Lures,flies,floats and anything else your making for fishing

[kanny 19,316]

12 hours ago, waltjnr said:

Kanny ,how do you get it to the first picture ? Looks like foil,or is that paint ? Then clear resin over it??? The finished article is stunning 

Got me giving away my trade  secrets .... its foil ducting tape  over a random mesh florists use..then as you say umpteen  coats of clear coat  then paint  then more clear coat. 

[kanny 19,316]

18 hours ago, waltjnr said:

Then clear resin over it???

I use a fast curing uv resin  that I fast cure with a high UV lamp,cures in about half a hour but I normally give it a hour  to be on the safe side .it needs to be constantly spinning for a even finish

[waltjnr 5,952]

16 minutes ago, kanny said:

I use a fast curing uv resin  that I fast cure with a high UV lamp,cures in about half a hour but I normally give it a hour  to be on the safe side .it needs to be constantly spinning for a even finish

They look so good ,I creosoted my garage and it looks shite lol,must be a fall back career, after the cabinet making ,and meat smoker !?

[kanny 19,316]

14 minutes ago, waltjnr said:

They look so good ,I creosoted my garage and it looks shite lol,must be a fall back career, after the cabinet making ,and meat smoker !?

It's something I wouldn't mind doing for a few beer tokens at some point.....crazy what some people are willing to pay for a  lure  

[waltjnr 5,952]

34 minutes ago, kanny said:

It's something I wouldn't mind doing for a few beer tokens at some point.....crazy what some people are willing to pay for a  lure  

Quality bespoke stuff ,people happy to pay for ,I'm more carp orientated, so not up on lure fishing,but I'm sure a few samples to big names in that field ,you'd get a  loyal following 

[neil r 1,795]

2 hours ago, kanny said:

It's something I wouldn't mind doing for a few beer tokens at some point.....crazy what some people are willing to pay for a  lure  

Most people who are not into lure fishing and jerkbaits/swimbaits in particular don’t realise the money some of these baits sell for . I keep looking at Greg nimmers stuff , he makes every lure by hand and carves them from a block with a machete . Not cheap but I wouldn’t mind one of his wolly pog’s . 

[kanny 19,316]

55 minutes ago, neil r said:

Most people who are not into lure fishing and jerkbaits/swimbaits in particular don’t realise the money some of these baits sell for . I keep looking at Greg nimmers stuff , he makes every lure by hand and carves them from a block with a machete . Not cheap but I wouldn’t mind one of his wolly pog’s . 

I've just checked him out  some cool old skool looking stuff ...expect to see a UK friendly version,   kanny's polly wog soon ....12oz is a bit much for around here

[neil r 1,795]

5 hours ago, kanny said:

I've just checked him out  some cool old skool looking stuff ...expect to see a UK friendly version,   kanny's polly wog soon ....12oz is a bit much for around here

Be good to see something like them and his pog tail over here , nearly every topwater lure is just a wtd/popper/plopper variant . You used to be able to get stuff like mouldy’s hawg wobblers , boss hawg and rattle hawgs over here but nobody seems to do them now , not even franglaise has them . Have you seen the Irish shop called House of lures , nothing but lures from custom makers . There’s some unpainted jerkbaits made from spalted wood that look cool but at about 70 euros I wouldn’t want to lose one , they make my chico shads and phantoms look cheap 

[kanny 19,316]

8 hours ago, neil r said:

Be good to see something like them and his pog tail over here , nearly every topwater lure is just a wtd/popper/plopper variant . You used to be able to get stuff like mouldy’s hawg wobblers , boss hawg and rattle hawgs over here but nobody seems to do them now , not even franglaise has them . Have you seen the Irish shop called House of lures , nothing but lures from custom makers . There’s some unpainted jerkbaits made from spalted wood that look cool but at about 70 euros I wouldn’t want to lose one , they make my chico shads and phantoms look cheap 

Just had a look on the house of lures  some interesting stuff on there,   some stuff from a lad on Instagram I chat with he does the sophisticated Sophie  stuff very original...guess this is what you are talk about regarding the spalted stuff... easy money

[neil r 1,795]

4 hours ago, kanny said:

Just had a look on the house of lures  some interesting stuff on there,   some stuff from a lad on Instagram I chat with he does the sophisticated Sophie  stuff very original...guess this is what you are talk about regarding the spalted stuff... easy money

It’s proper easy , no paint to mess about with,  just cut , shape and seal the blank  add the metalwork and weight it then just a few coats of epoxy and it’s done . Could probably knock quite a few up quickly if you had enough spalted wood . The money is a bit strong though but I bet they don’t have a problem getting it . 
I saw the sophisticated Sophie lures when I was scrolling through but didn’t pay attention to them because I just thought they were for vertical fishing , didn’t realise the hooks go on top to help with snagging and they have magnets to keep the hooks fastened down , could be useful for fishing just above the bottom. 

[kanny 19,316]

@neil r a couple kanny's polly wogs in the making 

[kanny 19,316]

16 minutes ago, W. Katchum said:

What size will they be kanny, talented dudette for sure

They'll finish around 6 inches  long but they are chunky

 

[neil r 1,795]

2 hours ago, kanny said:

@neil r a couple kanny's polly wogs in the making 

That didn’t take long . 6 inch is a decent all round size aswell . What wood have you used 

[kanny 19,316]

19 minutes ago, neil r said:

That didn’t take long . 6 inch is a decent all round size aswell . What wood have you used 

It's poplar wood....I need to try a source the propeller  for the back yet ...found loads in the US  but none here yet...failing that I'll just have to get creative.

[neil r 1,795]

1 hour ago, kanny said:

It's poplar wood....I need to try a source the propeller  for the back yet ...found loads in the US  but none here yet...failing that I'll just have to get creative.

Do you through wire or use screw eyes , I’ve done a few and through wired them but I’ve noticed not many makers do that with wood lures so I’m going to try some longer screw eyes next time I make some . Need to look how to make a dryer though so I can paint and epoxy them rather than just sealing them and using jigskinz .

Spintec in ribchester do some 25mm ones if that will be big enough . Can’t copy and paste links for some reason tonight so I’ve took a screenshot . Lureparts.nl do bigger ones aswell