First attempt stickbait
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Topic: First attempt stickbait
Posted By: Falco
Subject: First attempt stickbait
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2010 at 8:09pm
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Looking at over seas websites has really opended my eyes to what can be done when you have a go yourself.So while I was talking with my factory manager I spied some wood we had used last year to build out door furniture...got me thinking...so I pinched a bit....drew an outline about the size I wanted the bait to be and basic shape..and then got whittling ...with a pair of sissors..  Was really just making it up as I went,looking pretty crude.
 Did a little bit of real work and then at knock off time went and shaped it further with a belt sander,just used my eye to git rid of any shoulders,and shape as I saw fit,rolling it over the belt.
 Looking a little less rough and starting to take shape,at this stage I still wasnt sure what hardware I needed or how to go about assembling it.
 Some finer sand paper and more elbow grease to improve the shape further,develope into what I am not quite sure..Drilled the belly hole and holes from each end to take wire.
 Me being me I couldnt wait for the next day so this poor piece of wood got painted all sorts of colours before being re sanded and painted from scratch again.
Quick call into TOPCATCH for some sticky holo tape and I was ready to start adding some bling.
 First wings were nice but I struggled to get the eyes nice and even.
 Added a red dot for an eye,not really made for anything,but hey I just wanted to see what it would look like.
Ended up throwing some wire through it as I am impatient.Not really as sharp as I would like and still need to clarify a few things,BUT it will do for my first and will catch a fish I'm sure.
Rigged here with Barbless 5/0's
The belly swivel is a little low and I am unsure how to stop the wire from turning?
The tail also has some lead in it so the nose will hopefully point to the sky when at rest.
It still needs a clear coat....Ended up adding more mettalic mauve/pink over the back and over the silver to give it a nice squiddy hue
       Cant wait to get it sorted and start turning out some quality baits to use on our local Kigfish population.
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Posted By: brown
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2010 at 8:18pm
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its mean to see this shet nothing like DIY, thats awesome.....how many hours roughly from start to finish?? |
Posted By: six guns
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2010 at 8:22pm
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nice work bro ------------- skull draging and taging |
Posted By: unlimited
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2010 at 8:27pm
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nice work.are we gonig to try it out on monday ------------- keeping it reel |
Posted By: Badfish
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2010 at 8:27pm
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Wicked bro, I can see a few being tempted to DIY em just for the shear money savings. I would think it'd be that extra thrill when you catch on your own models! ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Falco
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2010 at 8:29pm
Its still a bit of a work in progress (incomplete) but I would say I could do one with hand tools ready for paint in about two hours..this one took several days,after work etc cause I kept tinkering and to be honset was pretty lost.
Thanks Aaron, I might have to get some pointers off you about paint.
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Brown wrote:Posted By: Falco
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2010 at 8:32pm
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Posted By: Double Shot
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2010 at 8:33pm
Awesome stuff Andrew well done mate, lets hope that sucker nails a PB for you... ------------- 70ml of 90deg C water pressurised through 13g of roasted finely ground tamped coffee for 25sec's to make a distinguishing sensory hit called a Double Shot |
Posted By: stellajigger
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2010 at 8:42pm
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Kool work cus looks the shat ,just need to sign that sucker and chuck it away , oh and retrieve it with style
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Posted By: Kid Gigity
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2010 at 8:43pm
Far out dude, thats a pretty f'kn good first atempt. I've really got to pick up my game. I think I'll head out to the erotica expo tomorrow to find a dilly mould. Might find the same one that river2sea use for the 230 rovers
 ------------- "Computer games don't affect kids; I mean if Pac-Man affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in darkened rooms, munching magic pills and listening to repetitive electronic music" Nintendo CEO |
Posted By: JoshW
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2010 at 8:51pm
| Nice job, keen to have ago myself, how long did take to get the basic shape prior to painting etc? |
Posted By: *stu*
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2010 at 9:13pm
| Good effort there Falco. Looks the goods. |
Posted By: Falco
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2010 at 9:14pm
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Posted By: JoshW
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2010 at 9:21pm
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cool thats not to bad, will have access to lathe and plenty of tools once I'm living back up north in november. notice those gammas were very light for their size and made out of balsa?? been having a bit of browse trying to source chunks large enough to carve a stick bait out of but no luck yet can only find sheets.
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Posted By: bush billy
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2010 at 9:26pm
Looks good maybe to good the old kinge might want to keep it 
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Posted By: Titahi
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2010 at 11:24pm
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Well done Andrew that looks mint, being a manager that wood is a "fringe benefit" as opposed to one of the yard boys taking it which would be theft! ------------- "I love standing by the ocean and just knowing what its for" |
Posted By: DIY!
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2010 at 8:09am
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falco do you have any pictures of the hardware prior to assembly. you could also get exotic wood (heavier or lighter in weight from Moxoms (sp) at the mount)
nice work you could router or use a rotory tool some lines in it for detail too ------------- http://www.actionstations.co.nz Berkley 2009 and 2010 S/B champ |
Posted By: Falco
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2010 at 8:13am
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Posted By: DIY!
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2010 at 8:14am
------------- http://www.actionstations.co.nz Berkley 2009 and 2010 S/B champ |
Posted By: green guy
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2010 at 8:21am
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nice looks the goods here is a site to get all sorts of fancy tape and stuff http://www.luremaking.com/catalogue/prismtape.htm - http://www.luremaking.com/catalogue/prismtape.htm ------------- http://www.facebook.com/hauraki.hillbillys |
Posted By: Falco
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2010 at 8:28am
ReelAppealLures has been posting some of his work and has far more experience so maybe he will do a step by step at some stage.Otherwise a google search will return heaps of american sites showing more detail.
cheers
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Posted By: Blue Asparagus
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2010 at 8:54am
they look awesome well done ------------- Ultimate GAME Fishing Adventures. Northland |
Posted By: Titahi
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2010 at 10:01am
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I have some Pururi which is harder than JTF you can have if ya want, just off cuts from making furniture, but large enough to carve a few stick baits from. And it will not break EVER !
------------- "I love standing by the ocean and just knowing what its for" |
Posted By: Kezza
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2010 at 10:42am
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shot Andrew - make sure u bring some up to the FMAs - keen to have a closer look auw!!!! ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Cbro
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2010 at 11:09am
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Looks real nice mate...pre orders?
Is there any wood that is prefured to make a stick bait?
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Posted By: Don18025
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2010 at 11:13am
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That is better than any day at work.....and when you land that first fish you will be over the moon. Like the crafting, shows thought and skill. Now you have to land it in front of that Kingi. go for it. |
Posted By: Men In Black
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2010 at 12:16pm
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I'll take 50000..... before wednesday ------------- www.synit.co.nz |
Posted By: Capt Asparagus
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2010 at 1:38pm
| JoshW, perhaps if you can't find balsa, look for some paulownia, it is pretty much as light as balsa, yet is still a hardwood (they use it for top end furniture in asia I am told) |
Posted By: ReelAppealLures
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2010 at 2:19pm
Try Spotlight Josh, they have a range of sizes.
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Posted By: ReelAppealLures
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2010 at 2:29pm
| Falco nice work, I like the holo tape looks great and it is not that easy to apply on the curves so well done. Don't worry if the wire spins, once you apply epoxy it should stop that. Once you get addicted ( and you will ) and start making diving baits that is when the wire needs to be tight so you can tune the lure. How much weight did you end up with in the tail? Once you get a few more under your belt would you be keen to trade some lures? Same applys to any other DIY lure builders out there. And again great work!! |
Posted By: Capt Asparagus
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2010 at 3:23pm
| You guys should start a lure-making collective! |
Posted By: Murph
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2010 at 9:56pm
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Posted By: Capt Asparagus
Date Posted: 15 Aug 2010 at 10:10am
| Uncle just started a "what I made today" thread that should accomodate this I think, now where was the link to that...... ah, it is in the Hints, Tips and Techniques forum.... which would be a good forum for this stuff anyhow.... so there ya go Murph, your wish is our command! :-) |
Posted By: ReelAppealLures
Date Posted: 17 Aug 2010 at 12:17pm
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Falco, have you had a chance to run some tests with your bait? eg Castabilty and action.. |
Posted By: Falco
Date Posted: 17 Aug 2010 at 12:24pm
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Not casting a such have thrown it in a barrel and it floats head up nicely rigged with hooks.Will give it a on the water test this weekend hopefully...quite eager to see it swim,or die at the hands of a fish..which by all accounts is on the cards with the reports Im hearing loacally of stick bait
success.
It weighs about 120g bare.
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Posted By: fish i
Date Posted: 17 Aug 2010 at 1:23pm
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Nice work bro. I can't justify spending the money on some of those exxxxy priced models, but what you've carved out there, well that's just inspirational. Have you got a link for how you do the wire? Whau is supposed to work well as a local native alternative to Balsa. ------------- 6th place in the inaugural Te Kauwhata Regionals paddle crab division |
Posted By: letsgetem
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2010 at 7:39pm
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I assume a popper should float, so it skips along on top of the water. But, I thought a stick bait should sink? so it runs just below the surface. If this is correct, shouldn't a stick bait be made odf something that sinks, not wood?
To make a lure of wood - if you start with dowel (in big diameter), can get it shaped quickly with a rasp.
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Posted By: Titahi
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2010 at 7:50pm
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stick baits are designated floating or sinking, each provides a different action. Poppers can also be weighted in differing parts of the lure to provide different actions. Just skittering across the surface is one of many ways to use them. ------------- "I love standing by the ocean and just knowing what its for" |