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Eastman03
Posted 12/15/2020 9:26 AM (#972661)
Subject: Custom eyes and Christmas gifts




Posts: 100


Just though I'd share what I've been working on lately. I started making bottle openers just for fun last year as a way to quickly produce a blank and practice painting (without all the research/weighting/internal wiring..etc..). Anyway, they were more popular than my lures lol. I guess it makes a perfect customized gift for any outdoorsman, compared to the small market of people who buy expensive hand made lures.
So this year I made another handfull of bottle openers. Some I sold, some I have set aside as gifts. Thought I would share.



Also! With some help from other lure makers, I've started making my own eyes. It has been a fun process. The bottle openers all have (except the blue ones), custom eyes that I made. It adds another element of customization that I can offer. Any color any thing i want! Even a logo or whatever. It is a fun challange. I can run though how I did it if anyone is interested.



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Gringo Loco
Posted 12/15/2020 11:41 AM (#972665 - in reply to #972661)
Subject: RE: Custom eyes and Christmas gifts




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Location: Moses Lake, WA
Beautiful work on those can openers, but they can't compete with the quality lures you produce.
MuskieBait
Posted 12/15/2020 12:02 PM (#972666 - in reply to #972665)
Subject: RE: Custom eyes and Christmas gifts




Posts: 57


Awesome openers! I would love to hear how you do those eyes!
Eastman03
Posted 12/15/2020 1:07 PM (#972668 - in reply to #972661)
Subject: Re: Custom eyes and Christmas gifts




Posts: 100


Thanks Gringo and MuskieBait! I'll make a post soon and outline the steps about how I made the eyes. I learned with some online help, might as well pass it on.
All Eyes
Posted 12/15/2020 1:45 PM (#972671 - in reply to #972661)
Subject: Re: Custom eyes and Christmas gifts




Posts: 137


Beautiful work as usual Eastman! I made key chains out of some of my baits for gifts last year and they went over well. I really like the bottle opener lip on yours.
North of 8
Posted 12/16/2020 5:07 PM (#972711 - in reply to #972671)
Subject: Re: Custom eyes and Christmas gifts




Very nice! I think those would be a huge hit at musky shows when they re-start.
Eastman03
Posted 12/17/2020 12:48 PM (#972733 - in reply to #972661)
Subject: Re: Custom eyes and Christmas gifts




Posts: 100


Thanks guys! Yea I was surprised how successful they have been. Just a much much larger market of people you are targeting as a gift idea instead of a large lure.
Landry
Posted 12/18/2020 10:06 PM (#972768 - in reply to #972661)
Subject: Re: Custom eyes and Christmas gifts




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Those look amazing!!!!!!!!! Nice work.
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