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03-08-2006, 07:28 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Libtardia
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couple more eel pics
i fine tuned my colors.. what do you guys think??
smoked eel and electric eel  |
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03-08-2006, 07:31 PM
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Stuck In Reality
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Holden MA
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Wow, great work Eb.
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03-08-2006, 07:33 PM
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"Fishbucket"
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Bahston Hahbah
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amazing!!  |
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03-08-2006, 07:34 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: plymouth,ma
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They need 4 oz of lead in the nose and then they'll be great. 
They look great. Next year I may be asking you some questions. After seeing how many sluggo's I went thru in the ditch at 4$+ a pack, my wife suggested I make my own... No time to learn how this spring, but I'll try it next winter year for sure... |
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03-08-2006, 07:51 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Saratoga Springs NY
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NIce work Eben, drop some my way when you get a chance.  |
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03-08-2006, 08:00 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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lookin good !!
nice colors.... i'll bet they catch good for ya....
great job Eben 
wishin i had some....  |
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03-08-2006, 08:02 PM
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Afterhours Custom Plugs
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: R.I.
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pretty neat there eben.
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03-08-2006, 08:16 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Where the bait is....
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Man I want some of those so bad, how long did it take you to get the technique down??
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03-08-2006, 08:26 PM
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Location: Libtardia
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Originally Posted by libassboy
Man I want some of those so bad, how long did it take you to get the technique down??
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it took a while. I have a formal art school education, so i put what i learned in bronze casting and jewery casting classes to work on this. I dont know anyone else casting rubber baits to ask questons to, so i might have made things way too complicated than they have to be, but i am very happy with my results.
basicly in a nutshell, you make a model and make molds off of your model. Its very tricky and requires insane patience.
glad you guys like them. 
diggin jiggin, i am going to make an eel pretty soon with a weighted head, but in the mean time i am just going to decapitate my eels and glue the shoulders onto a bullet head. |
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03-08-2006, 09:00 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: whaling city
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Nice Work
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03-08-2006, 09:07 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Burlington
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Nebe - what did you make the mold out of ? I like the colors - Black in the ditch at night and green off the sandbar near pips rip at daybreak!! Ouch just burned a spot 
Does the plastic generate heat curing ?? How much ?? Can you make the mold out of silicone ??  |
low & slow 37
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03-08-2006, 09:18 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Libtardia
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you can make a mold out of anything..
The rubber is friggin nasty stuff and you need a resporator, a good exhaust hood, and a place where you dont mind making a huge mess. its toxic too. Im only able to do this because i just happen to have the perfect fan/hood setup for my real business. in a nutshell dont try this at home unless you want to die over time.
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03-08-2006, 10:57 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: jerseyshore
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Over time I'll probably die.
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03-08-2006, 11:00 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: jerseyshore
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Shiney things attract toothy things.
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03-08-2006, 11:23 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Warwick RI,02889
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Both are great //they are gonna smoke /// can ya get off Friday afternoon 0r saturday day ????
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ENJOY WHAT YOU HAVE !!!
MIKE
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03-09-2006, 12:44 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: outer space
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Eben your killing me here  |
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03-09-2006, 06:29 AM
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Hernia Pikie Maker
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: e. prov r.i.
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nice
nice stuff  |
its no ones fault
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03-09-2006, 07:07 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Libtardia
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Originally Posted by Clammer
Both are great //they are gonna smoke /// can ya get off Friday afternoon 0r saturday day ????
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hmm friday is a maybe. saturday is definately a no go i'll check with the guy who helps me out and see if he would want friday off..
tuesdays and wendsdays are really my only days off |
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03-09-2006, 08:09 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2001
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I am waiting for the post: "Coming to a tackle shop near you!"
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03-09-2006, 08:18 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2001
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Have you seen the material that Berkley uses for thier "Gulp!" baits?
It is some kind of salt based product I think, not plastic. I got a bunch of them last year and they are pretty good. They have been empregnated with a strong scent too. (Just an idea for the next generation after you master mass production)
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03-09-2006, 08:45 AM
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Boston Anglah
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Sitting on top of the world with my legs hangin free
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Those are sweet  |
Used hard and put away dirty....
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03-10-2006, 08:16 PM
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Salt of the Earth
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Suburbia, RI
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schwing  |
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