Echo creations.

Hi Kim.

Mate, thankyou for your post. It's just a little hobby I started late last year that I really enjoy.

In all honesty, reading posts on this site regarding lure making has helped immensly, as have the inspirations created by Paul Kneller (I recommend viewing some of his work under Deception lures in the NSW lures section) and some invaluable mentoring by Rob (Lure-Nut) and his Tonk lures which I also recommend you check out if you want to see how good a lure can look.

Cheers,

Danny.

Can I see a production line coming
Cheers Graeme

Thanks fellas.

Graeme definitely not, however I'm going to put them on cards when I make them for family and friends etc.

If I had a copy lathe that would be a different story - I could spend 90% of my time painting (the fun part) 900% more of them, instead of painstakingly carving each one

Cheers,

Danny.

Hi Brian.

Thanks. I don't think there's any secrets in the bib building/glueing methods I use but if you can take something away from it, great Some might find this process time consuming and a little obselete however it works for me, and keeps my lures almost completely handmade which is what I want at this stage. After tracing the template bib onto polycarbonate sheeting and then cutting it out, I hand sand the edges down until they are like the worn pieces of glass bottle you find at the beach. I then drill the glue holes, the towpoint holes and fit the towpoints, all with the protective plastic film still on. Then, after removing the plastic I use 24 hour araldite. With a kebab stick I poke some at the back of the bib slot and some into the bib holes I've drilled. I make a half moon shape around the holes with the glue and then slide the bib in front on as straight as I can. This seems to make a really clean and even seal between the top and bottom edges of the bib slot and the bib itself. Once you learn how much glue to use you should be able to get a nice enough finish to not need much, if any, wiping of araldite which will keep the area on your bib where you've glued much cleaner.

Hope this helps a bit. I'm sure there's better ways to do it with more modern superior quality glues however that's how I'm doing it at the moment.

Cheers,

Danny.

Hi Steve,

Thanks. I don't pin any of the bibs at this stage, although I might do in the future on some larger cod lures.

Cheers,

Danny.

You will definitely need more than that the bass will like collecting those
Cheers Graeme

Hi Danny, I'm sure this question has been posed plenty of times before but im only new so ill ask anyway. When you mention your lace patterns, is it as simple as raiding my grandmothers sewing stocks and finding pieces of lace to spray over? Ive just ordered myself an airbrush and small compressor, not realising that i could have just purchased an airbrush and hooked it up to my other compressor  Ive got a couple of lures ready to paint now so i cant wait for it to show up

Smashing it Danny....high end stuff mate...thanks 4 sharing pics of of your lures mate they r special....cheers Shane

you've done a beautiful job on those lures Danny,the Bass don't stand a chance

Thanks Graeme, Shane, Dave, Chris and Troy.

Dave that sounds great mate, looking forward to it.

Troy you're spot on, water in timber lures can be highly destructive. A bit of extra time sealing areas open to exposure increases lure longevity exponentially.

Cheers,

Danny.

Great lures Danny, nice shape and top paint

Thanks Martin and Sel,

Sel no worries mate we'll sort something out

Cheers,

Danny.

CRACKERS.....love em all but the ones at each end of the log r my fav

Very nice did I say very nice
Cheers Graeme

Thanks Shane, Graeme and Martin.

Martin that wasn't intentional when painting but let's run with it

Cheers,

Danny.

Danny please please stop this... I want some to fish those surface lures wow.. stop it,,, I have to have some in my tackle trays... Where's the pay now button !!!!!!!!

Ha thanks guys - I'll have to make a batch for LL members one day in the future.

Cheers,

Danny.

Hi guys,

As promised last week, here are the two new models - the Eurabbie and the Baarla. I was on the plane to Perth a few weeks ago and I designed them both on a note pad from Zoe's handbag. Both have a body length of 57mm so they are quite small - especially the Baarla which has quite a narrow profile as well. The hardest part when designing the Eurabbie was to come up with a shrimp/yabby pattern that was semi-original. Using my personal knowledge of past and present shapes I think I've done OK on that front, which was my main concern. I've also thrown in a few new baby Merrit colours too.

Eurabbie
















Baarla










Baby Merrit







Cheers,

Danny.