Any carvers out there?

[merkman]

Bob Johnson is a great asset to Minnesota Spearing.

I have only talked to him a few times, but it only takes once to know that he is really a nice guy.

He is one of the many individuals that have worked very hard to keep spearing in Minnesota.

If you ever get the chance to meet him, make sure to let him know you appreciate what he does for the current state of spearing and for the investment he is making in the youth of the sport.

[shamalex72]

I will bring some to Big Lake with me and we can talk about it there.

[shamalex72]

A couple more.

A whitefish

An old Duey Decoy I repainted

[bassNspear]

those are some nice decoys man.

I have to say you do some great work.

[merkman]

Here is one of my favorites.

[shamalex72]

A couple perch. Ones 5" and the other is 8".

I tried to coat this one with epoxy, but it didn't turn out as well as I had hoped.

[bassNspear]

dude, your still doing great work. I remember when i was looking at them at the get to gator, there are some great decoys that you guys are making. Im glad i dont have that kinda time to be doing that, or i would get nothing done around here

[Central Bassman]

i like that perch one

[bassNspear]

merk man, i got that decoy that you showed me in your hole. Im going to try it and see how i like it.

[cherokee]

What's the reason for the 3-4 eyelets at top? Different swimming action?

[shamalex72]

That's for finding the "sweet spot" where it swims the best.

[Mike89]

I don't know if it's been said yet, but there is a decoy show Feb.23 at Alexandria, Minn. It's at the VFW from 10 to 3pm. Hwy 27 east towards Osakis. They have lots of carvers there.

Mike89

[bassNspear]

thats right, i remember thats going on.

Is anyone taking the trip up there for the show.

[shamalex72]

We might go. Went there last year and seen alot of nice decoys.

[bassNspear]

let me know if your going to go. Maybe we can meet up again and hang out durning the show. Stay in touch bud

[Gordie]

nice work shamalex72 Im suprised that the epoxy didnt work.

at the get to gator I also saw some of your work and it is out standing.

Have you tried enamel jig head paint?

what kind or primmer are you using? a good quality oil base primmer will seal the pours of the wood better. we had talked about that at get to gator.

[shamalex72]

Thanx elwood, the epoxy worked, it just didn't look the best.

I think my problem is I not sealing them good enough before painting. I am trying a 50/50 mixture of boiled linseed oil and mineral spirits on one now before I paint, we'll see how that works.

[bassNspear]

sounds like way to much work for me. Ill just keep using my Bear Creek, the ones that pull them all in

[merkman]

 Originally Posted By: shamalex72

I think my problem is I not sealing them good enough before painting.

I wonder if some of those rubberized basement waterproofing solutions or rubberized flat roof paint would work good for a primer coat. The rubberized portion of that should help the cracks between the metal and the wood?

[Gordie]

 Originally Posted By: shamalex72

Thanx elwood, the epoxy worked, it just didn't look the best.

could of fooled me looks pretty darn good to me.

[bassNspear]

i was going to say the same thing. When i was looking at all the different decoys that you guys made at the Get TO Gator, i was very impressed on the detail that you guys place into these decoys. Sure takes alot of time and effort into making such awesome looking decoys.

[Fish Toys]

If I did any woodworking I would need a lot of wood and a WOODSTOVE . Some people have a knack for making something out of nothing. Great work guys. Must be an artistic gene in them?

[bassNspear]

you have enough stuff to take care of with them saws, dont be getting any ideas about carving decoys now wayne

[Gordie]

shamalex I just talked to an old timer that used to own a bait store and he said that he used to paint his decoys with epoxy enamel paint because of its sealing properties. He used to use epoxy enamel to seal up plywood minnow tanks, no chalk no glue just two or three good coats of epoxy enamel and the tanks would last about 5 years without recoating.

Hope this helps

[shamalex72]

Elwood, you didn't look at it close enough.

I have been reading quite a bit on some tackle building forums and alot of them use the linseed/mineral spirit combo.I just finished a new decoy and I will test it this weekend. If this one splits I am going to try epoxy thinned down as a sealer before paint.