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the reason i leave them is to make sure there is no air left in the balsa i had trouble when i just dipped them with the odd air bubble affecting the prop .After i have soaked them I will leave them to dry for the day.i have not problems yet but will keep an eye on them .bob why would you not use balsa for pike

when i make my balsa lures i leave in propionate over night then sand then dip and sand again then dip about eight more times for the finish i will use 4 coats of epoxy etex lite total of 32hrs rotating this takes a lot of time but should ensure the lure is properly sealed .i only do this as a hobby but hope to sell the odd lure to cover some of my cost of materials

thanks i will givethem a go

help required please i would like to try photo finishing what would be the best\cheapest software for windows 7 i have live photo gallery but i cannot seem to resize or crop photo to required size or remove background

the wood is from the japaneese hiba tree thujopsis dolabrata

Hi all i have purchased two batches of devcon2 ton 30 min from gradys hardware and both are setting slight yellow.The other devcon i purchased from the uk is setting clear ? The problem is its a lot more expensive in the UK.

Hello ben good comment this may be a stupid question but is it possible to melt the trim board and pour into a mould

Thanks for the info on the musky s54 I guess the only reason i said it was only 8 lb is that i have had days when my son and i have caught upto 30 pike in a day on a brown trout 70ml countdown upto 18lb on this tiny lure made of balsa and at the end of the day it had a quite a few teeth marks / scuffs but these lures are not covered in a large amount of epoxy which i had hoped would hold up better Aestheticcaly. As for the balsa i do intend on making a mould of my carved lures and using a more suitable material as a base but at the moment i have no idea what

Thanks for the comments im using balsa and the reason i ask is that eventually i would hope to sell lures and if the pike do that much damage so quickly i dont think it would go down to well with buyers

Thank you for all input lure turned out great this morning.I also ordered some etex going to give it a go

Got 5 pike in 1 hour Biggest only about 8lb and the bait i made with Devcon is looking fiarly hammered teeth marks and hook rash.whats the best topcoat for these toothy critters

I am going to give dimensions of the lure and amout of epoxy i have been using .lure length 90ml x 20 ml x 12ml i use one full 1.0 ml syringe epoxy + One full hardner 3 drops of DA.I do not use the same syringe for the mixtures but i do reuse them i also mix with an end of a spoon in a glass ramakin

Thanks for all the support.I am going to try a thinner coat and update as i go one tonite and and then the final coat the next day

Thanks for the help i am going to try some of the above recommendations and see how i get on .Etex lite has crossed my mind is it any good over foil? would like to buy DN but because i live in ireland shipping is a problem. I am currently trying to find i similar mcu non yellowing product over here but not having much luck

HI thanks for your comment when you say 50/50 i presume you mean the two parts devcon .Just to add when i measure i always use two syringes so i get equal parts.One time i mixed equal parts of devcon with no DA I tried heating till the bubbles left .Quickly started painting but the devcon 30min had started to set and things got real ugly so i did not try again . Another method i tried was to mix for 3 min with a paper clip as to not create bubbles this was perfectly clear and shiny the next day but was not set properly and i could peel it off with my nial. I am going to try coating a few dummy lures because if i ruin any more of the ones i have spent so much time on it will drive me insane.Just to add more pain i thought maybe i had purchased a bad batch of devcon .So from another store ordered a pack of 6- 9 oz bottles gues what every single one of them turned yellow i got my money back but still a pain .The temp in the room is just about 60 maybe its to cold The humidity is 73% Now i am going to build a brick wall and use my head to hurt it ?

Here i go again yes its devcon 2 ton 30 min

Hi bb thanks for the reply i forgot to say yes it is devcon 2 ton and i also have a turner .Because i foil these baits i am also finding it dulls ? I think you may have a point about using to much devcon and i have never let it settle . Thanks

Firt of all hello to every one on tackle underground .Help urgently required ok where do i start . Devcon has been causing major problems first bubbles lots of bubbles so tried heating .This worked to a certain extent cleared a large portion of the lure but some remaining bubbles flowed towards tail end. Also because i carve the gills it ran thin at head and affected overall coating .So tried DA 3 drops to thin devcon still lots of bubbles ? i added more DA- perfect no bubbles. Waited till morning .Devcon was not set it was like rubber .So i purchased a very expensive artist brush 1/4 in 3 drops of DA and hey presto no bubbles but two more problems- a realy dull finish and when tested marks like oil started to develop under devcon slowly appearing. PS i live in ireland so could the temp / humidity be a problem. I will try to post pics if required Any help appreciated