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  1. Uncle Jays Fishin Shack
    Thanks for the tip Ben. Headin to the mall today to airbrush junction. If I can't find what I need there, I will try that. Jay
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    Thanks Dink Master. When I did my search I only did airbrush supplies. I guess I should have been more specific. Thanks, Jay
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    Hi everyone. Is there anyone in the MA or RI area that knows of a store that I can walk into to get quality water based airbrush paints? I am looking for Createx, Wicked, Life Tones ( hydro mist ) or Com-Art. I have been buying them on line and I have not seen them in any stores. If I want to buy a set its not bad, but to buy a single 2 oz bottle of a special color costs about 7 bucks !!! That's crazy!!! If anyone can tell me about a local store, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks, Jay
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    The tape I get from the supply house is called VentureTape. The only one they carry ( and the only one I have ever used ) is the CW tape. That is short for Cold Weather Formula. I have used it on baits that are 4" long up to the 12" and 14" baits as well. However, I always put one coat of epoxy on before I start painting because sometimes the edges do show on the smaller baits. If you are looking for other Venture tapes, they have a website. www.venturetape.com
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    toadfrog, Thanks for the info about the lure eyes. I am going to try that next time I get into my shop! HAWGFAN, Thanks! On this bait I pressed the foil tape into a thick wire screen like thing that I found at a local dollar store. It was a paper organizer for a desk that I bought for a buck and just cut out the section that I needed. I have not tried gluing the netting to the bait before adding the tape like Travis suggested, but that looks great! I am going to experiment with that too! Travis, I have seen baits similar to the one in your picture that have been listed on ebay and I could not figure how he did it. But I do now! LOL! Thank you!
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    I tried using HVAC tape instead of foil and it works well. It is very sticky and easily manipulated into shape and very forging around curves. It also holds a scale pattern nicely. I bought a roll of 100ft x 4" for 12 bucks at the supply house my company uses. I urge anyone to try it.
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    foil bait with hvac tape
    I used HVAC tape for this one
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    jointed scaled slow sinker
    Hey sorry I am so late in responding. It has been a long winter so far. Anyway, the scale material is spandex. I bought it from The Spandex House in NYC. They have a good website. This is called Little mermaid and is about 13 bucks a yard.
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    jointed scaled slow sinker
    A weighted slow sinking swim bait
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    I can help you with the holographic foil. I get mine on ebay from paper street plastics. He is in NJ and ships fast and secure. He also has a large variety of colors to choose from. The first, third and fourth photos are lures I made with his material. The second photo here is just a roll of air conditioning tape. I hope this helps and good luck with the lure biz!
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    Hey scrubs, I also have that book and I have made quite a few of the minnow chasers. I changed them a little bit and put very basic paint jobs on them. I carved them and installed a 6 gram belly weight with a hook hanger on some. The ones here just have a basic hook hanger on the belly. Then I took the treble hook off of an inexpensive spinner and put that on the screw eye at the front. I have caught some nice Bass and trout on them. I use a fast then slow retrieve so the bait goes up and down looking like the minnow is chasing a smaller fish. You should make some. You will be glad you did! Here are some of the ones I have made.
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    another bait chaser.
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    another of my bait chasers.
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    Same bait as the previous picture.
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    I got the idea for this bait from a book on making wooden fishing lures. I changed it some from what the book said but it works great for bass and brook trout as well.
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    holographic scaled 6" bait
    Thanks guys! Like most of us on TU, I really enjoy making my own baits. I am selling some of them on ebay to help supplement the cost of my lure building materials and tools. If any of you are looking to do the same, open an ebay account and try it! This little "hobby" of mine is now paying for itself. I urge anyone to try it! It is just another part of lure building that can be very rewarding!
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    Hey Curt, Thanks for telling me about bassfishingphotos. I just uploaded an album of some of the lures I carved this past year. Its under jgriffinglures. The first pic I loaded is the one I have on EbAy and you tube. If you can shrink it for me that would be great! Thanks a million! Jay
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    Thanks for the info Griffond. I do have a google account and I will look there as well. I will have time Sunday for sure. It is supposed to rain all day here in Ma. Looks like a good day to spend in the fishing lure workshop! Thanks again, Jay
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    Thanks Curt. I will try that this weekend. I am using a pic that isn't very good right now. But I would really like to use the same one that I use for my ebay and you tube accounts. Just to keep everything all the same. If you can believe this one, I am 45 and I just bought my first computer only 2 years ago so I am still learning. I will let you know when I get my good pic uploaded to bassfishingphotos. Thanks again, Jay
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    Hi Curt. Thanks for the info. I am going to try that. I had to shrink this one so much you can only see 3 of the 8 lures in the picture. I will give it a try this weekend.
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    Thanks. This one is a floating diver. It weighs 2oz and at a normal retrieve speed it will dive with a nice side to side wiggle. Not quite that "almost vibrating wiggle" but close. Then it will rise back up slowly, If you let it. I made 3 of this style lure. My wife calls them my Fast and Furious lures.
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    Lil Bass
    I made 2 of these, one floating diver that was 2 oz and one for trolling that was 3 oz. This is the 2oz one. I have made a few 4" ones as well. The stencils are a bit harder to cut out but still worth it. Where I live, Green was a great color for large mouth this year.
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    Thank you. Just having a little fun. This one was very easy to make too. Some holographic foil, some masking tape, then spray it.
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    This is the third of my wild looking baits.
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    This is another one that I did for fun. Let me know what you think.
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