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beautiful... love the eyes also...

This one is my favorite yet of your baits. Fluid flow of the body shape to the tail. Nice paint job and colors. That glow tail should invoke a strike or two.

Looks great. Swims great at both low and high speeds. Nice work. interesting that you made it pregnant. Juicy target for sure.

Looks nice from afar. Pattern looks to be spot on.

Nice looking details on the carving, paint/finish. I like the size of these two, bet they get hammered. You may want to make a few more.

Very Nice. Love the look of all your baits, paint, shape and finish.

Should mulch the weeds with the best of them. Nice belly detail.

Pete, Thanks for posting the pics and the detailed "how to". You're right though when you try to explain it, it's difficult but you did a fine job. For me a picture is truly worth a thousand words. I think I'll grab a few yards of wire, a beer, turn a game on the tube and take a run at making a set of these critters. I may need more beer.

Excellent. I was following the "domed eyes" thread in the forum where you show this bait unfinished. Sure looks nice with the top coat. The eyes turned out great. Those hinges are nice. How'd you put these together? Not only how are they built, but how are they connected together. Probably another custom tool you whipped together. Your style of bait transfers well from bait to bait. I know immediately when I see one of yours without looking at the builder's name. I do like the what you've been doing with your paint jobs lately. Much like Vince's work there is a tasteful understated refinement that is quite appealing in your work.

I love what you're doing with your colors. I know you favor the enamels, I'm still fighting the good fight with the water based paints. Your paint jobs especially when using pearls are really on another level, a higher that is. Keep sending the pics, I know you probably have some new styles on the table that you've been carving now that the lakes are froze and the hunting season is over. Vince what are you using to make those eyes? A poured resin and then paint? I've been messing around with various epoxies but the results have been less than acceptable.

The more I look at this one the more I like it. At first glance I wasn't sure about the stepped back line but it works. Your paint, the lateral red line and the way the it's jointed really pull this bait together. Nice graceful third section also. To pull this off from a simple description from your buddy is fantastic. He should be pleased. I'd love to have one in my ever growing arsenal.

I think you'll scare the fish with this one. Bad Ass.

Anyway to post better pics and get a true look at them? You put all this work into them, it's time to show them off. From what I can see you have a nice color palette rolling.

Really like what you've done with paint and transitions in textures from the scales to the gill area. Absolutely beautiful work. Sure gets me fired up to get back into the paint booth.

Nice work. I really like the eyes and positioning of them. Did you place a different type of reflective material in the cheeks? Hard to tell from the pics. Hooks look a bit small. Look forward to seeing future baits from you.

Nice paint and finish, clean work. Those lips are crazy long. Are they made from circuit board material?

You are a king with the rattle cans. These look great. I like the abrupt ending to the tail/backsides. Nice shapes. Should run nice too. Good idea leaving a square end attached and then moving onto the milling machine for the lip slots and hook alignment/placement. I employ a similar tactic. Sure makes life easier having something square to work off of.

Great looking work, all of them. I like the color on the black one, especially that fin. It's always interesting to see what people do with paint on multiple same shaped baits. The pattern on the red one is nice. I notice the center hook eye is not completely screwed in yet. Do you install the eyes after paint? If so do you seal them with anything?