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ldzoller

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  • Birthday 01/16/1971

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    Bass fishing, Deer hunting

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  1. Please go to eHow.com and check out my article on how to make a powder paint fluid bed. Thank you.
  2. I tend to stay away from the Gammas because they have a very small barb. The hook itself is extremely sharp and will hook the fish no problem. But the small barb doesn't hold the fish and I think these hooks lose more fish than other brands.
  3. Mustad as well, triple grip and round bend alike. A lot of my baits use a nickle triple grip on the tail and a red round bend at the belly. For an example, look at the "Dibble Shad" in the gallery.
  4. ldzoller

    More "Dibble Shads"

    Here are a few of the first baits I have made. They are carved from Red Cedar. Please tell me what you think.
  5. ldzoller

    More "Dibble Shads"

    Here are a few of the first baits I have made. They are carved from Red Cedar. Please tell me what you think.
  6. ldzoller

    More "Dibble Shads"

    Here are a few of the first baits I have made. They are carved from Red Cedar. Please tell me what you think.
  7. Here are a few of the first baits I have made. These are carved from Red Cedar. Please tell me what you think.
  8. Here are a few of the first baits I have made. These are carved from Red Cedar. Please tell me what you think.
  9. Here are a few of the first baits I have made. These are carved from Red Cedar. Please tell me what you think.
  10. I think you can cut you wood into smaller pieces and dry it yourself fairly quickly in a microwave or toaster oven. I'm not exactly sure how you can tell when the piece is dry, perhaps someone else has tried this and can offer some insight. Or, just experiment on your own and see.
  11. I think I might remember reading somewhere that you can soak your rivets in bleach for awhile (not sure how long) and then build the bait and it will squeak much sooner with use. I think it had to do with the materials of the rivet, though. Most rivets are aluminum, I think, and this might have been with stainless steel rivets. Anyone else ever heard of this?
  12. I do not know what the big manufacturers use, however, I have been experimenting with waterslide decal paper you can use in your inkjet printer. I purchased mine online. I think I paind about $16 for 10 8"x10" sheets, including shipping. I found a bluegill pattern I liked and used Adobe Photoshop to print both sides. You must seal the paper with a acrylic clear coat first, then dip in water and the image slides right off. I placed it on the bait, it wrinkles some and needs to be worked in order to curve it. I still got some creases. After it dried I used Devcon 2-Ton to clear coat the lure, sanded down the high spots, and clear coated 2 more times. I will try to post a pic as soon as I can. I really liked the results, but it was a fair amount of work.
  13. Check out this link. http://buildyourcnc.com/default.aspx I am currently researching DIY CNC as well.
  14. If I might interject a question along this line, not trying to offend, but I thought this applied to the topic... If the general consensus is that simple paint scheme is better, than how important is the shape of the bait as long as it wobbles with some decent action? We spend all this time carefully shaping our baits, but does that really matter as well? That post a while back about the truck shaped bait comes to mind.
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