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Speaking of it I was on for about 10 min and it locked up had to Ctrl-Alt-Delete and kill off the TU window. -Corey

That is the reason I stop using this site about a year ago. Very SLOW and locking up when I was in a hurry. This is the only site doing it so it is not my computer I have high speed Internet. Great site!!!! Just slow! -Corey

How do you bend the new straight tallywacker tails? I?m looking at making prop baits. I have the tails. I just don?t know how you bend them!!! -Corey

Woodieb8, That 35?er that straighten out the split ring I hand landed it. So the net was never in play with it. Yes you are right I have seen a fish pull out eye-hooks out of baits in the net. -Corey

When I first got my VL my AB did the same thing. The only time it would spray was when I had the air up in the 40Lbs and paint like water. I found out that the hose in the jar was sitting on the bottom. I cut just a little off and I was good to go. -Corey

Jarron, Yes, in theory the line would brake before the lure but when the fish is head shaking and rolling and hopefully gets in the net. You can?t imagine how much strength and power they have. I have had a 35? fish straighten out 125LBS split rings when I was using 80LBS line. Save yourself and the fish headaches. Step up to the .092 Magnum Screw eyes. Then you don?t have to think about it when you have a big fish on. http://www.staminainc.com/plug_hardware/magnum_screweyes_092.html -Corey

Jed, I had a lure I was testing sink just fine when I added the etex it did not sink after that. What type of top-water are you making? Some don?t need any weight!!

I think nim_evets is trying to say you can use almost anything you want. It is how much you want to spend. I started with paint cans!!! I have three baits I still use the cans on. Because they are my best sellers and I cant get the same results from the airbrush. After all is said up to date I have over $1500 in tools for lure making and it grows almost everyday. I also started with the cheep Harbor Freight airbrush at first. Now I have 2 Passche VL airbrushes and 1 touch-up spray gun for primer and sealer. Unless if you are loaded and rolling in it, I think everyone needs to start somewhere.

I spray my glitter with the airbrush, it is extremely messy and it takes sometime. I don?t recommend trying it this way on just one lure. I will see if I can get a photo added tomorrow. -Corey Karren www.tyjack.com

I have a question, say I took a bluegill and made a mold from the actual fish. There is no why I can patent any part of this bait, ?right?. Unless I make a special tail, way to hook on the hooks or any alterations and that is what the patent protects. Thanks -Corey

I have sprayed etex with a cheep airbrush, Rich told me his secret and it works great. The dry time is when it hits you lure it is drying working time 10Min. The only problem for me is I need a thick clear coat for musky lures. I use it on my salmon and walleye baits. Thanks Rich. -Corey

When I mix my etex I use the brush I am going to use to paint it on, ?Don?t use anything wood?. I beat it like mad for over 4min. Work it both clock and counterclockwise after every 30sec go around the sides of the cup good and switch from circular to zigzags for 30sec switch from the circles to zigzags for like 4 or 5min. This is where people go wrong, if you have ever used devcon you try not to get bubbles in it when you mix it. When I mix etex I try and see how many bubbles I can get in the mix. You are trying to turn it cloudy with a ton of bubbles. Now that is why everyone is saying you let the etex set for 10-15 minutes this allows the bubbles to come to the surface and pop. Do not put it on until it is clear again. Yes you may have to degas it, but I have never had a bait not setup doing it this way. -Corey

Jed, What is happing is when you put the first coat of the Kilz on it is lifting the grain of the wood and holding it open. If you have your Kilz like water it is soaking in the wood deeper and not sealing the pores of the wood. So you have a minute opening where air can get trap. Now when your etex is heated up it is more of a runny liquid. Now the etex is getting sucked in the wood pore and sealing the hole and causing the trapped air too escape creating the bubbles. Two things you can do (one) use thicker kilz, (two) sand after each coat of kilz. When I do my dipping I will let the first coat dry, I speed up with a heat lamp. This might help maybe it is drying the kilz before it soaks in the wood deeper. When I have dipped all my baits I start back at the first one. I hit it with 200 grit sandpaper smooth all the wood grain down. Wipe with a damp cloth and dry. I do this with the rest of the baits. Then I flip it over and dip the other end. I let this one dry over night. The next day I sand it and it so smooth and no raised wood grain. Jed, I have started using the same wood you are using for a top water lure. I have not run into the problem that you are having. But I will say this, I have seen the lure suck in more of the kilz and lift the grain more then my maple lures. Jed, I know we can get this to work for you PM me. I tried to call you on Tuesday night tell me when the best time I can call so we can see what we are doing different. -Corey

Every time I order from Stamina something is out of stock. And the price could come down some. -Corey

Jed, One Question how many times do you dip your baits in killz? I am sure I know what is happing. -Corey

Check out this address http://www.berkley-fishing.com/products/Detail.cfm?PassProductInfoId=2772&PassPrevious=1090&PassLevel=2 I have two of them for ice fishing for Lakers work great. If you read what they say about it, it is everything you are looking for except only 36? so it will fit in an ice shack. You are not going to get a 5?6? rod in an ice shack. For years, the highest quality graphite ice rods have simply been broken rod blanks cut down to an ice-fishing length. But things have changed. Mr. Ice Fishing, Dave Genz, captain of the Ice Team, has helped us design a rod series that flexes just like a six-foot rod, with solid graphite blanks specifically made for ice fishing. No need for bobbers anymore, the solid graphite blank delivers all the sensitivity you need to detect and feel when a fish takes your bait. These rods have it all - a balanced, lightweight design, more parabolic curve, and five chrome-plated stainless steel guides with a smaller, lighter outside diameter and bigger inside diameter to reduce line freeze-up. The future of ice fishing is here with the Dave Genz Signature Lightning Rod. The rod series endorsed by the Ice Team, the only North American organization devoted to ice fishing. Have you thought about getting a muskie rod and cut it down. I have used my muskie rods jigging for lake trout in the summer. Good luck, -Corey

Are you looking for a small rod for ice fishing? -Corey

I only have one problem, it is Monday ? Friday at 8:00 AM ? 4:30 PM it is the big W word. I also have 4 and 5 year old boys and one on the way. I don?t call this a problem because I love spending time with my boys. I remember one day I had to get some lures done. My wife was gone with my youngest son and I had my oldest boy. I gave TY a lure that was ready for paint, a brush, paint, and some glitter paint. I told him that he could paint it however he liked. That is my #1 lure that I love and will not fish or sale. It looks amazing and I would not take any amount offered to me. I would have to say my #1 lure making problem is all the ideas I come up with and the lakes are frozen so I cant test. I have two different crank baits another glide bait and the most amazing soft plastic lure. I have them aquarium tested but need the final lake testing before I make more. -Corey

Nice work vytautas! The harness I make never look that nice. Very informative keep up the good work!!!!! Thanks -Corey Karren

Here is a trick I have found! On a round lure, yes the tape will not stay down. Take some clear finger nail polish and go over the edge of the tape. This will hold down the tape so you can put an epoxy coat over and smooth it out. Then blend around the edge of the tape with paint. Last your final topcoat of epoxy. -Corey

I use cans on some of my lures and yes some paint will not like others. I have never seen the reaction cause it to bubble like that. The paint that I see it with the most is mixing a flat paint with gloss or semi gloss. The most I get is the crackle effect. I think this was a dirty surface problem, like Rich said. Corey Karren www.tyjack.com

That is not a mess!!! The floor is what I thought was a mess (lol). That is just as neat as you can be!!!!!! I saw all your boxes for your components and things look tidy and neat to me. Your wife would thank you for the clean work area if I sent a photo. At least your wife is not on your @ss for not finishing the upstairs of your house. I keep telling her if I finish it where can I work on my lures. Also this I love, when you know you are going to get in dilemma if you tell her you are going to work on lures. I just tell her I am going to work on the upstairs. That stopped working when she would hear my lath going. She come up to see how things are going and seen me turning a lure. All I can say is NOT GOOD!!!!!! -Corey

The sad part is, I have many times in the past worked with Muskies Inc on a banquet fundraiser. Now days trying to get donations for our actual fundraiser is getting harder and harder. -Corey

All I have to say is, you might be a redneck if!!!! Mr. Jeff Foxworthy would love to hear about that. -Corey

The problem is the bends. Titanium wire is made not to retain memory when it is bend. You have to heat it up so you can bend it. So the time that goes in to making them is high. Stamina has .042 wire in 6? long for $1.99 each, with one end closed with a leader sleeve. The biggest wire I found was .020 $12.95 ten-foot coil. If you find a coil of .040 or larger PM me I would love to know were I could find some. -Corey