Bait and Rod Photos

[upnorth]

Do a search in this forum for soaring eagle I did a step by step on how to do one.

Went back and looked a little and found.

Roses butt wrap

Soaring Eagle butt Wrap

[Gary_l]

Up North awesome links..........the wife really liked the rose...guess I'll be starting another rod sooner then I thought!! Liked the soaring eagle, especially liked the mermaid. Question any hints on doing inscriptions, I seem to have a real problem with it (trying on old rod blanks)

[upnorth]

A while back someone had posted that the easiest way to do it( I don't sign rods) is to use scotch tape. You sign the tape and then put the tape on the on the rod and smooth out the bubbles.

And yeah the Rose went over very well. My brother in law wanted it for his wife. She loves it.

[solbes]

Here's a few lures that will be getting wet this weekend. Pair of perch:

And here's a pair of cisco:

[pureinsanity]

I tried out my first tiger wrap yesterday. They are fun! I should have spent more time burnishing, but this was just a practice anyway! Color combination is key to a good looking one! Also, man these suckers are hard to see unless you have a good light or sunlight!

This is just a practice run on a cheap shimano rod I had laying around.

[Rodbldr4fun]

Nick,

You want to see individual threads easily. A couple of things I do to see those wraps are:

Use some reading glasses. They are cheap from from Wallmart or a drugstore. I have to use them generally for reading etc, but use a higher level (2.0 diopter) for this type of close work. Try them out. Use one you can see the finger print lines on your hands clearly.

Use a desk lamp or reading lamp or even a high power work light (the kind on a stand with 1,000 watts) to get lots of light on the subject.

Keep pushing the threads tight with the burnishing tool as you wrap. I use the tip mostly at that time. Then smooth at the end with the flatter side at the end.

Bob

[rushing]

looks good nick

[pureinsanity]

looks good nick

Thanks rob! You definitely have to get fancy with your color combos to really make them pop!

[rushing]

You never really know exactly what you'll get until its done. have fun experimenting.

[rushing]

[upnorth]

Lots of thread work on that one. How many yards?

The spiral over the tiger wrap looks pretty cool.

[rushing]

Wasn't too much. The underwraps and spiral are reflective tape, so that saved some thread.

[A.W.Wolfram]

Looking real good Rob

[Schollmeier]

Looks nice Rushing! Where'd you find that reflective tape?

[rushing]

Thanks!

Got the tape off the E.b.a.y.

[pureinsanity]

You can get the tape at any hardware store. Look in the automotive section. I got mine a couple years ago at fleet farm. People use it to replace their broken tail lights. So you should see it by the bulbs.

[ice45]

Hi I'm new to the site so just wanted to say hello and show a couple of things i make. I am a very avid icefisherman so my stuff generally relates to icefishing

[Smoker]

Finally got around to getting some pictures of the second rod I made last spring.

[rushing]

Nice, I dig how well your crosswrap matches the holo hardware.

[Northlander]

I had the same type guides put on a ice rod made by Rods by Engle and I love that rod. I really like how them colors change up with the light.

[TomWehler]

Winters long, painting up stuff is fun.

First time poster here in this section...never saw it before...fun to share.

Photo is of lures, mostly Hellhounds I did for friends in UK that fish pike.

Simple is best, contrasting junk seems to work...plus we like wild stuff one can not buy.

Muskie Fish an Pike just want to kill the thing any way....

Tommy

Cancer suckz!

[hydro]

Great avatar Tommy. Looks like you have quite a crew to fish with! Very nice paint work too.

[upnorth]

Nice work there Tom!

[TomWehler]

Thanks...fun to share some of the junk I do.

BassnBucks dose really nice work ...not easy getting that nice a pattern to come out on smaller lure...great.

Solbes ..right on...good stuff.

Love the diffrent rod wraps an stuff..very cool.

Fun taking time to do something special for yourself or friends or just to make a couple bucks to buy supplies to keep doing it.

Kind a like guiding, ...don't get rich...just make enuff to pay the gas, insurance an related boat bil$ an buy other junk to keep ya on the water.

Few things for the hounds is a must also an never ever forget flowers for the wife.

Tommy

[TomWehler]

16" Grunt an 7" Magic Maker I did last winter just for ME!

My own Nucular Monster Snot Perch Pattern.

Any fish an all humans can these these two coming from three blocks away.

In yer hand ya gots ta wears yer cheap sunglasses or die.

Keep on Rocken!

Tommy

Cancer Suckz.