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no, bassboy15 isn't worty of metallica. he listens to retards attempting poetry (aka. rap) :

great story, great fish, great times

if you dont already have a good scale, i reccomend you get a good scale. it blows my mind how many fisherman do not have a decent scale. a reliable scale is one thing i think EVERY fisherman should have. you have $50 to spend, instead of getting a bunch of lures that might be similar to what you already have, or that may get lost, or that you may never tie on, just go ahead and put down the money on a good scale, and if there is money left, pick up a few lures.

awww shucks

nice job. i really like the eyes on the sunfish. you did a nice job with the photofinish. the foil reflects thru the paper very well on those curious what pictures you used for the photofinish....

my pre-ordered copy came in toda (the release date) and all i have to say is IT IS FREAKING AWESOME!!! i reccomend all metallica fans listen to it, it is better than i expected. plenty of thrash in there

i drove past an exxon that had the pump stations roped off!! i dont know if it was a technical problem or if they stopped selling gas because of the hurricane or what!

booooo! happy birthday

that is freakin sweet! you did a good job on that bait too. you should be proud

that last one is a very pretty bass

i have one question, you said you moved the line tie and they worked great, well where was the line tie before, and where is it now?

Tokyo Tony for President!!!!

my chemistry teacher said that we have been colliding protons in accelerators for years... :-?

still waiting to get on the water and test this thing out..... :

riverside big wag...

i use polyurethane to seal it.

Sucks you don't get laptops, I do that all day

All CD's i buy most of my CD's (although a lot of my music is taken from my dad's CD collection" but i also rip a lot of CD's from friends. i NEVER download music. it would just drive me crazy to download a few songs from an artist. i feel incomplete if i have a few songs but dont have the whole album.

yeah we went to the computer lab in english class 3rd period, and i didnt feel like researching so i just got on bass resource all period

i brush 2 ton devcon all the time. i thin it a little bit with denatured alcohol so it is easier to brush on and so that it covers the bait completely (when i dont thin it, i get a lot of spots where the epoxy didnt smooth out to cover all spots). i have had NO problems with the thinned epoxy, and it gives me a smoother, glossier coat. i will say that if you thin it, you should really consider putting 2 or maybe even 3 coats on (depending on how much you thin it). i wouldnt trust just one coat of thinned epoxy. as for drying the bait: i noticed you mentioned putting it under a fan...epoxy cures chemically, a fan will not speed up the process. as for turning it, you dont HAVE to, but it looks much nicer and you get a more even coat if you do turn it. on the first few baits i used epoxy on, i didnt turn them, and there are a bunch of spots that the epoxy didnt flow out to. turning will give you a more even coat. for a solid (one piece) bait, you could just take a pair of hemostats (locking pliers) and clip them to an eyelet and slowly turn the bait by hand for 20-30 min after application. if you dont have hemostats, you could try taking the blade out of an exacto knife and then putting an eyelet in the slot of the exacto knife. this will only work if the wire on your eyelet isnt very thick... :-/ since your baits are jointed, what i suggest you do is take two small pieces of thin wire and just wrapping them around the nose eyelet and the tail eyelet, and make little "hooks" from the wire. then just hold the bait from one hook for a minute, then from the other hook the next minute, and keep switching like this for 20 min. this is what i do for my jointed baits and they have turned out nice . you could also do this with a paper clip bent into an "S" shape. as for getting epoxy in the eyelets: dont worry about it. i purposely cover the eyelets with epoxy to ensure i get a good seal around the base of them where they enter the wood. i have always used a 1/32" highspeed cutter for the dremel to clear epoxy out of the eyelets and it works fantasticly. the bit is soooooo tiny and it is perfect for clearing epoxy out of tight joints. you could use a small drill bit for the line tie and hook hangers, but it might be difficult to get a drill bit in the joints of the bait... if you cant fit anything in the joints, take a paperclip, straighten it, heat it over a candle, and just melt the epoxy out of the eyelets. hold the paperclip with pliers because it will get hot on your fingers

the baits are coming along! what did you decide to do for the weight? i disagree with idlov2fish when he says to always use a plan. it is true that coming up with a good detailed plan will usually produce better quality, better preforming baits, but i find its fun sometimes just to make whatever your mind comes up with. i usually dont have a plan when i'm experimenting with new materials, new tools, new designs, etc... or when i just feel like experimenting. it is good to make note of each step of the way on experimental baits, because if the bait turns out to be totally awesome, you want notes to help you re-produce it. also, save your self the trouble (and possible disappointment) and just go ahead and seal and test your baits BEFORE you put any paint of any kind of finish on them. that way you dont waste time and materials on a bait that isnt going to work. just make sure you put the hooks and split rings you plan on using on the bait when you test it i'd like to see how these look when they're finished!

match the hatch

rapala original floater, bleeding pearl. 7lb largemouth.

you guys suck... :-[

#1 better be ...And Justice for All or you're in trouble