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Posted: 31 Jul 2012 at 4:58pm |
Hey folks
Many years ago - probably 18-20 - I came across a big old timber popper on the bank of a favourite estuary. It's about a 6" bugger, and knowing the area, would have to assume it floated quite a ways from where it busted off to the tidal flat I found it on. Anyway, the paintwork was pretty banged up, and I didn't really fish with big lures (still dont often) but I held on to it. Along the way, I took the chipped paint away and repainted it with house paint, and then sprayed on a red head with an auto spray can. (Copying the classic colour scheme I'd seen in so many fish jaws in magazines.) Anyway, I've rediscovered it while rummaging through a box of large lures since I'm planning to head North for a fish soon. I can't help wondering what might be underneath! Is it worth trying to strip it back? Or will it be likely completely degraded underneath? Are there any identifying marks/shapes on a big old popper that would be identifiable without the paint? Maybe I should take it North as is, and see if a few barra will help me strip the new paint... |
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