post pictures of them when I'm done...but next to your work, mine look terrible!!! This will only be my third batch of muskie lures.
Can't wait to see the next one!
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| its a shame to watch muskies destroy them,,,, tooth by tooth |
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Location: Norway | Note to self: practice practice practice! 
Holy mother of pearl, thats on sick looking beauty!
Michael
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| Thanks, I appreciate the feedback.
Here's an 8 inch Golden Perch from western red cedar:
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| You take a lot of time and care when you make a lure, and it shows in the quality.
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Location: Kentucky | Beautiful work! Those are too nice to even fish with. |
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Location: mpls | Wow!
Those are nice!! I really love the design of the Rocket shad (of course the color is kiler too).
Joe
Trueglide.com
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Location: Oregon | perty |
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| Beautiful they should go in a museum instead of the water. |
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Location: Chicago | Those look awesome! Great job on the perch |
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Location: SE Wisconsin | itallushrt - 5/13/2009 7:25 AM
Beautiful work! Those are too nice to even fish with.
Exactly, those shouldn't touch the water. |
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Location: Houlton, WI | thats cool, how deep does that run. |
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| Thanks, guys, I appreciate the positive feedback.
mnmusky101, they will both easily run in the 6 to 15 foot range while trolling, it that gives you some idea. Both have excellent action. The Perch is on its way to a customer already.
I'm spending the day carving in the basement. I'm hoping to get about 6 more bodies done today. I carved 4 last night but my bandsaw blade is cooked so I'll need to head out and pick up a new one today.
I'm going to build a few more Rocket Shads, a couple more Stubbydudes, which are a lot of fun to cast, and I'm going to build those 6 inch Appetizers (which are a smaller version of the Entre). Finally, I'm going to try to start some through-wired 6 inch baits in a natural Perch profile and maybe a couple walleye. That's if I can locate a bandsaw blade locally today (Saturday). I was going to go fishing, but its so windy here today and its still close to the spawning season so I'm just going to carve and paint all day.
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| Great looking lures! I love the color of the Rocket Shad and the fins on the Perch. |
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Location: Antioch, IL | Man, Vince!
I said I wasn't going to buy anymore baits this season. You are really putting my will to the test. I really admire your work. Top notch. |
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| Thanks, you guys are great, I appreciate it.
Here's a few I just finished last night:
Threadin Shad in a sort of Brown Trout pattern:
Shorty Slopehead Jerk Bait, black with a pearl purple finely-scaled back:
Standard Slopehead (8 1/2 inch jerk bait) in deep Loco black with purple pearl highlights around the eyes:
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Ready for 2009 fishing...
