Hi there tackle underground peeps. I live approximately 60 miles west of chicago and was turned on to this site from another forum bass resource.com. I am actually a part of a few forums and for their websites it is customary to provide a hello and for you guys to get to know me. I primarily fish for bass when the waters are open in illinois lol. My personable best is just under 6 lbs on a small private lake around 350 acres. Anyways decided to join this site because me and my father to part in this interest in replicating lures in a much larger scale i guess for display models they just look neat in a man cave. We have made a bagley fat cat, spro little john, paw paw, super spook, etc. We have fun doing these and all of are friends are happy to have one hanging in there man cave. I have had questions about paint schemes and how to make paint luke more realistic and was told this site will definitely give me some answers. Upon browsing i have came across a lot of helpful tips and tricks and immediately knew i had to be a part of this site, so on that i would like to say thanks for having me. Jim