kellure
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Ultra realistic Catawba Worm , an original design complete w/ shaped head with mouth, tail, feet, segmented body, and feet detail Measures 4.5" in length. Hand Injected Tail/ horn features both an angled and tapered tail design Each body segments is designed to different size specs as to maintain the realism of a perfectly imperfect & wrinkled catawba. Feet are strategically placed with a middle gap for varying hook sizes and perfect centering. Body is tapered towards the rear to maximize casting and skipping ability. -
The first distinction that should be made is that crafting lures of any quality & making a living/money doing so are separate. In answer to your question, you can if you are willing to sacrifice, make decisions and to be a risk taker. In order to reach that goal of lure crafting for a living, you need to fully understand is that it requires diligent, hard work & a very savvy business mind.
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For repaints, we use to operate on the $20/ hr concept. The huge majority of repaints did not require a full hour of "hands on it" from start to finish. The typical cost worked out to $10-12 a lure. That included everything from prep to clear to out the door. For extensive repairs, oversized or jointed lures you could count on additional time and product that pushed the price up to $15-17.
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One of my favorite lures to fish & to build: coffin billed, wooden, scaled, Prodigy crankbait in a fairly traditional shad pattern. -
...and folks ask why wooden lures come with a higher price tag ... the pics sums that up.
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I'd rec'd styrene, less expensive and it contours nicely in a VF.
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We have the following clear tubing if it fits the need: 56 feet of 1.5" diameter clear tubing 20 feet 2" diamteter clear tubing These are cut in 4 foot sections. Shoot me an email if interested. Info@customluresunlimited.com
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School of Delta Red Craw Ikons. -
Re: acetate forming ridges during a burn, simple solution: lightly hit both sides of the new stencil on a sander.
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Shane, the 8 port manifolds work nicely. See the link below. http://www.bearair.com/prodinfo.asp?number=120032
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Carver The below link (temporary) to a pic are some of the acrylic displays we use: CLU - display They can be purchased at the Little Sac link below...Reasonable pricing and excellent service from our experience. http://www.littlesac.com/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=22&cat=Lure%2BStands Good luck.
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Carver, The pic attached below are some of what we use on display. They can be purchased at the link below...Reasonable pricing and excellent service from our experience. Winchester Fishing at Little Sac Bait Company Bringing you the "New Era" of Winchester Baits Good luck.
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Wicked paint -
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When you crafted your 1st lure 31 yrs ago and you still jump out of bed excited each day like it was your first.
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Milia, that's a good question with a very simple answer: round head push pins/ needle,.... inexpensive, durable, and effective. Create a round socket using a rounded burr of the same diameter, clip the needle in 1/2 w/ wire cutters, paint the eye (if needed), push the pin into the socket at the correct angle= craw eye, piece of cake...good luck. Finding a flexible, durable, & textured material to serve as antennae was a challenge however. -
I bought a floater for my brother as a Christmas present. When it arrived it stared at me in the package & I had to test drive it. As a lure maker by trade, it is worth every penny. It kicks a very nice "V" wake and is effortless to fish, exceptionally realistic.
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Not a thru wire & just a "typical" lip slot, extends to about the 2nd ridge along the back. If you look close on the side, you can see the slot where it was carved and painted over. -
Thx for enjoying the lure fellas. Re: time, it took much longer to locate decent anatomical pics of craws than it did to draw, carve and paint. Used a combo of micro knives, skew & bevel chisels, and foredom to carve it. The latest version(s) has several improvements to the shape. Thx again.
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TU continues to give much pleasure to so many around the world, it's only decent for us to give a little along the way. Hope you can put the goods to use.
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Hand carved & custom painted craw. Balsa wood construction, lexan lip and stainless hardware, VMC black Nickel hooks.
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Hand carved & custom painted craw. Balsa wood construction, lexan lip and stainless hardware, VMC black Nickel hooks.
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We have several versions in stock. I'll have some of all the sizes shipped to you. Shoot me your address in a pm. No charge btw, hopefully they serve your need.
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We have never found them locally in SS and the correct size. How many do you need and in what size? Glad to help.
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Bob is correct about losing much of the visual detail as you head towards the tip of the blank. It was a nice effect however on the lower third to half of the blank, especially with a contrasting paint on the upper third...re: clear, after sampling multiple clears, I believe it was U-40 (aka Permagloss) that we discovered to offer the best qualities that we were after.
