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Fishing Lures
I use a one piece through wire on all lures. No hooks are ever attached using only an eye screw. This makes
my lures extremely strong. The wire is sealed using marine epoxy. The paint I use is a marine paint and every
lure is given a minimum of three coats of marine varnish as a finish coat.
I like to make top water fishing lures but some are using weights to make these sink to the depth they
want. I do make many with an angled head that dive when retrieved. A few friends have also had me make some
weighted lures that sink. I will make lures that sink if you request them.
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Spearing Decoys
All of my decoys are tested in water and lead weight is added along the bottom of the decoy to give it the best 'swimming' action. The aluminum fins
are fastened into place with marine epoxy or lead and sometimes both for the side fins. Each decoy is painted by hand by me with a brush.
These are not
mass produced and dunked into paint or spray painted in batches. All decoys are finished with a minimum of 3 coats of marine varnish.
Many and maybe most
of these decoys are used for display and not to spear fish but all of these fishing decoys are 100% made to be used for spearing fish. Many spear
Northern Pike up here in Minnesota in the winter and these will make those Northerns come in and take a peak.
Remember to use a good leader and strong line
when using these in your dark house. If a big Northern hits these you don't want him to break the line and drop it out of site. These swim pretty well
when you are jigging them but they won't swim back to your hole if the line breaks!
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