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E-bay is where I get my propionate. Here is a website that will give you all kinds of info on propionate and they will direct you to e-bay www.tackelemaking.com Gino

Here is the picture of the roller Gino

Hey Ben I realized that right after I posted The Macz1 the scales are 2 mm wide by 1.5 mm long the Macz3 5 mm by 4 mm. I would think the Macz2 would be some were in between the 1 and 3 Hopefully this helps Gino

Hey Ben The tool would be perfect for bass baits due to the tool roller is only 1-3/8 wide by 3/4 diameter. on muskie baits that are not wider than 1-3/8 works fine, the length does not matter. I found that to make very good scales I put the handle of the roller in a vise than press the foil with my fingers ovr the roller and keep on rolling forward until the entire foil is done. I cut the shape of the foil first before I roll the scales Gino

I think the mistake I made is that I used a paint reducer instead of a transparent base, I taught that the reducer would do the same. I do have a transparent base, I also will try a lighter color bait. The wall eye I basically use pearl gold than I shade it with transparent black very lightly until I get the right shade of my golden walleye I do not mind at all to share some of my secrets, after all this site is always sharing, I learned a ton from you guys when I started three years ago Any way the tool is called MAC-Z-SCALER there are a all bunch do not get maczi or macz2 the scales are to small and will not come out clear. The one I use is the macz3 you can purchase them at Wasco taxidermist supply or Mkenzie, they are abnout 35.00 dollars each go to www.taxidermy.com Gino

Here is the bait and a foil sample that I made for a crane bait Gino

I made two baits with aluminum foil one using HVAC tape backed foil and another jus plain kitchen foil, I used a fish scale tool to make the scales both the scale are really visible, the plain aluminum its even more pronounced due to the lack of paper backing. I painted the baits using transparent paint and thinned out even more, after the baits are painted the scales really kind of disappear. I am thinking either not to paint the scales and just do the back/shoulder and belie to hide the seams, or just a very light coat of transparent paint on the aluminum sides. Looking for some suggestions Gino

I pulled both sights and you are right the other material is thicker. I did find the AmacoArtEmboss Thanks Gino

Thank you for the info Jim. I logged on to Amazon and they have quite a selection of colors Gino

Hey Guys I used the silver aluminum foil, my first foil bait to boot, it worked out beautifully. I sealed the foil seams with thinned out Devcon 2-ton the seams did not come through when I painted the bait. I done a golden walleye pattern and I followed Ben and Musky Glen advised used the sunrise yellow to get the gold effect worked perfect. To finish the bait I sprayed the back with Createx gold than shaded the bait with transparent black very thin. Got the job done Thanks again fellow bait builders Gino

Hey Guys Thanks I will try it

Thanks Bob I tried the same, google it and no one seems to stock it. I am going to use the HVAC alluminum duct tape, it's good stuff and easy to work with. I just wanted to try some of the gold foil Gino

I searched this site and tried suggested suppliers, seems like that Venture tape is not making any of the foil tapes, only strips of tape. I cannot even find just the silver foil. Anyone that has a current supplier for the BriteBak foil please help out Gino

I have built many musky glide baits with grea success, musky guys they are looking for a foot/second sink rate. I have been using Vodkaman sytem for couple of years and it works great very accurate (Thank You Dave) I have purchased a beaker that is graduated in MM and is 3 inches By 20.5 inches toll, I use this beaker to find how much ballast I need. I also molded a all bunch of weights from .5 grams 20 grams with wire hook on them, I will hook this weights from the belie of the bait until I get the sink rate I am looking for, I have also done suspending baits using this system. You can also make a balancing a scale to balance the bait or find the attitude of the bait, like perfectly level or nose down etc. etc. When you this with a balancing scale you must find the center of balance or gravity of the blank before you add any hardware. I made a wish bone wire hangar that I hang the bait from the back at the center of balance than when I had the hardware and ballast everything is balanced from the marked center of gravity that was established earlier. Some day when I have more time with the help of a friend I will do a tutorial, I have learned so much from this site that I would love to give back and make some new builders their bait building more fun. On one note by figuring things on your own will teach so much more, but I always looking for some good tips, and definitely you will find them here Gino

You can find iridescent eye's on e-bay up to 12mm, you can also take silver and black pupil 3 D eyes, than air brush them with pearlized white until the black pupil are barely visible, they come out really nice Gino

Great videos and very informative. You should consider making a DVD on how to paint, with some paint patterns. I would buy it Thank you for sharing Gino