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Old 01-24-2013, 12:16 PM   #31
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it's funny you say that johnny, I've been calling it that for a few days now. I figured if it was gonna be a simple paint job, at least make it look badass!! lol

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Old 01-25-2013, 10:00 AM   #32
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first pics are my hand turner....watched some Rambo III while I turned, so it went by faster...lol. The last pic is the finished product, before I went to bed and the epoxy settled.
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Calling fishing a hobby is like calling brain surgery a job. ~Paul Schullery

There he stands, draped in more equipment than a telephone lineman, trying to outwit an organism with a brain no bigger than a breadcrumb, and getting licked in the process. ~Paul O'Neil, 1965
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Old 01-25-2013, 07:29 PM   #33
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Nice work. My first plug was a stick with a hook on it.

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Old 01-25-2013, 10:19 PM   #34
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It's awesome how expoxy makes it really pop, I love it when I hit that stage.
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Old 01-25-2013, 11:05 PM   #35
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well, here she is. #1 is in the books! All dressed up with VMC Barbarian hooks.
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Old 01-26-2013, 12:19 AM   #36
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Plug looks sweet, but if that's for saltwater bass you need to size up those treble hooks!
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Old 01-26-2013, 06:52 AM   #37
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Nice job on the tail wrap!
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Old 01-26-2013, 07:59 AM   #38
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yeah, I need bigger hooks, just threw some on so I could say she was done

Calling fishing a hobby is like calling brain surgery a job. ~Paul Schullery

There he stands, draped in more equipment than a telephone lineman, trying to outwit an organism with a brain no bigger than a breadcrumb, and getting licked in the process. ~Paul O'Neil, 1965
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Old 01-26-2013, 08:58 AM   #39
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Looks like it is time to swim that plug!
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