RiverMan
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Thanks guys, I really appreciate the kind words. Jed -
Sorry forgot to answer the length part of your question.........the vast majority of gliders fall into the 6-8 inch category although gliders up to 12" are common. I built one years ago that was 16" long, I think it weighted about 1.5 pounds, lol. It worked great tho. jed
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Red, A standard is 3/4" for the most part. If you go less than 3/4" it can be very difficult to get them to work properly........they don't want to go left and right. You need some width at the front of the body so the water can push them one way and then the other. RM
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Bass...............
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Nine inch trout..............
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A width of 3/4" will probably work ok but it might be a bit unrealistic looking. You don't see many 10 inch fish that are 3/4" thick! For baits up to 8" I will use 3/4" but anything over that I would go to 1" stock. RM
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I spin mine head over tail and if it goes too fast or too slow you will notice epoxy gathering at each end of the lure. RM
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The other thing you can do is study the design of lures that work. Look at the lip angle, look at where the line tie is at. Jed
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I generally set mine up to sink about a foot per second. You can weight them a bit heavier or lighter depending on how deep you intend to fish the lure. I also like them to remain level while they sink or just "slightly" nose down. You will have to experiment with your design to see how it swims the best. If you go to this site and click on "jerkbaits" you will see some basic designs to get you started. http://www.lurebuilding.nl/ Jed
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Gliders pretty much do what a walk-the-dog topwater does only they are designed to be fished below the surface. If you can work a topwater WTD bait you can also work a glider. Here is a video clip of one I built if you are interested in seeing it. Jed V.
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If an epoxy won't be too thick on your lure then etex is hard to beat. RM
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anyone else ever have trouble with D2T and hook rash?
RiverMan replied to bigbass101's topic in Hard Baits
Try "T" ing your hooks to keep the points away from the clearcoat. RM -
Thanks Bob.
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When you get the brushes, squeeze the end together really hard with some good pliers to tighten the grip around the bristles. Now run your fingers through the bristles about 20 times to get all the loose bristles out and you are good to go. Jed
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I'm using it over the top of heat set water based paints. So far so good, two coats and all looks perfect. The only thing I changed was I went to a softer brush (stole one of my wife's make-up brushes booo ha ha) and have minimized the brush strokes as much as possible. The surface doesn't look real even but I am hoping it will smooth out on the next coat. jed
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Ok thanks you guys. So what is the consistency when it is fresh? Is it about like water? Just wondering if I should add some LT now. Jed
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I have two questions for the DN experts. 1. What do you pour the DN into before brushing and what keeps it from setting up in the brush container? 2. How do you know if the DN you have isn't "fresh" anymore? The stuff I have is about the consistency of maple syrup, maybe a bit thinner. thx. Jed
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This is where I get mine........ 5/8" Acid Brush - Acid - R. S. Quality Products, Inc.
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If you are clearcoating a commercial type hard plastic lure that coating will work for you. Spray it on, let dry, apply a second and third coat. Use light coats. You won't get a super hard finish like you get with an epoxy but it will work good enough to fish. It will take a day or more for it to cure. If it is a wood lure, better use epoxy. Jed
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Thanks Capt. Do you have problem with the "self tapping thumb screw" leaking? Can a buy this screw at a local hardware store? Dean wrote me a very humbling message earlier today reminding me of my reluctance to use use Etex at one time and also my favorite wood, poplar! He has a better memory than I do! At any rate, he got me thinking that I need to give the DN a little time to get through the learning curve. For this reason, I intend to do some further experimenting in the coming days. Thank you. Jed
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Thanks Husky........... I put a thin coat of etex over it and altho it didn't fix it completely it does look good enough to fish myself or give to a friend. Jed
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6 inch Iridescent Fatfingers Flatshad
RiverMan commented on fatfingers's gallery image in Hard Baits
Nice job bud. -
looks great