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5 inch glider/walkers


mark poulson
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Here are the three 5" gliders I made from PVC. They all weigh 30 grams, and walk really well.

I made them to have a topwater that I could cast a long way, to hit boiling bass, and these cast like bullets.

One is a silver shad with a yellow stripe and irridescent violet over grey back.

One is a baby bass.

One is a sparkle white over pearl white, for low light/off colored water.

I used a black water based sharpie for the gill and mouth lines, and a regular red sharpie for the gills and blood accents, and sprayed over that with Createx clear base, heat set, to keep it from running. I guess I didn't put it on heavy enough over the sparkle white lure, but I kind of like how the red bled. Happy accident.


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Thanks guys.

I tried to mix up a green pumpkin color for the bass, since it is a great color here in SoCal.

The Air Pro brush with the MAC valve makes detailing, like the black blotches on the bass, so much easier.

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I like the baby bass most , too , .......and off course the body design in general:yes: ,......great lures , surely gonna make my own version of it some day , but busy with "metals" presently .

Welldone , Mark :yes:, ....greetz , Dieter:yay:

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Bob,

I used to use rattle can paints, and clears, and the sharpie would run more. I always hang the lures from the head for that reason. It's just hard to control how much it runs.

Since it only takes an hour to shape and paint one of these, I could probably make a wild "flame" lure, with the red running down the sides. Maybe next batch.

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