F Clef Firsts

Hey guys,

I ask lots of questions on here and don't often put up my lures, so I thought I wold put up the run of lures I made for the Christmas and New Year break.

They were designed for tackling wild river bass in the upper Nepean (near Cobbitty/Camden) and the walking and waking grommits, the lures that are my shape, have been two years in (slow) development. They're the last prototypes before I start casting them in resin. I have several other timber prototypes that only need bibs to be finished but I ran out of time before heading off for the break.

I have decided to name my lures F Clef lures, despite not selling them or setting up a company. I just thought it was fun. If anyone else is already doing this please let me know and I will change it.

All of these lures have received at least a few hours work and so some are banged up a bit but overall I'm happy with their durability. They've been in snags and trees, over the rocks and grass and caught a few fish. The purple walker picked up a 1.6 m eel from mid-river, off the top! The only thing that failed was the crappy Big W split rings I had to buy because I wasn't organised enough. If you're wondering where the tail hook from the green walker is, I'll save that to the end.

I appreciate any tips and comments guys. Nutterjuck bass walker included in the photos for size comparison.

close ups...

My first dotted eyes. need to work on those.

OUCH on that last photo. Well done on your lures, they look great.

Thanks guys. I'm just happy that they work. Looking forward to getting some time to knock some more out and do some final refining.

Cheers,

Ces.

look great mate

Nice lures,what type of foil and paint are you having problem with?

Thanks guys and thanks for the tip, glider.

The foiled lure was performing well over the weekend so I'll be working on making more and I'll give that a go mate.

Cheers,

Ces.

very nice surface lures hope that thumb is healing alright

Very nice.I like the mini kad types.

Missed these when they came out somehow. Looking great Ces, your paintwork is very nice. Thanks for posting.

Cheers,

Danny.

Looking great ces...and fish...good stuff.

Thats what its all about mate...fun hey :)

Raffey wrote: Well done Ces. I've found all I want to do these days is use backyard made lures. Much more satisfying and always a pleasure to show the successful results to the maker. Don't remember the last time I used a diver that wasn't of cottage industry origin. Keep up the good work, your ones are clearly producing the goods. Cheers, Danny.