woodieb8
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you sat crothcety at 49 add a few years in my case. its hard to be civil in todays world. i never knew i knew so little about so much. by the way your flat sided baits are awesome
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aagh god let me know when brett i need a week to clean up the shop.. as for the fish there waiting. any species and lots of them. your baits would getem here
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bretts kinda modest guys. he does a mean bait
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man alive those are sweeet. i gotta stop giving out secrets.
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realistically i am not trying to dis-inheart you its the long hours in retail. if you can get your hands on a hot product and pre-sell to your customer base . thers many ways to approach a busines strategy. i hope it works out for you. if not you could have a very large tackle box at the least
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DELW your right. aagh riches for all. just make the work day 26 hrs and a week 9 days long yipee
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woohoo if your just getting into the game. get lots of experience. its a way of life, not a job which means many hours and holidays are gone. believe me any one in the biz will back up this statement. one more thing,,,,, grow thick skin.
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just a thought try wax paper over the dummy lip. i pull the dummies when the clears soft it works.
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i use a oil sump compressor for volume. 5 hp. 60 gallon. they are consistent and last years.. it depends if you have the room and need for volume air, and if you have a 220 line
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we buy the pearl powders from the auto paint shops and mix our own volume
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you could put a dummy lip in, or use a screw to hold your bait. we put lips in afterward the clear.
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once there painted clear acylic works fine. dip 2 coats. great on plastic.. wont gumup the joints. i have done thousands this way over the years. if you really want auto clearcoat also but much more expensive
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go to your local hardware or glass store. they mau have lexan scraps. its tuffer then plastic
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theres a fellow imn michigan he screws the front and wires his tails. . soft wire cable can be iffy on trollers though.
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whats worse then a bad bait. a beauty hitting the floor, right after you cleared it. . you can find all the dirt in one dropping
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river man i hide my evidence. my neigbor has a fireplace. im sure i have lowered his heating bills over the years
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it really depends on the size and shape of the bait. many are not weighted. is it a round or flat sided bait
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nice job. she looks like she need some teeth marks
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sorry i will be in the paint booth. i wish i could go but its work for me
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that really is a different twist, no pun intended. i should really try that tip. thanks for reminding me
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funny thing here we dont use rings on troll baits. the guys here want hooks to hang close to the bait. we T and bullhorn the hooks. it creates less hook rub. never had screws pull out yet. you nust have had a bad ring but muskies are crazy arent they. we use the 1/1/2 scres on baits. our pull screw goes thru the lexan lip. so theres never been a problem
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as stated the big screws 0.92. what really happens is torque when netted. a fish basically has little leverage till its actually against something like a net. many people tighten drags hard. if you are building definately overbuild
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yes Jed i use red cedar. after its sealed its a little tuffer. i love honduras mahogany but cant afford at the amount we cut. its a very good wood to work. its denser but still buoyant enuff for what we do.. i try to buy my cedar by looking at end grain of boards. the growth rings closer together give me a little better wood tuffness again. heartwood
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we at woodie baits use cedar wood for cranks for musky. its dusty use a dust collecter. its affordable and has a better density for larger baits then many soft woods.
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i sent to ask for a small sample from the canadian rep. i will see where this takes me. will keep you guys posted