champb Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 It has been quite awhile since I have come back here to the TU and posted. I have been making jigging spoons/slabs over the past few years and have started a small side business in making my baits. I have enjoyed reading on here and using the techniques to help develop my products. I owe a lot to this website, and need to start giving back from time to time. I am still not as good as the talent I see on here with the airbrush,but for my type of baits I have done a pretty fair job. I have enjoyed researching holographic tapes,etc. To find stuff that has worked for me and my application. I just wanna again say thanks to all that post on here and share some of my lure work the last few years. This place has been great in meeting others in helping make my hobby an enjoyable one. Happy Holidays to all. Bryon Nolan of TNT Slabs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedHed Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 Welcome back Bryan - you got some good looking baits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reeves Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 Welcome back Bryon. Those are some killer looking slabs, very impressive. I don't know too much about slabs, but if there is ever anything I can do to help, just look me up. Happy Holidays to you and your family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 Welcome back Bryon, I will have to agree with the two posts above. I'm impressed, very nicely done. I too among others will be more than willing to help you out. All you have to do is just ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champb Posted December 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 Well I need to get better with my pictures, I learned this fall to take them outside and they come out better, just haven't done many pictures that way of late. George, your already helping me out a lot, this website is how I found you. That 3rd picture is of a bait I will be sending to you soon on casting me some up. I appreciate your help on the 1oz ones your doing for me now. Cant wait to get them finished up. Thanks guys, hope to be on here more often now. I owe this site. Its a great place to learn new tricks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big-D Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 What do you use to get the chrome base on your slabs(top pic)? They look great. -D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champb Posted December 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 Big D, that top lure is made with a holographic/chrome sticker. I bought that particular vinyl roll on ebay. It was sold by a consolidated seller who purchases items and resells. The vinyl was used by a lure manufacture, the company was Luhr Jensen and Sons out of Oregon. I was very pleased to get my hands on that stuff. When you look at it straight on it looks chrome, when you tilt it you get the holographic effect that is really cool on it. The vinyl itself is somewhat easy to work with. It is thin,but doesnt work well with the bends in lures, like some holo materials do. I ended up just getting me a die cutter to cut my stickers out as I do so many of them. It can give them a better look, and they are all alike. Here is another picture of that same material used as on the top pic,but slightly tilted. It has lots of bling, bling to it. I love it on the Stripers, Sand Bass, and Hybrid Striped Bass. This other pic is of a fun lure to use. Its a skinny slab, similar to the flee fly slab on its build. But I made it with what all customers seem to ask for char on one side/white on the other with a red head on the lure, and some like silver holographic. I just put all the requests into one lure. I call it a Psychedelic Minnow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big-D Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 Thanks champb. From the looks of the photo, I thought they were painted. Excellent work with the vinyl. I've been using super chrome powder paint on mine- I might have to start using stickers and sealing with devcon. -D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
