New Ones For Next Year

[jasonmichalski]

Here is my first attempt at carving my own decoy. I'm getting so anxious to try it out in something bigger than the bath tub!

great start keep up the good work!!

[Dorkfish]

guys carefully carving fish out of wood, meticulously painting them, then pulling them around in the bathtub on a string- no wonder women think we're from another planet!!

Well I mean it is pretty barbaric to take a giant spear and stick fish with it lol : )

[Dorkfish]

Here is my first attempt at carving my own decoy. I'm getting so anxious to try it out in something bigger than the bath tub!

Looks very nice

[Dorkfish]

The finished product

[Gordie]

Did you steal Laska's diet Pepsi

Those look great, I bet you get a few pike smack those hard.

[Gordie]

Here is my first attempt at carving my own decoy. I'm getting so anxious to try it out in something bigger than the bath tub!

I know a lake that it could be put to great use on this winter.

[Dorkfish]

Laska's diet???

[Gordie]

You had to be there.

[Dorkfish]

Oh no diet mountain dew

[Dorkfish]

Did you steal Laska's diet Pepsi

Those look great, I bet you get a few pike smack those hard.

Yea dad filled me in no I have my own diet Mountain Dew

[merkman]

I know a lake that it could be put to great use on this winter.

Bet it starts with grind.... and ends with stone!!!

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[Dorkfish]

Jkranz what did you use to paint that???

[jkranz36]

I used an airbrush with acrylic paint I bought from Walmart for everything except the spots which I used a sharpie marker and cleared over. I can see that I will have to invest in a better airbrush if I want to do more detail work.

[Dorkfish]

What type of airbrush do you have currently with some you can get smaller tips for smaller details I use a pasche double action with a size 1 needle

[jkranz36]

My airbrush is just a $10 harbor freight model that I bought just to start with. My plan is to upgrade to a little higher end one like what you have dorkfish. Any suggestions on what to get? It sounds like the paasche brand is the way to go

[Dorkfish]

If you know anyone that has one I recommend trying them out some swear by the double action and some swear by the single action I actually want to get a single action for finer lines etc but it s up to the user

[Dorkfish]

Long eared sunfish so far

[Neighbor_guy]

Here is my first attempt at carving my own decoy. I'm getting so anxious to try it out in something bigger than the bath tub!

welcome to the fun!!!

The first one that swims is always the hardest. Great job on the paint.

I have been swimming my new ones in the above ground pond. I get some stange looks from the neighborsw, but its worth it.

[Neighbor_guy]

Long eared sunfish so far

So far it looks good. How long and tall? The sunfish I make run on the smaller side, 4-4.5" and are a lot of fun in the hole. Mostly from teasing the LM and other sunfish, but they are still fun.

Seeing you guys who carve your own tails is making me want to give it a go. I found some material that I think will work. It's birch, but it should work. I just need to make sure it fits in the band saw.

[jasonmichalski]

This ones going out in the mail tomorrow!

[Dorkfish]

That's made out of white pine it's very sod which is nice to cut through but very sappy. I also use cedar not as sappy and I usually pick it up cheap from lowes because it gets warped. Also that sunfish is 7 inches long and about 4 inches tall. And making the tail is kind of tricky because if you make it too tight you'll have little circles and if you make it too wide you'll be making 5 foot circles lol.

[Dorkfish]

Whatcha think????

[Mike89]

very nice dorkfish.

[Dorkfish]

[Neighbor_guy]

I was having trouble with the pics set up today, but this is what I finished up this weekend...