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Hi Bud, The solvent they're recommending is MEK methyl ethyl ketone. Its found in your local hardware stores & home imp. stores. Theres companies out that make specialized adhesives for SP baits, but most people find super glue used sparingly works pretty well.

Hey Dick, Good to see you around, thought we lost you there. glad to see business is good for ya. Take care.

Agreed, I can remember talking with Big Splash about this awhile back, hes in salmon country up north & uses flies, spinners & soft plastics. I think with our userbase, we'd have no problem assembling a diverse group.

You might be onta somethin Mike. I'd like to get a group of writers together to contribute news & articles on a regular basis, Reviews is a big help to those lookin to improve thier designs. I have Uncle Wes on the news crew & Skeeter has been helpful with writing articles for us. Id be willing to form a group of writers, one of the perks would be product reviews, Maybe correspondents from different areas of the country. I also want some people to cover local expos & shows on TU's behalf, I'd be willing to cover entry fees & provide some gear to wear in return for articles. I'm gonna try & tour the Bagley facility in Fort Myers soon & see if they'll grant me some interviews & photos. If anyone has ideas, feel free to chime in.

Doh! CJ.... uhh Is that your email address posted in your signature? (Delete that too)

Delete it, its spam..... what I cant figure out is how "you" got that email. I get about 30+ a day like that. If anyone else recieves this email, let me know please. I make every effort to protect your email address while you visit here, one tip would be to NEVER post your email address on this board, the board has a built-in email form that shields your email from public eye & other members, use that instead of posting your actual email address. Thank you.

Been there Couple weeks ago I was alone on my basstender (same as yours) I was retying a bait & glanced up real quick & saw a 5 footer eying me, he splashed under instantly & splashed me in the process. Scared the crap outa me, I thought he was comin in the boat I'd love to be able to tube float down here but I aint got the stones. (sorry for strayin off topic)

I do at least 3 coats of gloss spray enamel on mine

No one here particularly enjoys removing posts, but im guessing it was removed for one of the following reasons, just for your choice of a topic titled: WHAT THE FU@& ? from the site rules: 4. Be tasteful at all times, we do not permit foul or explicit language, racist comments, gender bashing, or offensive material of any kind. 8. Vague posts: when posting, please use a descriptive title. Posts tilted, eg. "Hey", "Look at this", or "I have a question" these type of posts will be edited or deleted. They offer no lead to the information in the post & use unnecessary time & bandwith, for every visitor to read a post that they might not have wanted to read. Also, contacting an individual publicly on the board should be avoided, we have a "Private messenger" function in place where you can contact any member privately. you will likely get a better response privately, since the recipient isnt having to reply publicly to you. 11. Please do not post in all caps [ALL CAPS], this is an issue of courtesy, this is considered screaming and is bad internet ettiquite. If you have trouble reading the font on this site, consider using a larger font in your web browser to display the site. Also not officially a rule as of yet, but will be: If your posting simply to show off a photo, please use the "Photo Gallery" thats what its for. I intended the image attachment function to be used for Q&A & to aid in description, not for show. You're only alloted a small amount of space in the forums for uploading, the Gallery has no such restrictions.

Its available, look under "Resources >> Links" or click here I think a URL is required, so if the supplier has no web address, use tackleunderground.com & list the suppliers postal address & phone numbers/s, etc.

The Traders post has been locked due to abuse, I dont know how to spell it any clearer than what is noted on the front of the forum: Since Funnyfarm & I are the mods of that forum & I cant seem to find him, Ive locked the forum until we can find a better solution or more help. Once again, this site is free to everyone to use & is supported by paid sponsorship by advertisers, would you pay to advertise here when you see "For Sale" posts littered throughout the site? [Moved to "The Docks"]

Nope, you type it in a form, just like you do in the forums. Theres a link on the page that lets you upload multiple photos at once. The only thing we ask is that you number the steps taken in the tutorial & name the corresponding photos to match (eg; 01.jpg, 02.jpg, 03.jpg) or similar. look over some of the existing how-to's for an example. Yeah, keep the size of the photos around 320x240 pixels or smaller so the page will load fast. take care.

We welcome how-to articles & tutorials from all members. If anyone would like to author a tutorial or how-to topic you can write it online & upload the photos to the knowledge base here Thanks & enjoy

Solicitation is not permitted in the luremaking forums, its stated in the site announcements & clearly noted in the site rules, please be sure to read up on em. Your free to thank ken, hes a helluva guy, but a private message to him would be more heartfelt. Hope you understand. redg8r

been there, sometimes you'll even get it with smaller micro glitters. Sometimes a flake is simply suspended on the outer edge of the epoxy & it stays there. A tip would be to grab a can of transparent spray adhesive & add your glitter before clearcoating. you can even use your hands/fingers to make sure all the flakes are pressed relatively flat on the bait. the epoxy should cover better then. The upside to the extra work is that you can control where the glitter goes on the bait, you could even apply 2tone or multi-color patterns that way too. Hope it works for ya. redg8r

Yeah I dont need a depth finder down here, if I'm curious, I just dip a leg in & feel for the bottom

Just a note to let members know we'll be doing some maintenance on the site thru the weekend of 7/31/04 The site will remain active while we work. Thank you.

I built something similar to what your describing. I found an old electric weedeater for 10 bucks at a thrift store. it had a 1/4" threaded shaft which made it easy to chuck up (i used couplers & pins) I added on a tailstock using a 7/8" od. 1/4" id. bearing with a live end. My wife works in food & wine and accumulates alot of wine corks, I shape em down for floats for my son. If you could clamp down a var speed drill with an added tailstock like described above, you could get away with something like that too. If you want a quality tool, look around the web for "pen lathes" these are made for small parts like ink pen barrels.

I think bob over at powerpak can still do custom formed clamshells. www.blisterpackaging.com tell em tackleunderground sent ya for a free sample & discount. actually just send him a bait/s & hell send it back to you in a sealed sample package. if your looking for stock sizes, theres alot of links in the forum, do a search for "clamshells" or "blister packs". take care.

One type of plastic that hates solvents is styrene or polystyrene. look for the recycle label on the plastic or packaging (it should be marked "6") it might also have the abbreviation "PS". interested in everyones results.

Heres one Ive tried, use CA (superglue) as a base sealer, use a polyethelyne bag, like a shopping bag to rub it in, works pretty well.

hmm Ive heard of using an ice bath to retard cure time, but if heat works, do what works best for you. thanks for sharing.

wow, I thought that was a wooden bait with a soft plastic tail. literally stolen.... ow, that hurts.

Counterfeit might be a lil harsh, knockoff is a better term. It happens alot, if you take a stroll down your local grocery aisle you'll see many generic & store brands using the same colors & text to try & match the leading national brands packaging. Hopefully the buyer can see the bait well enough to discern the lack of craftsmanship, I can see it quite easily. Another tip for Jerry would be to come up with a better logo or something else he can register, trademark & protect. The font he uses is "copperplate gothic" & is on almost every computer so theres nothing wrong with using that font. If the knockoff maker uses Jerry's full name, well thats a different story entirely, but I would look into trademarking or better branding if I was him. thanks for sharing.

I had the same problem a few weeks ago. I thought it was the website & ran an evenings worth of diagnostics to optimize all the files & analyze any problem spots, nothing turned up. I checked my pc & found my pc settings had been changed after a recent upgrade to my firewall. After making a couple adjustments to my firewall program (notably the cookie handler) the site loaded like a breeze. if you have any browser enhancing software like antivirus, ad-stoppers, firewall, etc. check your pc, but if others are having the same issue, please let me know & i'll look further.