MULE

Just wondering , if there is anything out there that is similar. I have been searching , but not finding. It's too bad this stuff has been discontinued, it worked well for walleye, and smallmouth patterns. It also happens to be my fishin pal's favorite for muskie-black and gold foil! I have silver and just ordered some copper, but I have not found me GOLD! -or brass. Anyway, thanks for any help. -Chris

That sounds like an interesting idea, another thing you could try is ordering some foil tape, you can get it at (sunshine glass?) google it. Just put the tape on and roll or press whatever you can find onto the foil. Stuff works great. -Chris

C.K., The actual fabric is about 1/16" on sides and is about 1/8" on tops/bottoms of diamond opening. The diamond shaped openings are 1/4" high x 5/16" long. This is the fabric, that came as a stuffed animal holder( hang on wall or ceiling) can't say for sure where we got it, but am thinking it was some toy store. It is one of the largest patterns I have come across. How much do you need? I have all but a small section, that I cut out. What remains is about 29" x 40" Pm me if you would like me to mail you a small section to try out. -Chris

Dwain, Sorry, Guess I replied to the wrong one. I was thinking about the guys who were wanting more mat'l. than a sponge. I agree with the fish scale netting. You could cut some stencils and then go layer by layer, I believe some guys do that, or shadowing your scales may give you the look you want? Keep seeking, -Chris

Guys, You can probably find what your looking for at most grocery stores. Usually at least at Cub foods in MN, the laundry aisle. They are perfect mesh bags for "delicate" washing. Another place is the toy store- mesh nets you hang from the ceiling to hold stuffed animals etc. Another option is Sporting goods stores- they have mesh gym bags( to keep things airy) another is the fising dept. of a Gander Mt. or Mills Fleet Farm etc. ( look at the minnow nets) Frabil makes some with nice netting. Last but not least....Google it, quite a few years back a friend of mine was in the purchasing dept. and ordered up some perfect netting ( we used it for rigging our canoes -cut it to shape and zip tied it to some of the bars to create pockets to hold our gear... small tackle boxes etc. ......for our trip to the BWCA. hope this gives you guys some options. Oh yeah, one more look in the baby aisle at Target or similar store by kids bath toys, we have a nice mesh bag that hangs in the shower to hold our kids rubber duckies etc. ......... SEEK AND YE SHALL FIND, God bless, -Chris

If it's Enviro-tech you are using..............I just use a long handled bbq style lighter, hold lure with a vice grip, and run the flame all over the bait. If you hold it in one place too long you will see black swirls. Just keep it moving it does not take long at all, just be sure to hit all areas of the bait. This has been working for me. Also, do this with the bait right after covering it with the epoxy. If you still have extra in the mixing cup, you can always brush off any burn marks if you left any. Just re swab the area and then use the lighter again. This works with enviro tech. This should help. I don't know that it is neccessary to use a torch. -I'm sure they last longer though. MULE