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Thats why i bake it in the oven for a few hours, gets all the moisture out, i also learned that the hard way I tried a mold of bondo, didnt come out real great, but not bad for the first time working w/ bondo...

I have an old 1977 Bass Pro Catalog and they are in there. the models they have listed are: Garcia-Ambassadeur 5600C $58.88 Garcia-Ambassadeur 4500C $53.99 Garcia-Ambassadeur 5000 $35.99 Garcia-Ambassadeur 5000B $39.99 Garcia-Ambassadeur 5000C $37.99 Garcia-Ambassadeur 6000 $45.99 Garcia-Ambassadeur 1750 $19.99 Ambassadeur 5000C $44.99 Ambassadeur 6000C $56.99 Ambassadeur 5001C $51.99 Ambassadeur 5000CDL $89.88 All prices are whats listed in the '77 catalog.

Having trouble w/ my POP molds chipping around the cavities....I make 2 piece molds out of POP, after the mold has hardened enough, i break the 2 pieces apart. Then i put the 2 halves in the oven at 400 degrees and bake them for ~2 hours. the problem im having is they dont last long, some only a couple of pours, the plaster starts cracking or chipping away around the cavities. I tried to epoxy around the edges, that helped some but not much. Any thoughts on what im doing wrong, or is that just he nature of the beast? I went and picked up some bondo last night and going to give that a try this weekend. Aaron.

Thanks for the info, that helps alot. I like fuji guides also, seems they come on most of the top end rods.

Sorry for the lack of info... The blank im looking at is here: http://shop.mudhole.com/Shop-Our-Catalog/GLoomis/Bass-Blanks#spin the model number is SB811-BLEND use: bass fishing line weight: 12-15lb floro using a bait casting reel thanks again aaron

Im thinking of ordering the parts to make my first rod but im a little confused on guide sizes. im thinking of getting a G.Loomis blank, here are the specs Length: 6'9" Power: medium Action: extra fast Tip: 4.5 Butt: .571 These are the guides i was looking at getting for it: http://shop.mudhole.com/Shop-Our-Catalog/Hardloy/BNLGH-Casting-Guides?whence= Im not sure what size i should get and why i should get that size...any help would be appreciated! Aaron

i use the 5 minute version of Devcon. I think its like $1.97 at walmart.

i glue my weed guards in w/ epoxy, then paint.

Try this out: http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/pouring_plastic_worms.html

thats really cool. i might pick up a set.

Thanks for the info, i'll check that out!

Im assuming your talking about PVC board? Where do you get that at? I went to Lowes a while back and asked if they had it and i got a dumb look and the response "what is that?"

I started out making rat-L-traps and have come a long way since my first ones. I make them out of Popular. I cut the general shape i want then cut the bait in half lengthwise. Then i hollow out 2 cavities on each half, one for the weight and the second for the steel shot. I make one of the cavities almost the size of the bait got give the shot a lot of rattle. The cavities for the shot, i coat with epoxy, gives it a nice, loud sound. After you have the weight and shot in, glue the 2 halves together and finish shaping the lure. You can also make rattles out of copper tubing, but i find that the coat of epoxy is a little louder, and easier. Hope that helps some.

4oz plastic 1 drop pumpkin 1 drop red green, red, black & blue glitter i got that from del-mart.

I got about 50 pages of fax's from him this morning on articles he's wrote...seems legit to me, im gonna send him some samples. Like nova said "nothing ventured, nothing gained"

Homestead has a nice interface for beginners, pretty easy to use. Not a bad choice there. Are you looking to design it your self or have someone else do it. The tools that Homestead include you can probably do the basics your self. If your looking to have someone do it, or need any help, PM me.

If going that route, we could each send in a few bucks with the baits to help cover the shipping.

Try GIMP, its like Photoshop except its open source and free.... http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/

Great idea....I'm in.

cool. Thanks.

nevermind...did a search and came up w/ the answer. sorry about that.