week 4 etch build

hi Guys

I want to thank smitty for creating such a wonderful home and skippy for coming up with this amazing idea. I'm going to show you how to make a simple, easy shad style bait that is both deadly in fresh and salt water. Hope you will like it.

Start off with a 3/4" piece of pine plus a 1/2 oz sinker, 3 screw eyes and a pikie .5 lip, 5/0 or 3/0 siwash and a 3/0 belly treble. Bait is 4 " long. Once you cut it out round out your edges, you can use a file or a belt sander, or dremmel your choice. Belly hole drilled use a 1/2" bit. randomly draw your gill lines, you can get really technical by finding your favorite gill pattern using carbon copy paper you can draw it out on both sides of the bait the same every time. The 4 bits I use all the time are in the pictures. Pics show how I start and finish each step. When it is finished to your liking, seal it with whatever tickles your fancy, I myslef use lacquer sanding sealer, after the bait has been sealed thread a screw eye through a 1/2 oz sinker into the belly hole, epoxy it in and over, now you can prime your bait white. Next we start with a scale pattern that I actually had my wife do on the computer and then I cut the scales out one at a time, as you can tell I have tone of patience. I spray a light misting of a pearl white mixed with a couple drops of silver, then I spray a transparent orange next in a random pattern. Followed by red and black. Will post how to finish the bait later this week. PS if anyone would like a template of the bait Nancy can scan and put it up, as well as the scale pattern. Let me know.

thanks
Etch

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awsome etch u make it look so easy but I KNOW FOR ME ITS NOT

stevel wrote:awsome etch u make it look so easy but I KNOW FOR ME ITS NOT

yeah,. but i cant even tie my own shoes affraid let alone a hook like you can brother, you have sick tying skills

Etch

nice job on the template, very cool when you make your own

ALL YO GUYS MAKE THIS PLIG BUILDING LOOK WAY TO EASY.......

ETCH THAT IS A FANTASTIC LOOKING BAIT!

CANT WAIT TO SEE IT FINISHED BRO......

WOULD LOVE TO SEE IT IN ACTION! LOOKING FORWARD TO SATURDAY NIGHTS CHAT!

This is really cool Etch!!! I love watching these awsome plugs come together. Did you make that stencil or buy it? Can't wait to see how you finish it up


Bluesfish

etch ...yes your work is awsome its true ...but in the newspaper flyer ur painting on they have a memory card for sale was wondering if u could pick it up for me

etch what is the overlay you are using? it is a great pattern. and yes you just cut the shape and grind a little and poof a beautiful plug you are very talented my friend. and very creative. i can never figure out what colors to use. you make it look easy but i know it isnt. cant wait to see the finished product.

Very interesting scale pattern. You certainly are a patient man to cut each one out like that. Thanks for showing, looking forward to the finished product.

Etch...way to go man. Very nicely done on that scaling pattern cut out that you made.

Very Nice Etch...I always liked that plug.. Great Job

etch wrote:

stevel wrote:awsome etch u make it look so easy but I KNOW FOR ME ITS NOT

yeah,. but i cant even tie my own shoes affraid let alone a hook like you can brother, you have sick tying skills

Etch

etch thanks for the kind words about my hooks coming from one of the best builders out there....I take that copliment with pride .......thanks bro means alot....

Hi Guys

Here is the template as promised, also pictured are 4 of the baits that I'm going to be giving away saturday night along with the build guy as well.

Thanks
Etch


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sweet lookin etch as all ur work is ....im very sad to say im gonna miss the sat nite chat unless I can get the wife to leave my inlaws early ....mite not feel good at around 9 oclock...

ETCH! HOLY SHIZZLE!!!!! THOSE ARE HOT LOOKING BAITS drool

etch wrote:Hi Guys

Here is the template as promised, also pictured are 4 of the baits that I'm going to be giving away saturday night along with the build guy as well.

Thanks
Etch


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We are gona have 5 people walk away from their computers saturday night having won an Etch plug! Thanks so much Etch for your incredible generosity!

oh boy I got my fingers crossed, but charlie g will probably win, he wins everything

pic of final paint/ epxoy done, box is on its way to smitty"s , have the 5 plugs for the give away in there, as well as some plugs to help out smitty and the site

Etch

stevel wrote:sweet lookin etch as all ur work is ....im very sad to say im gonna miss the sat nite chat unless I can get the wife to leave my inlaws early ....mite not feel good at around 9 oclock...

PLANS CANCLED ILL BE ON ...YEA YEA

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vin shovel the snow after the chat

This is the finished guy epoxied, as you can see I used a watered down transparent orange and fogged over the bait with it. The one thing I like about this pattern, you can switch up the colours that you use for a different look and effect each time. ie you can start with a base coat of light orange, yellow etc. Hope you like it.

Thanks
Etch

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wow etch looks awsome your work is remarkable luv the colors

etch wrote:This is the finished guy epoxied, as you can see I used a watered down transparent orange and fogged over the bait with it. The one thing I like about this pattern, you can switch up the colours that you use for a different look and effect each time. ie you can start with a base coat of light orange, yellow etc. Hope you like it.

Thanks
Etch

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very cool idea