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    Posted: 02 Aug 2014 at 9:11pm
I had a rush of blood, during the week, and decided to make a couple of Mega Diggers.

My entire Digger range looks like this:


From top to bottom: Digger, Little Digger, Tiny Digger and Micro Digger. Only the Little Digger and Micro Digger exist in my current lure range.  I still make the Digger in a 'signed', collectable format and haven't made the Tiny Digger for about 18 years.

The Mega Digger is simply the Digger template doubled in size but, in 3 dimensions, looks much bigger.  After I undercoated 45 lures and glued a batch of lures, I carved one of these monsters, today. Damn hard work and it uses my scarce 45mm thick cedar that I need for the big Kaditchas.

  

I gave the Mega Digger a swim in the test tank and the 6lb line broke! Will put some heavier line on Tomorrow and give it another swim.

I also carved a half Mega Digger.  Now I've got to find somewhere to put it!


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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Poolie Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 Aug 2014 at 9:26pm
Looks awesome Travers! I really like the digger shape.
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Nice looking lure Travers. Can't wait to see it painted.
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Nice
Hope to see them at the expo...
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Powelly Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 Aug 2014 at 9:53pm
Originally posted by keith2372 keith2372 wrote:

Nice
Hope to see them at the expo...
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Keith, I wish I was able to go to the Expo, but I've got to work!

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Looks good Travers
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote SNAFU Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 Aug 2014 at 3:36am
Very nice there Travers,also look forward to seeing it painted Thumbs Up

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Love the look of your lures TraversClap
Quick question, when you scale up your lures do you increase the thickness of the bib material?
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Originally posted by jebe jebe wrote:

Love the look of your lures TraversClap
Quick question, when you scale up your lures do you increase the thickness of the bib material?
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Bib thickness is relative to the size of the lure and whether or not it's towed from the bib.  All of the Digger range have 1mm - 1.2mm aluminium bibs.  The Mega Digger has a 1.6mm thick bib.

The 1.6mm is about as thick as I can cut with my tin snips.

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Had a couple of orders for the Mega Digger, which ended up turning into 2 full Digger sets.



I also carved 3 more for me, ready for the next Cod trip. Big smile



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You've done a great job of them mate. One of them would look great in the collection.

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Stunning lures Travers. Shows how good a simple colour scheme can look if done properly.
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Excellent lures TraversThumbs Up,always liked that color scheme.cheers pete
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those sets are just bloody lovely travis great work yet again
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Your teasing me with those colours
Great work
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Nice colours Travers. Love those mega diggers....very nice mate!
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Thanks for the positive comments.  I'm pretty happy with the sets.  Can't wait to drag one of the Mega Diggers around a dam, to see how it goes.

The half Mega Digger also turned out OK.  

  

My youngest daughter has just bought an old federation house in Bathurst, so I reckon that's where this lure will end up. Just need to find the right place to put it. The kitchen might be a good place to start, or the hallway.

  

We'll be in Bathurst the week after next, to see if there is any excess cedar that needs to removed from the house!LOL

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Nice lures, and lovley old house Travers.
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They are beautiful lures Travers. The paint work is great
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