Nathan

Yes you saved a bunch of money.. The "whole sale" price of a whole zonked hide is11.50..That makes retail around 22.00 bucks!!..Nathan

Hey guys..quick update.I woke up about 1:00 am thurs. morning with pain in the right lung are and very short of breath.Headed into the ER where they tell me I have blood clots in my right lung.. and right leg. Plus pneumonia in both lungs and a UTI. Physically rehab. Was (is) going well for the first issue and am slowly beginning to walk much better. Thank you for all the prayers and well wishes..Nathan

Well said Curt..Nathan

I couldn't agree with you more Mark..Plus that fraction we may be off is what gives a handmade bait that little something extra that makes them deadly..Nathan

You dip it...they also have a spray on version..Nathan

Plastic dip in the clear will work.Very thick tough stuff and will leave your bait with a rubbery feel...Nathan

Just a quick update guys..I was finally sent home Monday.Nearly 3 weeks in the hospital is a long time..lol. Thanks to physical therapy I can walk again..It's not pretty but it's getting better.I still don't have much feeling in my legs but the doc. thinks most of it should return over time.Thank you for the thoughts & prayers...Nathan

Thanks for the well wishes and prayers guys...I think they will be moving me to rehab.tomorrow..Should learn more today...Thank you!!..Nathan

On the 25th I had double hernia surgery and was recovering well ..This last Tuesday I began losing feeling in my feet and by Wednesday morning I had lost all feeling and use of my legs from the waist down.They sent me to a hospital that specializes in neurological disorders...and I stumped them too!!..after some really scary guesses as to what this might be they believe my first surgery caused my spinal cord to swell which caused the loss of the use of my lower extremities...I'm slowly getting tingling sensation back into my legs and movement is improving..Just not much coordination yet..everything is miss firing as it wakes up...it will be a few weeks of in house rehab. Teaching me to walk again..Thank you for the positive thoughts and prayers..My wife and I sure appreciate them..Nathan

Dave is right about the price...30.00 a quart sounds like a lot of money..but compared to epoxies we use that is actually not to bad..Nathan

Thoughts and prayers are with you Dieter...Nathan

Gene...(Lincoya) was trying that out..I never heard how he liked it as a top coat...He is doing mostly animal carvings now and doesn't build many baits anymore the last I checked..I'll ask him about this...Nathan

Mark, That sounds wrong on so many levels!!..lol..Nathan

Mark, They are the 1/8th in. Bbob..super glue will work fine..Nathan

Use zonker strips and wrap them on your lure frame..Nathan

Great Idea...nothing is safe around a lure builder!!..lol..Nathan

Hang in there Dieter...Things will get better..Nathan

I really enjoy reading these old stories...And I think you guys posting them like reliving those times..I know I did..Nathan

Or try using the search feature at the top of the page..You will have days of reading..Nathan

Remember...we use the same criteria for videos as we do photos here...If it is a " look at what I made and watch it swim" video..it will be deleted..Nathan

I believe this system was meant to be used in the fly fishing market.The system uses permanent markers for color.You can actually spray patterns over feathers and fur without gumming them up like regular paint would do...Nathan

You have to love or hate wood just for that reason Jed!!..lol..Nathan

If you google " Schlappen Feathers" for fly tying you'll find what you need..Nathan

Fshng2, I briefly read through Salty's build order and I didn't see where he used Shellac as a top coat..It looks like he uses it as a seal coat for the raw wood...Nathan