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I basically started bass fishing in general back in the beginning of 2016 and at the ripe age of 37. I remember not knowing much at all regarding fishing for sport I’d fished my entire life but never for sport so I wasn’t completely inexperienced. I remember turning to the great group of members on this website and used their knowledge and experience lead me into my journey. Besides all of the equipment and tackle I purchased the one thing I was missing for a couple months was something to fish from and found bank fishing to be very limited. At that time I remember having a hard time finding something in my budget that I felt comfortable standing in and could hold my large frame and weight so I took a long hard look. I took the leap and bought a Heritage Osprey 12.9 which I have been very pleased with. It’s been 4 years now and other than being heavy and designed to carry a bucket behind the seat rather than a milk crate it’s been great. Unfortunately Heritage has since went under I believe. Sorry I don’t have any pictures of my actual rig.

Straight up Enforcer molds makes amazing frog molds. I think the detail is in the plastic recipe and not so much the mold itself. I’ve seen some amazing frogs made by the guys on enforcers forum. Here’s a couple frogs that I’ve made with an Enforcer mold.

Heck I’m down to do this if and when it takes place again.

Yeah I’m pretty sure they’re done. I wish it weren’t true since I have three of their higher end reels. All of which I love and now have zero support if anything happens.

Yeah I live like two miles from Lake Thunderbird and must say the only lake that seems to have much access from the bank in our area is Lake Stanley Draper. I am not from the area of the state and got tired of not being able to do much good from the bank so I bought a kayak and have done extremely well and love it. It gets me around great and it’s peaceful, I love how close I can get into tight areas.

What part of Oklahoma are you in?

Hahaha that’s funny stuff right there. He should be able to get really good instructions based off of that.

Gary worked with do-it on that mold I believe which is why it also has do-it engraved on the egg sack portion of the worm which is the only difference.

Yup, the heat does and sunlight are terrible on crankbaits. Just leaving them in the truck all day can kill them if the vehicle or container they’re in aren’t vented well.

Here’s a 3.5” that’s very similar: http://www.basstackle.com/647_Ring_Swim_p/647-1-1.htm

Are those are 4.5” worms? Fully rounded or flat bottom? Here is a picture of a mold available by an online retailer that is similar. If you want exact then yes YouTube has a lot of videos on creating molds: Heck I’ve been trying to find out what worm this is. It’s 5.5”. I’ve got a 12 cavity mold for them but no idea if they someone still owns the rights to the worm.

Yup as long as it’s for you and your not selling them then there is no reason why. Can you post a picture of the worm and I might be able to help you out.

Yeah perch stripes would look good. I was worried with the Shad dot it may look a little off but I could turn the dot into the gill marking on perch.

Thank you. There are lots of better custom painters out there though.

Iwatas are fantastic and hard to beat. I own quite a few airbrushes (Iwata, Badger, RichPens, Grex, and Paasche) and each one serves a purpose. You need to figure out the style of gun you want/need before you should even look at the manufacturers. All that being said I’ll take my Grex Genisis XGi’s and XB’s for everyday use. I personally feel they have the best designed triggers out there and amazing when it comes to comfort. That’s my perosnal thoughts but an airbrush is like a fishing reel, it’s what fits you.

Those look great.

Yup agreed with everyone else. It’s easy to was off. I will say be careful because if you get water inside your blank you need to let it dry out before you start over.

I just painted up 15 Rippin Rap blanks in this pattern and may give the ole red eyes a try on a few of them. ?

I have all different color of eyes to select from and after trying them I decided they did not look as good to me so this is what I chose. Besides I make lures quite often so eye color is always an easy change when I feel like I want to change them.

I use them all but have used more of the Storm Arashi Vibes this year with good luck. Probably just a confidence thing.

I think you did a bang up job on that. I always find it crazy how they look so much better in person.

Thank you.

Where at are you fishing? The learning curve is really quick as long as you don’t get bored working by yourself and taking your time slowly until you understand the basics. So when you say white bottom or dark red bottom are you talking like a solid bright white, transparent bright white, or a pearl white? That’s one of the problems with color is taking something from your imagination and making come to life but that’s where I have some of the most fun.

Painting lures in my mind was an easy learning curve when I made the leap. You just have to be paitient, and keep thinking about what the color below the layer you are applying will affect it. Funny thing is I have never sold any of the lures I’ve made and I make tons of them. I make every lure imagine able soft or hard and I only do it for two reasons. It allows me to keep my own level of stock in whatever lure I need, and it is my way of giving back to keep my sanity and faith in humanity lol. The number one reason I do it is to give it all away to children, families, or anyone who looks like they could use a bag of worms, craws, paddle tails, spinnerbait, buzzbait, crankbait, jigs, etc.. I’m he kind of person who keeps to them self and doesn’t talk much until it’s listening and interacting with someone with a story/history. I love hearing families laugh in enjoyment of each others company, vets telling story’s about the rough times they had and how they persevered through it, old friends that are sitting, laughing, and telling stories of the good old days, grandparents sharing and teaching grandchildren about their family history. So, when I see or run into these people at the lakes and rivers I’ll strike up a conversation with them or they will strike one up with me. People always ask how you’re doing at the boat ramp, docks, parking lots and a lot of the time most people avoid others when they ask that question or the question of what are they hitting on and how many did ya get today?, but not me. I take that small opportunity that most avoid and thrive on remembering that people as a whole don’t suck as bad as the numerous times I’ve told myself through the day. I have all the tools, abilities, and blessed enough that I can afford to do this so I do. Dang that got off topic and don’t remember how I got down this far in my reply but I’m not rereading it to find out either. Hope y’all have an outlet like I do though to help keep fishing and the outdoors alive.

Thanks guys. Here is one in this pattern that is completely finished. I think my favorite part of this pattern is how well I was able to blend the colors and in transition so that they shift some with the movement of the bait. This will probably catch my eye more than fish lol.