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Soobz reacted to Softy in Happy Days ..... Heyyyy
Makes doobie look like an amateur too.
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Soobz reacted to doobie in Happy Days ..... Heyyyy
That's a big fish soobz and makes the Fonz an amateur lol
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Soobz reacted to Softy in Happy Days ..... Heyyyy
Cracking fish! would have been a ball on the fly gear!
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Soobz got a reaction from Squid Inc. in Happy Days ..... Heyyyy
The Fonz got nothing on me. On fly. One of many, but probably the biggest. Amazing fun.
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Soobz got a reaction from keenfisho in Happy Days ..... Heyyyy
The Fonz got nothing on me. On fly. One of many, but probably the biggest. Amazing fun.
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Soobz got a reaction from doobie in Happy Days ..... Heyyyy
The Fonz got nothing on me. On fly. One of many, but probably the biggest. Amazing fun.
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Soobz got a reaction from SurfcaztR in Happy Days ..... Heyyyy
The Fonz got nothing on me. On fly. One of many, but probably the biggest. Amazing fun.
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Soobz got a reaction from Yorky in Happy Days ..... Heyyyy
The Fonz got nothing on me. On fly. One of many, but probably the biggest. Amazing fun.
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Soobz got a reaction from Squid Inc. in Rui squid jigs
I tried Rui, no more resilient than the $5 jobbies, after 1 session the cloth needed to be glued back on. At $13 for Daiwa Emeraldas or Rui I reckon Rui aint in the running for my $. Bought the last lot of jigs from tackledirect168 on evilbay, very cheap at $3, and seem decently made compare to 'Neptune Tackle" crappies, but we'll see how well they last/perform.
Recently out squidding had a lady in white bikini on a yak circling around me, I know I am pretty irresistible but she proceeded to tell me she'd lost her new (expensive I assume) squid jig and she was not stalking me :), she paddled off and no joke as soon as she was out of yelling range (I tested this) I found her jig. Sadly I could not snag it and lost sight of it as soon as I got turned by the breeze. If I'd had my white bikini on I could have dived in after it.
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Soobz got a reaction from TENNANT in Rui squid jigs
What do you pay at online Japanese stores? Probably a bulk S&H purchase is worth considering
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Soobz got a reaction from TENNANT in Rui squid jigs
I tried Rui, no more resilient than the $5 jobbies, after 1 session the cloth needed to be glued back on. At $13 for Daiwa Emeraldas or Rui I reckon Rui aint in the running for my $. Bought the last lot of jigs from tackledirect168 on evilbay, very cheap at $3, and seem decently made compare to 'Neptune Tackle" crappies, but we'll see how well they last/perform.
Recently out squidding had a lady in white bikini on a yak circling around me, I know I am pretty irresistible but she proceeded to tell me she'd lost her new (expensive I assume) squid jig and she was not stalking me :), she paddled off and no joke as soon as she was out of yelling range (I tested this) I found her jig. Sadly I could not snag it and lost sight of it as soon as I got turned by the breeze. If I'd had my white bikini on I could have dived in after it.
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Soobz got a reaction from Softy in Rui squid jigs
I tried Rui, no more resilient than the $5 jobbies, after 1 session the cloth needed to be glued back on. At $13 for Daiwa Emeraldas or Rui I reckon Rui aint in the running for my $. Bought the last lot of jigs from tackledirect168 on evilbay, very cheap at $3, and seem decently made compare to 'Neptune Tackle" crappies, but we'll see how well they last/perform.
Recently out squidding had a lady in white bikini on a yak circling around me, I know I am pretty irresistible but she proceeded to tell me she'd lost her new (expensive I assume) squid jig and she was not stalking me :), she paddled off and no joke as soon as she was out of yelling range (I tested this) I found her jig. Sadly I could not snag it and lost sight of it as soon as I got turned by the breeze. If I'd had my white bikini on I could have dived in after it.
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Soobz reacted to SurfcaztR in Rui squid jigs
Yes got about 6 jigs in that brand,they work just the same as more expensive brands.But then so do the cheap ebay $4 no name brands,just depends on one's colour choice for the day.
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Soobz reacted to Meppstas in Massive mayfly hatch on the Mersey River.
This was a day (19th March 2021) when I was lucky enough to be in the Mersey River when there was a massive Mayfly hatch, the trout were having a great time sipping them off the surface. This was the best hatch I've seen on this river since 2009 when I was lucky enough to see a monster Dun hatch in the stretch of river..(see photo)
The trout fishing was tough going due them feeding on the Mayflys.. Actually seeing what I did was the highlight of the day for sure, the trout I caught were a bonus..
Massive dun hatch, Mersey River. Weegena. (25-11-09)
cheers
Adrian
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Soobz got a reaction from doobie in Soobz Ludicrous Lures
Got some vibes ready for the salmon if the flys don't get out far enough. 28g. painted with colourshift. Regret the black splatters, done to break it up and look a tad more real, but should have done in sepia so not so contrasty.
A bit lighter and smaller
These lures kinda hard to photograph in the dark arvo, this is quite chartreuse with subtle green scales
And some gold for variety
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Soobz got a reaction from Squid Inc. in homemade/ modified squid jags
Ready to test. Blank lures with my paint jobs.
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Soobz got a reaction from Squid Inc. in Soobz Ludicrous Lures
Got some vibes ready for the salmon if the flys don't get out far enough. 28g. painted with colourshift. Regret the black splatters, done to break it up and look a tad more real, but should have done in sepia so not so contrasty.
A bit lighter and smaller
These lures kinda hard to photograph in the dark arvo, this is quite chartreuse with subtle green scales
And some gold for variety
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Soobz got a reaction from Territory Lad in Soobz Ludicrous Lures
Got some vibes ready for the salmon if the flys don't get out far enough. 28g. painted with colourshift. Regret the black splatters, done to break it up and look a tad more real, but should have done in sepia so not so contrasty.
A bit lighter and smaller
These lures kinda hard to photograph in the dark arvo, this is quite chartreuse with subtle green scales
And some gold for variety
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Soobz got a reaction from Booma in Soobz Ludicrous Lures
Inspired by a frustration of not being able to buy lures in the colours I want (popular = sold out) and also wanting to tweak some designs, and by the need to build something to understand it, I have foolishly picked up yet another hobby.
I was going to start with wooden lures as I'm already set up for those, but the fear of mucking up the paint job on a wooden lure that I've spent hours on I decided to start with blank plastics which are very cheap.
eg. A bent minnow copy is about $2
BTW, it's not a great copy, the Chinese penchant for price ahead of attention to detail means the centre eye is a piss poor screw in so I had to make a new eye, drill a suitable hole and epoxy it in. The surface is not textured like a bent minnow, but I have a solution for that down the track. None of these lures are tuned either.
Anyway, they are good for painting practice. I bought a cheap airbrush, tweaked it a little per youtube and voila I got a semi reasonable result and learned a heap in the process. I especially learned that the less than optimal epoxy from AMC doesn't flow all that well and despite using a rotisserie and a heat gun it was hard to get a smooth surface.
So here's the early attempts.
Happy with the yabby. The earlier version I realized was more coloured like a cooked yabby
But perhaps fish like cooked ones too 🤣.
Having enough fun that I may invest in a better airbrush.
I've done a bulk order of crankbaits to practice painting on, which I will likely sell at cost if someone is looking for a specific pattern:
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Soobz got a reaction from Wert in homemade/ modified squid jags
Ready to test. Blank lures with my paint jobs.
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Soobz got a reaction from Booma in Soobz Ludicrous Lures
Got some vibes ready for the salmon if the flys don't get out far enough. 28g. painted with colourshift. Regret the black splatters, done to break it up and look a tad more real, but should have done in sepia so not so contrasty.
A bit lighter and smaller
These lures kinda hard to photograph in the dark arvo, this is quite chartreuse with subtle green scales
And some gold for variety
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Soobz got a reaction from keenfisho in Soobz Ludicrous Lures
Got some vibes ready for the salmon if the flys don't get out far enough. 28g. painted with colourshift. Regret the black splatters, done to break it up and look a tad more real, but should have done in sepia so not so contrasty.
A bit lighter and smaller
These lures kinda hard to photograph in the dark arvo, this is quite chartreuse with subtle green scales
And some gold for variety
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Soobz got a reaction from Meppstas in Soobz Ludicrous Lures
Inspired by a frustration of not being able to buy lures in the colours I want (popular = sold out) and also wanting to tweak some designs, and by the need to build something to understand it, I have foolishly picked up yet another hobby.
I was going to start with wooden lures as I'm already set up for those, but the fear of mucking up the paint job on a wooden lure that I've spent hours on I decided to start with blank plastics which are very cheap.
eg. A bent minnow copy is about $2
BTW, it's not a great copy, the Chinese penchant for price ahead of attention to detail means the centre eye is a piss poor screw in so I had to make a new eye, drill a suitable hole and epoxy it in. The surface is not textured like a bent minnow, but I have a solution for that down the track. None of these lures are tuned either.
Anyway, they are good for painting practice. I bought a cheap airbrush, tweaked it a little per youtube and voila I got a semi reasonable result and learned a heap in the process. I especially learned that the less than optimal epoxy from AMC doesn't flow all that well and despite using a rotisserie and a heat gun it was hard to get a smooth surface.
So here's the early attempts.
Happy with the yabby. The earlier version I realized was more coloured like a cooked yabby
But perhaps fish like cooked ones too 🤣.
Having enough fun that I may invest in a better airbrush.
I've done a bulk order of crankbaits to practice painting on, which I will likely sell at cost if someone is looking for a specific pattern:
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Soobz got a reaction from Meppstas in Soobz Ludicrous Lures
Got some vibes ready for the salmon if the flys don't get out far enough. 28g. painted with colourshift. Regret the black splatters, done to break it up and look a tad more real, but should have done in sepia so not so contrasty.
A bit lighter and smaller
These lures kinda hard to photograph in the dark arvo, this is quite chartreuse with subtle green scales
And some gold for variety