Inspiration from my Leopard Sailfin Pleco |
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edzard
Stall Holder Ollie's Stingrays Joined: 20 May 2010 Location: Mt Crosby,Qld Status: Offline Points: 581 |
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Posted: 19 Aug 2011 at 8:42am |
Thought I share this recent inspiration from my Leopard Sailfin Pleco I have in my Aquarium, always been keen on this pattern, lures are 60mm and they're the reverse Stingray body, Jake and I are going to give them the R & D on the weekend.
Also attached another inspiration from photos of a Baby Cuttlefish a LL member send me, see pictures.
All lures are handcarved from white Beech and handpainted.
Cheers
Ollie
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reel deal
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Ollie, Ollie,
Sensational cuttly...are you sure its not real!!!!! If you made them say 100mm, the south coast snapper boys down here would be your biggest customer. Especially at this time of year as the cuttlies 'pop' up after breeding and the reddies gorge themselves on them. Reds to 6kg are regularly being taken over the past few weeks. Your colours are 100% on the money. wadey |
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fletch
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how cool is that , awesome awesome and awesome .. i will be pushing myself to be able to learn to paint and shape like that ... want one need one ....... cheers aaron .. oh the plecy is very cool also
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bassnbob
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OLLIE your a pure artise buddy they a STUNNERs mateREGARDS BOB
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Nicho
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done it again mate..............that cuttlefish is very good.
Jas |
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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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CircleVbaits
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Awesome, Ollie, you have DONE it again.Verlon
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Baitman
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Pearcey
LureLovers.com Fanatic Dave Pearce Lures and OLM Lures Joined: 13 Jan 2011 Location: gold coast qld Status: Offline Points: 2067 |
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love both lures ollie but that cuttlefish is fantastic pearcey
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barneyminno
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Excellent work Ollie....the cuttlefish is simply outstanding
Anthony.
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Tony
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Works of art Ollie - WOW!
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Cheers, Tony
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Red Hunter
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Wow , that is some awesome work , the cuttlefish is a master piece , |
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edzard
Stall Holder Ollie's Stingrays Joined: 20 May 2010 Location: Mt Crosby,Qld Status: Offline Points: 581 |
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Thank you for your nice comments, certainly enjoy making them(great thearapy), currently going through my other models and try to give them a realistic finish. Keep you posted.
@ Wadey, the cuttlefish is 90mm without the bib, would be great to see a big Red hanging of it.
Cheers
Ollie
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simon bruce
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Ollie
you've nailed the leopard pattern but the cuttlefish is likely to get you in trouble for keeping it out of the water it's that lifelike.
Simon
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RAVA
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Ollie WOW what can I say that has not already been said my friend, you are just so incredibly talented
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Fish hate me!!!
Cheers Gary |
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horrorhead
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OMG....that cuttlefish, I thought you were joking in it's first pic as it looked like you put a bib up against a real one - FANTASTIC
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Aussbasstony
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Well done Ollie,
I love the Hypostomus Plecostomus dude they are an awesome fish to watch. I've spent thousands on them over the years and only have one left now. Great work mate
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puglee62
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love the countershaded spots on the lures at the top Ollie,how the heck did you get e'm so perfect?!,your cuttlefish is a ripper too
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Pilly
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You are the Man, Ollie
Brilliant
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Toga Fever
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darcymenchin
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Good morning Ollie ,
these are just B......dy beautiful ,great work you are sure raising the bar on the lure makers high jump,congrats on these beauties . Regards Darcy.
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CircleVbaits
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The bar is too high for me.
Ollie, is the Cuddle fish what we call Squid? The best to Y'all, Verlon
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Baitman
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Tony
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Cuttlefish are from the same family Verlon (cephalopods) - taste just as yummy as squid too! Giant Cuttlefish get up to two feet long
Ollie has done a great job of matching the hatch here - they are truly amazing to see when they "light up" I think it's part of their defense mechanism (along with an ink cloud), they are also very adept at camoflaging themselves. |
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Cheers, Tony
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CircleVbaits
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Thanks Tony, it wouldn't surprise me if Ollie doesn't make the next ones light up and squirt ink.
Verlon
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Baitman
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Powelly
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Sensational lures, Ollie. That's real art!
Travers
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edzard
Stall Holder Ollie's Stingrays Joined: 20 May 2010 Location: Mt Crosby,Qld Status: Offline Points: 581 |
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Wow, you guys have just blown me away with your comments, thank you.
@ ausbasstony, they sure are a pretty fish, had this one since he was 50mm long and he is now 300mm long, not sure if he gets any larger in 6 foot tank.
@ Tony, thank you for clarifing the difference between cuttlfish and a squid, we have watch these guys on night dives over at Straddie near Shag rock, the colour shifts are amazing to watch.
Cheers
Ollie
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reel deal
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Ollie - If its not too much trouble, can I get you to carve one up for me???
about this big should do Not sure how much wood you would need but before Fathers day would be great Thanks wadey |
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Pilly
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How much Bread Crumb did you use on that Wadey?
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Toga Fever
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Lofty
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Ollie I kneel before your brilliance, I have just seen this post and your work is absoulutely awe inspiring,keep em coming please, bloody brilliant. Lofty
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Esoteric lures "For The Select Few"
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edzard
Stall Holder Ollie's Stingrays Joined: 20 May 2010 Location: Mt Crosby,Qld Status: Offline Points: 581 |
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Thank you Lofty, means a lot esepecially when it comes from a talented lure maker like yourself and like so many other great luremakers on this site, just great to be able to share it with people who have a great appreciation for lures and lure making.
Cheers
Ollie
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ropes.basstard
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Ollie words fail me. You rock!
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Hi I'm Ropes and I'm addicted to fishing lures.
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