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thanxs J.R seems like you guys state side can get it at homies, lowes etc, i have searched all the homies here and the ronas, nadda,. up next is lowes , thanxs for helping Etch

thats it in a nutshell, have never had my baits yellow with nu lustre, dev is a little tougher, just not worth the headache compared to nu lustre, IMHO, and i recoat nu lustre baits, with in 12 hrs, makes it one super tough coat like instead of 2 seperate coats, in my experince Etch

i also use nu lustre as woodie does( thanxs for the tip oldtimer) lol, been using it for over a yr now and love it, it is between dv2 and etex as far as thickness, and is tougher then etex, just make to warm the bottles a little before using it! Etch

got to agree with the boys, that boy swims the nutz Etch

nice job on the baits, really like the way you did the bass paint!! Etch

it will all come down to preference,whether you through wire or use screw eyes, i use stainless screw eyes, epoxied in and they wont pull out, try both and see which is better for "you" and your type of crank. Etch

thanxs mark great tip, but the ones in the pic work awesome, what i am having a prob with is doing a quad buzz blade bait, think its called a big daddy, will see if i can get a pic of it, wanted to do one with a frog body, but cant figure it out yet, lol thanxs Etch

sweet plugs, love your trout the best Etch

Thanks for the kind words guys means alot. George, couldn't get it to work the way I wanted to but got this guy in the picture that works awesome. Pm me if you're up to the challenge of trying the first one again. Thanks Etch http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/little-cleo/IMG_0447.jpg

Hi Guys It's been awhile since I've been on here , back now and will continue to be here. Thought I'd show some new pics of my baits. 2 1/2" & 3 1/2" frogs and 2 1/2" mice. Hope you like them. thanks Etch

great story Rj, and woodie your a class act all around!!!!, congratulations Etch

a frog enigma from brampton, lol Etch

hi guys , i was wondering if any made or knew where i could buy some of those old style hook hangers that paw paw used for there frog legs? if someone thinks they can make them let me know, we can work something out Etch

thanxs guy, spike, havent fished the pinks yet, frozen over here, daymon, those are ones i painted up 3 weeks, ago, have another 40 now with epoxy and drying lol, even did up some crackle frogs, for the old time lure lovers like you, lol, happy new yrs as well, all the best Etch

Hi Guys It's been a long time, thought I'd post some pics of some Pike/Musky & Bass lures that I've been having fun with. Hope you like them. http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v11/little-cleo/new%20lures/ Thanks Etch

also forgot, always square up the table to the blade, and when setting up your guides to the blade,a good rule of thumb is to just be able to sneak a piece of paper bettween the blade and the guide, this will reduce a lot of blade wander, and remember to let the saw and blade do the work, dont try and force the wood through the saw as you will pay for it in the quality of the cut you just did, again hope it helps Etch

all very good points by out to lunge, only time you will need a bi metal blade is for cutting stainless steel lips, and then you would use a diemaster blade, stuff goes through stainless like butter, sent one i made up to fatfingers who was having probs cutting his lips out, and now he is problem free, as for tpi and types of blades, use neo or flex, for wood,and pay attention to what lunge said about blade thickness, for example the salt water guys love the 18 tpi 1/4 neo or flex blades for cutting the lip slots for there pikie or metal lip lures, nice clean and small lip slot every time,i use a 1/4 inch flex blade with a 4tpi or 6tpi, for cutting my pine and basswood lures, but will go to a 3/8 blade 4tpi for harder woods like maple, hope it helps, Etch

jr, love your work, impressed all the time by you and your talents!!! Etch

awesome fish and baits there rj, cant help but think how much you remind me of a smaller john cena, Etch