southie THE BANGA

Hey All.... I haven't forgotten about this..... Been in bed Since Saturday crook as a dog so haven't been able to do much....
On the plus side My Blanks arrived today and my new range of paints came in aswell and....... I have the weekend off 👌 
With the weather being crap aswell i'll pump out some lures over the weekend.... 
Stay tuned!!!

Hey All.... I haven't forgotten about this..... Been in bed Since Saturday crook as a dog so haven't been able to do much....
On the plus side My Blanks arrived today and my new range of paints came in aswell and....... I have the weekend off 👌 
With the weather being crap aswell i'll pump out some lures over the weekend.... 
Stay tuned!!!

As soon as i get some blanks mate ill let ya know 

More than happy to help out if/when you want to trial these on bream ... like now 😉. Regards HBt.

... and could bring in some lure money as well 😉. Regards HBt.

Looking really good so far mate
 

Here is a coupla I caught at Ardrossan a few weeks ago:

Both on 95mm sugapen. Would be happy to have a crack if you are looking for more testers.

IMO the bottom colours of lures are more important than the top for floating lures. 

Side colours more effective with sinking lures. 

Metallic Gold Colours are exceptional in deeper and dirty water. 

Thanks for all the interest!!! Still waiting for the Blanks to rock up to paint. But in the mean time here are a couple I have painted up.... 
Sorry for poor Quality photos. Haven't had time to take proper pics....
 

Thanks for all the interest!!! Still waiting for the Blanks to rock up to paint. But in the mean time here are a couple I have painted up.... 
Sorry for poor Quality photos. Haven't had time to take proper pics....
 

Thanks for all the interest!!! Still waiting for the Blanks to rock up to paint. But in the mean time here are a couple I have painted up.... 
Sorry for poor Quality photos. Haven't had time to take proper pics....
 

Thanks for all the interest!!! Still waiting for the Blanks to rock up to paint. But in the mean time here are a couple I have painted up.... 
Sorry for poor Quality photos. Haven't had time to take proper pics....
 

once my skills improve even more so it could be on the cards. 
More a hobbie/time filler at the moment but who knows what might happen 😁

Nice one Chief! 

Agreed, even if it was just to freshen up your well used and abused HBs.

As some might know, I had a fishing float made up of some dowel with a foam indicator as my main float rig.  It did it's job very well although sometimes a tangle would occur which was always easy to undo.  However, after re-spooling my reel with lighter mono, I kept getting more and more tangles - some to the point of cutting the line and re-rigging.
I decided to try something else and didn't really want to buy the stand shop float.  So a bit of look around on Google I saw a guy make some cork floats that looked quite good.   Problem was I didn't have any wine corks except 'champagne' corks courtesy of the missus.
Being the cheap skate person I am lol, I FB'd my neighborhood for some and received a few - and free  
Problem was that the rest of the materials for the way I wanted to make the floats was a bit expensive   But if I want to make more then the cheaper each one will become, plus the satisfaction of making my own.
Here's what I did ....
First - drilled holes through the cork and with some wood glue put a 6mm piece of dowel through it and let dry overnight.

 
Second - put a couple bits of wood together with a hole to place the dowel to keep in place whilst sanding.
I used 60 grit at first and down to 120 grit to get a smooth finish.  This one is a champagne cork.

 
A few different shapes and was also careful on a few not take away the wine 'emblem' on the cork so to give a bit of a different look.

 
Then I cut some safety pins keeping the end ring part that will help attach a bit of weight for buoyancy and leader.   I originally used some standard sewing cotton (black) but felt it may not hold overtime, so used some braid on the rest.   Put some wood glue over it all to strengthen and let dry overnight.

 
The fifth step was to give some primer to the ends ready for some enamel paint.  I used Gesso craft priming paint and let that dry for 3 hours.

Then the other end and again let dry for 3 hours.

 
Then some black gloss enamel paint on the bottom of the float.  Two coats given and will give a little extra to the braid/ring.

 
The eighth step was giving two coating with a vibrant yellow enamel.

 
Not too bad bad so far and could left without further painting, but decided to add a little decoration before giving three coats of Spar Marine vanish, by dipping the floats straight into the tin.  Let them dry well and light sand before next coating.  Pat the bottom tips to soak up the excess drips.

 
Turned out reasonably ok for my first effort although a little 'rough around the edges' lol
Took a bit of time and few dollars but 🤷‍♂️

Wheeling and dealing like a champ 😂

Cheers mate.... Got a few different things on order to try at the moment.... 
most will be around smaller Species such as bream, reddies trout etc but have a few other avenues i want to target. I Want to concentrate on current species people target at the moment...
I also have some 22g Sinking Stickbaits on the way for the Tuna  
The biggest issue i will run into and will be trial and error is the swimming of the lures.... Might have to try a few different ones to get them perfect for what i want. 

Thanks for all the interest!!! Still waiting for the Blanks to rock up to paint. But in the mean time here are a couple I have painted up.... 
Sorry for poor Quality photos. Haven't had time to take proper pics....
 

Thanks for all the interest!!! Still waiting for the Blanks to rock up to paint. But in the mean time here are a couple I have painted up.... 
Sorry for poor Quality photos. Haven't had time to take proper pics....
 

Just getting a feel at who would be interested and seems i have quite a bit of interest in them... 
For now here is a couple i have been working on and practicing my skills on...
Will post pics of the Topwater lures later on when i have finished with them.  
 

Just getting a feel at who would be interested and seems i have quite a bit of interest in them... 
For now here is a couple i have been working on and practicing my skills on...
Will post pics of the Topwater lures later on when i have finished with them.  
 

Hey all as the title states I am looking for a handful of people that Regularly chase YFW on Top water lures....
I have sourced and custom painted a few and would like a couple people to test them out. As well as getting opinions and  feedback on them....
If interested let me know.
Conditions of getting your hands on one are:
You must actually chase Yellowfin Whiting on Lures
You must be able to give me feedback on them and pictures of the lure catching fish.... 
Im not going to release anymore information as of yet until I get some feedback and see what hardcore Lure Fishos think as if they seem like an popular item i will be putting these up for sale.
If interested hit me up.... I will leave this here until next Wednesday and will select 5 people from who ever has applied. As i have limited quantities at the moment...