smirkplug Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Thanks guys, again and again and again. As a small time plug maker T.U. saved me on the red hook issue by recommending SPIKE-IT blade dip, to change the 5000+ v.m.c. hooks i already have in stock. Its cheap, easy, and effective ! When shipping rods T.U. gave me great advice on shipping through the U.S. postal service and lightweight irrigation tubes with end caps bought reasonably priced from Home Depot. Alot of time and trouble was spared from the free advise given by my fellow members. I just thought i would start a thread for others to discribe their sucess in following the free advise from the great T.U. members. Thanks again Smirkplug !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreekMonster Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 T.U. is a GOLDMINE. I only wish I'd found it sooner. A very sincere THANK YOUto everyone out there who were so willing to share their ideas and comments that have saved me so much time and $. Maybe I can repay the favor someday. Thanks to all!!! Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 One of my favorite tips or advice given was for making wood bodies symmetrical. By blacking out two mating surfaces with a black marker pen before gluing the pieces together, you get a permanent centerline along your body. No matter how much material gets removed, the centerline remains. For making masters for molding, I take this a step further and glue a thin sheet of black card between the pieces of body. This gives a thicker line as my eyes are not that good these days. This may not have been the exact point or purpose of this thread, but I would like to thank the poster of this tip. I tried to find the name with a search, but failed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazmail Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 Best advice I have got is - finding the address to TU - there is a wealth of info in here - I am a bit miffed that I missed the posts pre 2006, as I suspect the original posters are- BUT the new Tutorial's should fix that. pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSC Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 I dont know that I could say just one thing as there have been so many tips that I have read here in TU ... (Tackle University) ... I have been out of lure making for a long time and this has helped bring me part of the way up to speed. Thanx Guys and I hope I can help all a long. JSC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
