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Message Subject: Pikopath Baits
Pikopath
Posted 1/31/2010 3:50 AM (#420739 - in reply to #376199)
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Location: Norway

John, if you go that route, just remember that they can be a bit pain to get of

The result from the first Kitchen Sessions of 2010. It feels good to paint some again.

 

Michael

 




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Pikopath
Posted 2/7/2010 1:50 PM (#422229 - in reply to #376199)
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Location: Norway

With a beer glass of milk, in one hand, Ive been at it again. The kid and mrs went to visit some friends, and I rigged up for another KitchenSession 2010.

An old regular perch, 2 Goonitics and a SluttyZebra. I also redid an old Cobbs Countdown, didnt take any pics.

 




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muskyslayer96
Posted 2/7/2010 7:57 PM (#422311 - in reply to #376199)
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Location: Madison, WI
Absolutely amazing as always, I'll never whine again about my basement space. If I could reproduce 1/10 of your skills i'd sleep well and tease my friends

Great work as always,

MS
Pikopath
Posted 2/16/2010 2:46 PM (#424054 - in reply to #376199)
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Location: Norway

Some of the finished baits from last KitchenSessions 2010.

I cant wait for the ice to go away... bah




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Guest
Posted 2/16/2010 3:26 PM (#424064 - in reply to #376199)
Subject: RE: Pikopath Baits


All of your baits look great. I've just gotten into building a few myself in that past couple years.

Looking at your baits I noticed the difference in position of your front screw eye.

Does the horizontal position (more unusual) give the bait any kind of different action in comparison to a vertical line attachment?
Guest
Posted 2/16/2010 3:30 PM (#424065 - in reply to #376199)
Subject: RE: Pikopath Baits


After looking again, I see your regular gliders have the horizontal line attachment and the soft tail and crankbait both have the screw eye vertical.

Why the difference? I imagine you tested and did this for a reason.
Tackle Industries
Posted 2/16/2010 5:09 PM (#424087 - in reply to #376199)
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Location: Land of the Musky
More good looking baits. Love the ad artwork too!
Pikopath
Posted 2/17/2010 2:22 AM (#424204 - in reply to #376199)
Subject: Re: Pikopath Baits




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Location: Norway
Guest, I feel I get a more consitent side to side action with the screweye horizontal. I started another model last year (which never happened) where I wanted a more up down side to side action, and I was better with the screweye vertical. I also tried on a Wabull, to twist the screweye, and it completely changed the action. The tailbait, is more of a bulldawg type, and dont have any walk the dog type action, its the tail that does the job.
James; thank you. I have an old calendar with that image, and it was very suitable after the discussion with the Eurogliders (beer in one hand and an airbrush in the other...)

Michael
Guest
Posted 2/17/2010 7:10 PM (#424339 - in reply to #376199)
Subject: RE: Pikopath Baits


thanks piko. I'll have to try that horizontal screw eye with a couple of my homemade gliders.
sworrall
Posted 2/17/2010 8:38 PM (#424367 - in reply to #376199)
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin
Michael,
Hard to ice fish with no ice..
Pikopath
Posted 2/18/2010 3:02 AM (#424416 - in reply to #376199)
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Location: Norway
Steve, can you just drill a hole in the bottom of your boat in summertime, then youre practically icefishing, at least fishing thru a hole
As you can see, Ive altered the Goonitic color a tad more. Gonna keep this one myself, for the "opener", the water is usually pretty stained, from spring flooding...
Guest, give the screweye position a try, especially on the wabull it changed the bait quite a bit.
Michael
fatfingers
Posted 2/18/2010 7:27 AM (#424422 - in reply to #376199)
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I see you made several of the pattern with the large orange spot on the side. Is that particularly productive for pike for you?

You mentioned the glider/jerkbait that has no side to side action because of the tail. I've built a few that have a similar action without the tail and they were among some of the most productive baits I've seen under certain fishing conditions.

I always enjoy looking at your baits. Beautiful work.
Pikopath
Posted 2/18/2010 8:39 AM (#424438 - in reply to #376199)
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Location: Norway
Thank you FF.
The tailbait I designed to have an extremely shallow bulldawg type of bait. And it gave me a 50 incher last year. The neat thing is that the bait can be reeled really fast without tipping over, with the tail splashing at surface.
The orange dot (and that colorpattern) I got from Mr. Worral, he thought it would be a killer combo on Wabigoon, hence the name Goonitic...

Michael
Pikopath
Posted 4/18/2010 7:24 AM (#435844 - in reply to #376199)
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Location: Norway

Been a while since last post in this thread. Still working in the kitchen. Testing some new colours and new variations of old ones.

Also attaching the previous "For sale poster" it took around 10 minutes and all where gone...



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sworrall
Posted 4/18/2010 10:41 AM (#435862 - in reply to #376199)
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin
Nice work, Michael! Really like tie colors and patterns. Wish there was a supply in the local stores...
pamuskyhunter
Posted 4/18/2010 2:10 PM (#435877 - in reply to #435862)
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Location: big cove tannery pa
I really like the CarpVader pattern. Like sworrall said,wish we could buy a few in the stores.
Pikopath
Posted 4/23/2010 2:50 PM (#437016 - in reply to #376199)
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Location: Norway

Thanks guys. I dont think theyll ever show up in shops over there. Some are being fished over there, and some more will be in the future

I just hope the manage to get there before season ends... #*^@ you icelandic vulcano...

Heres a pile of the last ones.

 

Michael



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PSYS
Posted 4/24/2010 8:01 PM (#437247 - in reply to #376199)
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Location: APPLETON, WI
Wow... those are some phenomenal finishes.
Pikopath
Posted 5/31/2010 8:58 AM (#443298 - in reply to #376199)
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Location: Norway

Even tho its almost summer, the fish have spawned and are on the prowl, I just can't get out of my basement kitchen.

Thx for all the kind words

Heres the last batch.

 Michael



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RiverMan
Posted 5/31/2010 11:09 AM (#443312 - in reply to #376199)
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Location: Oregon
I do all my painting in the kitchen too Michael, have done so for years. I just throw a couple towels over the table and since I'm using water based paints they don't hurt anything anyway.

The baits look really nice.

Jed
Pikopath
Posted 5/31/2010 1:44 PM (#443322 - in reply to #376199)
Subject: Re: Pikopath Baits




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Location: Norway
Thanks Jed, so I am not alone? My daughter has a wax cloth, meant for kids painting(splash paint around) and I use that. Theres a picture of my setup earlier in the thread. It works, but my mrs wont let any massprod. so I make a few here and there.

Michael
Pikopath
Posted 10/11/2010 2:52 PM (#462911 - in reply to #376199)
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Location: Norway

The fallbite is at its best, but I still cant let go of the baitmaking, Ive gotten a couple of nice fish, in only a few trips this fall, so my shoulders have been lowered abit. Been tinkering with a new crankbait, and wanted to test it before the ice.

And after the first trip testing it, it has more bite marks than hookrashes, and that should be a good thing It even got hit when I was attaching the planerboard...

Also somepics of a couple of new colors on the StiffBeaver.

 




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wolftackle84
Posted 10/11/2010 3:15 PM (#462914 - in reply to #376199)
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Location: sun prairie,wi
wow!!!
bturg
Posted 10/11/2010 10:37 PM (#462999 - in reply to #376199)
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I thank my lucky stars we can't buy these here, I would be bankrupted.

awesome paint !
RickJames
Posted 10/12/2010 4:33 PM (#463071 - in reply to #376199)
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Location: Lake St.Clair
They look great! Love the photography as well!!
Pikopath
Posted 10/13/2010 4:17 AM (#463117 - in reply to #376199)
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Location: Norway
Thanks.
It's good to be back with the airbrush. I'm also working on another crank, I hope to have a prototype for before iceup.

Michael
Musky Madman
Posted 10/15/2010 2:18 PM (#463400 - in reply to #376199)
Subject: Re: Pikopath Baits


Piko,

If you don't mind me asking, what brand/who makes those soft tails that you put on your baits?
Pikopath
Posted 1/17/2011 4:15 PM (#476050 - in reply to #376199)
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Location: Norway

Been a while, again, since I posted anything here. But here are a few new colors.

 




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sworrall
Posted 1/17/2011 5:05 PM (#476056 - in reply to #376199)
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NICE!
Rem308
Posted 1/17/2011 8:24 PM (#476106 - in reply to #420738)
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Location: WV
Just saw this post, excellent looking baits. Very well done, already got teeth marks too. Keep 'em coming.
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