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    Posted: 15 Mar 2020 at 2:54pm
So something that has been a "bucket list" idea for me for a while is to make a timber lure with hand tools.
For some reason I started whittling today.
I had intended to do tiger style lure around 3".
The reason being, that a lot of the old makers started by knocking off the tigers.
But I shrank it a bit - I decided to give this a crack to run for a shallow water flatty...











Didn't take real long, even with no power tools.
Used super glue to seal the timber, giving it a bit to dry out.
Then I'll try to paint it. Although my daughter wants to paint it for me... We'll have to see. 
Hook hangers are screw eyes I pulled from an old yank lure. Bib is a bit of an old CD. 
Not shooting for longevity here, obviously. 
Then hopefully I find something dumb to eat it, and I can say job done and go back to buying lures the easy way...
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NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT.
give it a test swim, see how it goes.
then catch a fish, then kiss your fishing goodbye as the illness takes over and you become a lure making hermit.
Nichos Maulers Homemade timber lures....THEY CATCH FISH!

YA DONT KNOW...IF YA DONT GO...SO GET OUT THERE AND... FISH IT
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it's a start Ducks, but be careful, otherwise you'll get the fever of making them.Wink

PS, pretty good for your first attemptClap
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It swims. Tight little wiggle. Might need ballast or a heavier hook but pretty happy.
One fish then it (and I) can retire. 
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Nice work Ducks!

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Nice work Ducks Clap
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Nice work Ducks, Iv had the urge a few times just lack the initiative and ability.
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Lookin good 👍
Cheers Steve R  !!!
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Give it a go Kimo.
I'm not especially handy - it was easier than I anticipated.
I suspect a decent paint job is still being me though. 
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Very nice mate well done. But I still want to see a topwater duck from Ducks.LOLLOL
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Great job John, and it swims Shocked Thumbs Up
Looking forward to see the first Fish you get on it 

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nice job ducks she needs some eyes broWinkWink
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Originally posted by bassnbob bassnbob wrote:

nice job ducks she needs some eyes broWinkWink

one pair of eyes is the usual though DucksLOL
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So... CDs don't make strong bibs once they are exposed to glue...
New bib from a broken laser pro. 
And the boss got her way and put some color on.




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Looks good, John. Certainly a lot better than my first attempts!

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That paintwork will sure slay some Fish. 
Looking forward to see them Thumbs Up

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Cheers guys.
I dread to think how people did this before lure lovers and YouTube...
I've been watching masters at work for a long while leading up to this. 
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its so cute I need it in my shed
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good to see someone having a go I'm to scared  lol
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looks good DucksThumbs Up
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Took it for a test swim.
Looked good. Caught no fish. Lost it. Gutted Angry
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Totally missed this. A belated well done and sorry for your loss...
Been there before, all that effort to feed the lure gods. By the way Ducks congrats, you now have "lureivitus." The treatment is making lots of lures!
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Sorry for your loss Ducks Cry

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I’ve lost many lures on their first swim. But to loose one that you made without catching a fish on its maiden voyage- that’s gotta hurt
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If I knew I'd be so upset and angry about it, I would not have made it. LOL
I went for a look this morning to see if I could retrieve it on a different tide but no good. Have to start again I suppose. 
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Sorry fore your big los Duks
At it again mate, and better make acouple off back up Lures this time Wink
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Did it have a good waddle Ducks?       Would the fish go quackers over it?
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Martin- always with an apropos and somewhat setaceous quip. Gave me a good chuckle

Ducks- your comment "Cheers guys.
I dread to think how people did this before lure lovers and YouTube...
I've been watching masters at work for a long while leading up to this. "

Rings true with me as well, standing on the shoulders of giants. Not a fan of this new digital age, but the knowledge at one's fingertips is a welcomed luxury. I would still pay good money to shadow or personally learn from any one of the guys on here. First hand experience beats digital stuff any day in my book.

Let's hope you haven't been soured by the loss and will keep on quacking, err I mean cracking. Like to see the next attempt when you get round to it.

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Let's hope you haven't been soured by the loss and will keep on quacking, err I mean cracking. Like to see the next attempt when you get round to it.

Partially towards to sweet and sour duck Wink
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I reckon you should do a surface lure, A Mallard.
you could call it DAFFY
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Definitely a bit sour on the whole thing. It took me this long to make one, after all.
But looks like I'm off fishing in a week or so so maybe I'll try to sneak one more out... We'll see how busy I am with work... 
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That is a shame when all your hard work goes fowl, When your feeling ducky to giving it another go don't forget to give us a peking, ahem, peak.
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If at first you don't succeed... Give up and drink beer?
And then attempt something smaller and fiddlier... If you're an idiot like me... 

So me being me, I thought I could probably catch something on a 40mm shallow Scorp-ish thing next weekend. 
These are fairly rushed so that Grace can get some colour on them before the weekend is out, then I can clear them and dry them before heading out Friday.







Note to everyone - attempting to carve small scorpions by eye is a stupid idea and I thoroughly discourage it. 
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Ducks, These are "Narwhal" looking to my aged eyes!! Cheers Richard
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Originally posted by rally44 rally44 wrote:

Ducks, These are "Narwhal" looking to my aged eyes!! Cheers Richard

Only temporarily. Hopefully I'll find some hardware to fit in place of the horns soon. 
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