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| Hey all, I wanted to try a quick foil job on my new crankbait before ice up. I needed to see if/how the additional mass affects the lure’s action. I want to try a few more foil type patterns over the winter. I was hoping it would turn out a bit more natural or realistic looking, but I seem to be missing something? Maybe I need some shading/blending near the head, maybe stencil a fin on it too.
(Foil crappie Molly Diver1 (Copy).JPG)
(Foil crappie Molly Diver2 (Copy).JPG)
(Foil Crappie Molly Diver3 (Copy).JPG)
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 Foil crappie Molly Diver1 (Copy).JPG (96KB - 235 downloads)
Foil crappie Molly Diver2 (Copy).JPG (99KB - 231 downloads)
Foil Crappie Molly Diver3 (Copy).JPG (98KB - 234 downloads)
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Location: S.Wisconsin | Nice!! I'm sure the fish will chew that thing up |
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Location: Almost Heaven | Mike, if you are not happy with that bait??? Send it to me!! |
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Location: Pewaukee, WI | You really did a nice job on that bait. Well done! |
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Location: Ohio | Wow those are very nice |
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Location: Money, PA | I hate foils!! I love to see all the beautiful stuff you guys can do with foil, but I cannot stand them!
Nice MR! |
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| that looks sweet I wouldn't add anything else |
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| Mike,
That looks great. I would love to throw it on a few lakes I fish.
Lance
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| Thanks for the approvals guys. I know the contrast and flash are good so the fish should like them; I’m just striving for some enhancement. Fun stuff, I guess if the development stops the fun will too
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| looks sweet. i look at lures every day. keep it up. |
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| Nice Job Mike |
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Location: Madison, WI | Mike,
Beautiful job....I love it!
Just started experimenting with foil this week myself....there is definitely a learning curve!
Did you glue netting on first and then foil over it, or embed the pattern on the foil? Tight paint work as well
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| Thanks guys.
I put the mesh on the bait first. I used this metal meshing stuff that’s used for sculpting. You can find in the section where they sell clay. I thought it would add a lot of weight but after cutting out the profile shape the two pieces only weighed a gram. I then super glue tacked it to the side of the bait. It’s tough to get it to form flush to the contours of my bait. I then brushed on a slow cure (60min) epoxy into the mesh and edges. After it cured I filed and sanded the edge transitions smooth. Then I primed the bait and painted a little. I then used the shiny type of duct tape, cut out the profile, and stuck it to the bait. The stuff buffs nicely and I did that a few times throughout the process. I used a small tipped eraser to work/poke it into the mesh good. I then did a little more painting right on the foil and over the edges. If you paint on the foil you can wipe it off afterwards with some alcohol on a rag, it will clean off and shine up the top of the foil leaving the color in the trough. I then put first coat of etex on making sure to fill in the mesh area good. Then finished painting the bait and put one more coat of etex on.
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Location: Money, PA | WAY too much work for me....Looks great though! |
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