Coley

Looks good riverman, amazing what we can learn to do. Keep up the good work. Coley

Peel the net while it is wet, your not talking about a heavy, wet spray job on the netting. It is very light, just enough to get the scales. Now, I am talking about spraying waterbased acrylic craft paint. Not enamel, I haven't tried this with any solvent based paint. Coley

No residue at all. Two small pieces, one for each side. Spray and peel. Paint does not smear. As soon as you peel the mesh you can spray the back. I want to emphasize again, this is not my idea. It belongs to Charlie Mitchell. Coley

One of the simplest ways to hold the mesh on the bait is to spray the mesh lightly with 3M spray adhesive, and stick it on the bait. It takes less material and really speeds up the work. Thanks to Charlie Mitchell for this idea. Coley

Looks a lot like Nathan's "Mohawk Minnow". You did a nice job making it. I visited your site, your baits are beautiful. Coley

Go to the tutorials section and you will find a tutorial by "funny farm" on adding scales to a bait. His are large for muskie baits, but his process can be used for other baits as well. It won't be long before you will be helping someone else here. I just started making baits a year ago this month. Keep it simple to start with and then branch out. Coley

I don't know how many it will take. When I clean Sauger, I figure a beer every 5 fish, and it takes about a minute a piece to clean a Sauger. So, after you pick me up we will have about 9 hours of driving. Based on the Sauger stat, 108 should do it. Coley

You can buy Devcon 2 Ton epoxy at Walmart. It comes in a syringe tube that pushes out the same amount of part A & B, so all you have to do is mix it up. Don't get the 5 min. epoxy, it will yellow in a heartbeat. 2 Ton cost $1.97 a tube. I don't know of any spray clear coat that would hold up on a jig. You can also paint your jigs with a couple of coats of fingernail polish and clearcoat with 2 Ton. Coley

I am already packed. It's 598 miles. If I leave in the morning and walk about 2.8 miles a day, I should arrive about the first of Oct. Coley

Welcome aboard, we are always glad to have new faces, with or without experience. We were all greenhorns at one time. If there is anything you don't understand or have trouble with, just ask and I promise you will get help. Coley

I install my lips at the same time I clear coat my baits. My lips fit really snug. I clearcoat the bait around the lip slot while holding the bait straight up. I put clearcoat (Devcon 2T) in the lip slot and on the section of the lip that fits in the slot. Still holding the bait straight up I push the lip slowly down into the slot. The epoxy will ease out the bottom corners of the slot. Still holding the bait straight up I start using this excess epoxy to clearcoat the rest of the bait. There is no need to get epoxy on the lip as the nose of the bait was already clearcoated before I put the lip in place. Coley

Nice looking bait, good job. I am working on mine. Coley

Enjoyed the personal info on Riverman. It's nice to get to know more about our members. Good job Jerry. Coley

Nathan, what happened at the meeting? Coley

Janns Netcraft has one. About $7 bucks. Goto Janns and do a search for snell tyer. Coley

Thanks Mac, I'll give it a try. Coley

Found these on the net. Looked pretty neat to me. Thought you fly tying guys might like to see them.

A comedy site about fishing. http://home.fuse.net/jcthelen/fish_frame.htm Coley

Way to go funny farm, congratulations!! Good thing she looks like her mother. Coley

Just besure you are logged in, if not, no pictures can been seen in the post. Coley

Another one of your good jobs!! Coley

Great job Gene.....ius I told you guys, Gene has more talent than any person I have ever met. I need to learn how to do this before the next BOB contest. Glad to see you getting back on the board. Coley

I seriously doubt it. Lead melts at 600+ degrees, a deep fryer probably won't go above 425 if that much. Coley

Anyone ever use Parafilm M for masking. This site has an example on a model plane. http://www.clubhyper.com/reference/usingparafilmda_1.htm ________________________________________________________ This site has the product, this is the best price I found. Price varations are pretty extreme. And no shipping charge. http://www.pollardwater.com/emarket/Pages/L1410110film.asp Coley

I sent the following email to a guy that calls himself Mr. Ambassadeur. I own an Ambassadeur 5000 De Luxe in a wooden box. The serial no. is 8431. Could you advise me of a good value for this reel. The reel is new, about 1963 is when I bought it. Thanks, Emory Cole Here is his reply, I nearly fell out!! Hi, It sounds you have a wonderful item with you. You are right on the date. That was produced in 1963. (First production was on 1962. And your item belongs to the second production.) The value of the item in unused( new) condition should be approx. $2,000.00. It was $99.00 in 1963. Regards Simon Mr. Ambassadeur A happy Coley