First Adventures In Foiling
By diemai
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Here are my first baits , that I have covered with aluminium tape .
The scale pattern I have made by first sticking some netting mesh onto the blanks with spray glue , someone on the forums in here wrote about it(sorry , I don't remember , who it was:huh:) , my gratitude goes to him;)
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Also I have shaped the lureblanks in a little different way , these are turned on a lathe and afterwards the sides have been cut flat on a routing machine . To cut them accurately and symetrical , I have left one of the square dowel ends on the turned blank , so I could utilize it for fixing it into the machine vise of the routing machine .
I also furnished the lipslots that way .
The baits are a sinking glider , 4" long , and two crankbaits , the striped one is 3 3/5" and the smallest one is 2 2/5" .
The glider is weigthed fore and aft to sink level(with leader attached) at approx. 1 foot per second , the small crank has a leadshot in its rear for balance .
The larger crank has a 1/4 ounce sinker in its belly between hook and lip , both lipped lures are floating .
Painted with rattle cans and clear model making paint by "Revell" .
Tried the cranks prior to painting , they work nicely , the glider is a downscaled version of a bigger lure , that I have made before , so I don't have any doubt , that it would also perform well .
Thanks , TU , for my progress:wink: !
greetz , diemai
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