Foil plus Plastic = Interesting

After finally getting the barra lures ready for painting (went a little crazy and made 20, oops), decided to try one more thing before heading to the paint booth. I have a couple plastic lures which have proved very good on the barra in the past and after discussing with the old man, decided to see how the foil looks on them. Interesting result, I think these are going to be perfect when they are done.

 

Finished a couple nudes...

Knocked out a couple nude lures, one for the kit and the other for a fellow aussie lure maker. Fairly happy with the result bar the eye's, didnt turn out as well as I had hoped. Tried something different with these ones, dont think I will be trying it again. Anyway, to the pics,

Lures are shallow divers, about 45mm, floaters and made from cedar. Just love the nudes.

A nice little Surprise...

Recieved a nice little surprise in the mail yesterday. Beautiful little lure from another Aussie maker. Just a stunning little thing. Eyes on this one are virtually perfect. Lure is a semi-nude, thru wired with green and red accent's. The picture doesnt do them justice. Anyway, to the pics,

 

Some time on the water

Took some of the lures out for a spin today with some mates. Beautiful water and a great day in the end. Have fished this water a few times, doesnt hold the biggest bass but those that are there are fat and angry.

A few more rapids than I like but such is life. Some bass were caught,

and the poppers were tested,

Ahhhh the serenity...

Barra Lures continue...

Just a quick update, Barra lure construction continues and have acquired a new foil color to try. No idea how the lure will end up in the end but dont know if dont try. Pic tells the story, below is two of the foil lures ready for sealing, traditional gold which in my experience is a great base for barra lures and a tester in blue foil. It will be interesting,

Have also designed a couple lighter lures. Similar in length at 100mm and 120mm, however, slimmer profile. Idea is to both provide some variety in action but also help reduce the casting pressure while on the trip. Casting all day with heavy lures can take its toll, so hopefully these ones will make life easier. These ones should come in about half the weight of the others,

 Nothing too exciting yet, just finished ready for wood sealing. These are thru wired and weighted to be floaters.

Screw Eye testing

Made a change to the way I make and install screw eyes thus testing was required before being installed into any lures. Worked really well in the end, need to setup a new test system as couldn't get anymore weight on during this test. Pic tells the story. Screw eyes are 1.2mm and 1 inch in length. Made them with a small addition to improve their holding capacity and reduce likelyhood of "unscrewing". Combined weight in the picture is 120lb held for two hours and did not break. Will come up with something else to support more weight and we will see how high it gets.

All Foiled up...

Foiling some barra lures for an upcoming trip. Two wood lures plus a PVC lure I am trying. Interesting stuff this PVC. Lures ready for foil, wood lures have been vacuum sealed and dried for a week,

and with foil applied. Still getting the hang of this new foil but will see how it goes.

Now for an epoxy seal and paint.