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Basschamp167

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  • Birthday 10/20/1992

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    New Jersey
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    Bass and Muskie fishing, Lure building, Bow hunting

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  1. Hey all, Does anyone have a good supplier for bulk amounts of Envirotex Lite? I've been able to find some half gallon kits but nothing more. Thanks, Zach
  2. Hey folks, I'm starting to get back into lure building after a 2 year hiatus. I used to make mostly muskie lures, but I want to start making suspending jerkbaits for bass. I want to make my diving lips from G10 circuit board but I am not sure how I would go about cutting it. I would assume a rotary tool with a cut-off wheel would do? Thanks, Zach
  3. I fish for muskie here in New Jersey. Are you looking for someone to test your baits for you? And as far as fish hurting your lures, they will certainly test your topcoating and sealing skills, if thats what you mean.
  4. I use acid flux brushed from Home Depot, in the plumbing section. 24 cents each, not a bad deal.
  5. Hey that cleared a lot of things up for me. The only real reason I thought I needed it was for paint adhesion. You are right, I should just ditch it. Most of the lures I make now I seal with 4 or 5 coats of polycrylic, but I think I'm going to make the switch to sanding sealer or propionate for muskie lures. The polycrylic just doesn't penetrate enough, IMHO. Thanks alot!
  6. Alright, and I plan on applying the primer over a couple coats of minwax polycrylic, which is water based, and then createx paints, with a top coat of devcon.
  7. Hey everyone, Does anyone use BIN brush on primer before they paint? I just found a bunch of this stuff in my basement and I'm wondering how well it will work for me. Thanks, Zach
  8. Also, I'm not sure if diemai noted this, but watch the line tie. I made a while back a 9 inch deep diving bait with a large lip, about 2.24" long, and the key for me was where i had the line tie. I had to experiment a lot with it and found that the best place was a little shorter than 1/2 times the overall length of the lip. For instance, for a 2.5 inch lip, i would place my line tie anywhere from 1" to 1.2" from the rear of the lip. Hope this helps a little. You can PM me with quiestions and i might be able to send you a pircture or two. Thanks, Zach
  9. You gotta pack it first...helps it "soak" in! Hehe its a bad joke..yeah try thinning it down. happened to me when i first tried dipping baits in polycrylic...lots of it would bead up on the bottom of the lure. ended up actually just brushing it on.
  10. There are also a few good videos in Youtube by the company Tapp Plastics on how to make a two art mold. Just go you youtube.com and type in the search bar "how to make a mold" and it should come up. Also, do you guys know if i could use Alumilite RTV molds, such as the HSIII, to mold featherlite into? Thanks!!!
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