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There is some real talent around that is for sure. Sadly most fishermen have no idea at what exists outside of the mass produced lures Now if only we can have more of theses guys join into the forum and share some secrets

@Brian7394 Thanks for the suggestion. In reality, without seeing video of each lure, it is extremely difficult to judge this aspect of any lure without actually fishing with it or having it available to test personally. With lots of years of experience, though, looking for certain qualities and design features of a lure, most of this can be judged without ever seeing a lure in action. So, in reality, this is already being taken into consideration. It was part of what I personally used to judge some of the baits. And I know that the people who helped me do the judging also looked at this. Thanks again.

Tell your boy if he comes and picks them up he can have my entry’s congrats to the winners. I am seeing a trend in hard baits the judges seem to like swimbaits and jointed wake baits

I'm getting ready to order more plastic now too.

I have a shop full of plastic & lead making supplies. Been at it for over 20 years. The addiction never stops! BTW I ordered two new plastic molds this week.

Highest, I have not problem telling the process, by the way....that's why I learn so much in here there is plenty of information!!! With an 5/0 worm hook that was straightened I use the hook point to scratch deep enough every single hair in the primer that is grey color, so after that I use the colors to paint (black and brown) the rat taking care that the acrylic paint goes inside the scratches and removing the outside paint, the white ones are the direct color of the scratch, repeating the process to have the desire result!!! Hope it helps!!

Hello, My name is Gonzalo, I'm from Argentina and this is my first post, I hope don't break any rule with my post. This is my first rat lure...walk the dog stile with one knocker rattling. Is made in 2 parts of Poplar wood and harden with epoxi adhesive dilute in thinner and apply by paintbrush I hope you like it!!

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Power carvers rule!

Closest thing I can think of from your description would be a spinnerbait made in the 1970's called the "Tarantula " made by "Bass Buster" lure co owned by TV angler Virgil Ward . I know this probably isn't what you were looking for but it might jog somebody's memory .

I'm not quite sure if this will bring about anything but I figured that I would try anyways. For years my dad, and late grandfather, have told me stories about a lure that my late grandfather designed and sold. This would have been decades ago called the Carter Spider. Simple design from what I have heard. Simply put it was a customization of a spinnerbait with a bit of rubber that allowed the skirt to move through the water similar to a spider. From what I have heard it was such an amazing lure that supposedly big name bass anglers would even use it, if I remember correctly even the likes of Bill Dance and Jimmy Houston. Not entirely sure if I remember that 100% correctly. Anyways, what I am asking is if anyone knows anything about this lure, or most importantly, if anyone knows if one still exists. It would mean the world to me if I could find one and present it to my dad. His dad, my late grandfather, owned a store in Hot Springs, AR and custom made rods and this lure I believe it was called something along the lines of Carter Fishing Supplies. Thank you for your time.

See if you can contact one of the old users of the bait by email or a fan page something like that . Might just get an answer . Another possibility, Find the location of where the store was exactly . Next find out where the old fishing geezers hang out and ask some of them .

Beautiful job all the way around.

Love the paint job!!! Tell us how you got the hair effect. If you don't want to, I understand.

When I got my first mold and gallon of plastic, my son and I nuked the first cup together. Then we coughed for 15 minutes after the irritation set in. After that, I invested in and built a ventilation system which makes it much safer for me and my family. Wasn’t extremely expensive. Hood, pipe, and a repurposed squirrel cage. Works for plastic and lead. So glad I did....

Very nice!

Now that I think about it, I probably could have kept a fan on the mixing station instead of the pouring station. How creative of me. DOH!!