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fatfingers

Posted 3/29/2008 8:49 AM (#310525)
Subject: A few more ready to throw...

Posts: 351

[IMG]http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a21/vc1111/Slopeheadbellyshot.jpg[/IMG]

esoxfly

Posted 3/29/2008 9:22 AM (#310531 - in reply to #310525)
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Posts: 1663

Location: Kodiak, AK

Very nicely done.

These lures y'all in here make are about one of the most impressive and pleasing to look at artforms I've seen in a long time.

Jeff

Live2Fish

Posted 3/29/2008 10:02 PM (#310625 - in reply to #310525)
Subject: Re: A few more ready to throw...

Posts: 170

Location: Chicagoland

Every time I check the gallery on TU, I hope that there are more lures posted by you. While you have a very distinct style, looking at your lures provides inspiration for my lures, even though they do not end up looking anything alike. Keep doing what your doing.

Tigger

Posted 3/29/2008 10:37 PM (#310630 - in reply to #310525)
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Posts: 399

Location: Burton, Ohio

Wow Fatfingers fantastic! I'll take every one of them!

Pikester

Posted 3/30/2008 2:49 AM (#310641 - in reply to #310525)
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Posts: 27

Location: Calgary, Alberta

Wow Fatfingers, nice stuff as per usual! I have to say that the triple treble stick bait (#5 photo) would KILL the pike on my favourite trophy lake in October, as well the last shad pattern would do awesome on the large walleye in said lake as well. Nice stuff!

Pikiespawn

Posted 3/30/2008 9:47 AM (#310661 - in reply to #310641)
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Posts: 921

Location: Apollo, PA

fingers,
you r a talented man, congrats...........

ToddM

Posted 3/30/2008 12:20 PM (#310675 - in reply to #310525)
Subject: RE: A few more ready to throw...

Posts: 20248

Location: oswego, il

wow, those lures look awesome. I have one question though about the top bait. Unless my eyes decieve me the front hook is on the side of the bait while the belly hook is on the bottom. I could not see the tail from the side banner, still looked like a beautiful bait, i was wondering about the hook placement.

fatfingers

Posted 3/30/2008 7:05 PM (#310720 - in reply to #310525)
Subject: RE: A few more ready to throw...

Posts: 351

Good grief, you guys make me feel like a million bucks. Thanks!

Todd M, I'm not sure why the photo is covered by the ad, but here it is again with a belly shot too. I've been told that some states don't permit 4 trebles on one bait, so I'm going to make a stainless steel flaptail for the rear of the bait:

fatfingers

Posted 4/5/2008 6:55 PM (#311821 - in reply to #310525)
Subject: RE: A few more ready to throw...

Posts: 351

I'm scrambling to get the tackle box filled. Lol, man, my shop is a disaster; needs a good clean-up.

I have a few more about done. Here's another of my Palm baits in foil, with a tiny painted gill slash, bent Lexan lip, seven coats of envirotex. Hope you like it. These things run super. I can't wait to start casting and trolling them.

Guest

Posted 4/7/2008 11:50 AM (#312081 - in reply to #310525)
Subject: RE: A few more ready to throw...

Is it possible to buy any of these baits?

mmclain6101

Posted 4/7/2008 2:02 PM (#312115 - in reply to #310525)
Subject: Re: A few more ready to throw...

Posts: 107

Location: Mayer, MN

fatfingers how do you apply your clear coat? brush?

fatfingers

Posted 4/8/2008 12:15 AM (#312218 - in reply to #312115)
Subject: Re: A few more ready to throw...

Posts: 351

Guest, send me a pm, if you would.

mmclain6106, I use a 1/2 acid brush. I crimp the end to prevent any loose bristles from getting in the finish and before I begin, I fan the bristles to remove any dust particles. I use a clean brush for every coat.

mota

Posted 4/8/2008 3:49 AM (#312225 - in reply to #310525)
Subject: Re: A few more ready to throw...

fatfingers very nice looking baits

mmclain6101

Posted 4/8/2008 12:09 PM (#312293 - in reply to #310525)
Subject: Re: A few more ready to throw...

Posts: 107

Location: Mayer, MN

Thanks they look awesome!

fatfingers

Posted 5/21/2008 8:16 AM (#319008 - in reply to #310525)
Subject: RE: A few more ready to throw...

Posts: 351

Through-wired cedar wake bait with custom pearled eyes. This thing took a long time to build but I'm really happy with how it runs. I'll probably add a much bushier tail to it:

Palm bait in Texas Red:

Another Palm in muted gold with copper overtones:

Yellow perch; shallow running Rocket Shad with gold scaled belly:

Deep-diving crank in a variation of Tennessee Shad. I call these "Flateyes, similar to a Legend Perch, but modified as to the body length and width and carved from poplar:

Edited by fatfingers 5/21/2008 8:21 AM

Decatur

Posted 5/21/2008 1:12 PM (#319058 - in reply to #310525)
Subject: Re: A few more ready to throw...

Posts: 82

Amazing!

RiverMan

Posted 5/21/2008 6:51 PM (#319116 - in reply to #310525)
Subject: Re: A few more ready to throw...

Posts: 1504

Location: Oregon

I like the muted gold crank with the white bucktail, oh and the last crank too, lol.
Jed

Yake Bait

Posted 5/22/2008 8:57 PM (#319272 - in reply to #310525)
Subject: Re: A few more ready to throw...

Posts: 388

There are no finer scale and gill details out ther than yours PERIOD. Those are some truly amazing lures and it is the whole package from assembly, to paint, to finish. I know it is a Fatfingers lure as soon as I look at it.

fatfingers

Posted 5/23/2008 12:12 AM (#319291 - in reply to #319272)
Subject: Re: A few more ready to throw...

Posts: 351

Thanks, you guys, I really appreciate the comments and feedback. Coming from some of the best builders anywhere, it really makes me feel good.

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