Tracy G
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I hope all of the dads and stepdads out there had a great day today.
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I am looking forward to giving them a whirl as soon as you make them available.
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I Need An Airbrusher To Recreate A Discontinued Lure Color
Tracy G replied to bigboy17's topic in Hard Baits
I was just wondering. We are having our annual Tyson tournament on the same date. It would be hard for me to meet that timeline with my work schedule. I would like to wish you good luck though. -
I Need An Airbrusher To Recreate A Discontinued Lure Color
Tracy G replied to bigboy17's topic in Hard Baits
That tournament wouldn't happen to be on Bull Shoals, in Arkansas, would it? Just asking because I just painted 12 baits for a guy to use in that tournament. -
I use it only on novelty baits now. I spray it through my airbrush, but have to back the needle out and clean the brush often.
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I like that green. Nice!! -
I didn't like it very much. It is fairly tough, but it just didn't set up as hard as i would like. If you brush it on, you will need a soft bristle brush, to avoid leaving brush strokes.
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I use my dremel and cordless drill a lot also.
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I found a trick on here just for that. I use a toilet paper roll folded in half, use a hole punch to put a hole in both sides at the same time. Insert your lure in the roll and line up the crease on the center line of the bait and spray your eyes. I think that Little River posted this method a while back. Another way (if you are carving eye sockets) is, while the blank is still square, put it on a drill press and drill a small hole all the way through to mark the spots where you want the eye sockets to be.
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I use a lot of cedar, but also have used pine, popular, pine, basswood, and balsa. Pine, popular, and cedar can be found at almost any lumber retailers, and I usually buy balsa and basswood off of ebay.
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I have put a dowel all the way through a balsa prop bait and then anchored the belly hook hanger in the dowel along with the tail hook hanger and line tie, but this was a bass lure. I wouldn't even attempt a muskie or pike lure (which aren't in my neck of the woods) made with balsa.
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http://www.tackleunderground.com/community/media/gallery/category_8/tn_gallery_28195_8_281561.jpg I painted this, for a friend at work, after seeing bass blow up on dragonflies this past summer. Yesterday, he asked if i would paint more of them for him, he caught several fish with it on his first trip so I guess it worked. I hope this helps.
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I got the colors, but the pattern could use some tweaking. This popper caught several fish this past summer. -
Happy new years TU!!!!
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I have been using a coping saw, dremel, drill, pocket knife, and 300 grit sandpaper. I just acquired a bandsaw and drill press but am waiting until I have a proper place to set them up before I start using them.
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I often make my lips out of Lexan. I rough cut with tin shears and then sand to size with the dremel and sanding drum. I have also heard of people using g-10, and garolite in the same way.
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Hand carved from Basswood, lexan lip. Airbrushed in my "sexy bleeding shad". Thank you for looking. -
That sounds like me. I don't vacuum form anything, but I do cut stencils from anything that I find for free. I have used blister packaging, hand soap containers (from work, they are soft, semi-clear plastic), milk jugs, soda bottles, and even cardboard.
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Simply awesome! -
Thank you all. -
Hand carved cedar. Paint was a special request from a guy that I worked with.
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Haven't posted in a while so here's a novelty that I did for a friend's dad a while back.
Tracy G posted a gallery image in Hard Baits
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Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
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You will be in my prayers. Keep your heads up.
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Welcome aboard. The only thing better than catching big bass, is catching big bass on your own creation. I have to second what Brent R said, the search feature has a ton of information, but don't hesitate to ask questions.