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Location: Okoboji | i whipped this one up last night pretty quickly,,didnt take much time at all from a-z.
i epoxied the eyes last night after the body dried up some and they wrap up on the sides of the inside of the circle rim so they have a cool 3d effect. i dont have pics of them but i will have pics when the bait is all cleared....with auto clear not epoxy,,,that stuff kills hellhounds action.
too bad it is not mine  it is my buddies.... i am doing some baits for him
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Location: Madison, WI | NICE, NICE, NICE....Love the eyes what are they made from?
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Location: Okoboji | 5/8 flat lure eye painted white, then chartruse. |
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Location: Okoboji | i love painting hellhounds they are a blast. if you all have an idea for a bait,,send me a hellhound blank and your specs i can see what we can do. only one rule NO EPOXY!! lol....kills the action  |
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Location: Hugo, MN | I've done a couple with a layer of thinned epoxy. They seem to work fine. Definitely not a bait for heavy clearcoat, though. Looks good! |
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Location: Okoboji | yeah, there was some at the show a couple years ago that my friend paid good jang for and they were all epoxied up and the fins were about flush with the body....lol....safe to say they are pure eye candy...all show no go.... |
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| Nice hellhound, auto clear is the way to go on plastic baits. Seems like they jack up that blank price to keep the custom painters from competing with them too much, more profit on the blank than on the painted lol |
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| That color has Tonka written all over it!
Looks great!
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Please one time just for me please take your time on paint job. Would like to see what you could if you wasn't in a hurry. Why do you only paint quickly? As for the epoxy clear the 100 some odd Hellhounds I have painted all of them had 4 coats on E- Tec on them and all ran great no problems or complaints. Maybe add some lead. With your knowledge it shouldn't be a problem. Auto clear will flake chip and peel in less than one season. Catch 4 or 5 fish and the paint is gone. |
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Location: Okoboji | Cause I have a need for speed lol.....I will sometime I promise....I talk fast eat fast walk fast paint fast |
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| A 2k auto urethane will not flake, chip, or peal. It is what most professionals use. How many cars lose their paint in one year? Duh. Cars are in a much harsher environment.
The paint on a plastic bait with an auto clear will outlast any wood bait with epoxy ten fold.
Auto clear has a much higher shine too
They both have a specific gravity of nearly 1, so that means they're neutrally boyant and should not affect weighting. Only the shape and volume of the lure are affected. |
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Location: Victoria,MN | I hear Jimmy Johns is hiring.... |
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Location: Okoboji | T-Bone - 2/23/2012 7:53 PM
I hear Jimmy Johns is hiring....
Lmao |
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| Cars are in much harsher enviornment??? Never seen a Chevy with treble hooks and sure haven't seen a dodge get slammed on a figure 8. Epoxy is fine on plastic, just heat it and it will thin. No need for thick build. Auto clear is fine too, but hook pic and rash will affect it worse. I couldn't resist hahahaha.....will take the wires car to the river tomorrow and drive in for a test cast hahahahaha |
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Location: Okoboji | You can use my Mi monster mag to cast one |
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