Plug Building - Got Wood? Got Plug?
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Handcarve video
This might be old hat to you guys, but I couldn't stop watching the video. In the comments section he said it takes 20 days to make a lure.
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Some of these guys are more artist than anything else. Some impresive to see from start to finish.
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very meticulous. Beautiful work.
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just think. All that work and a big toothy critter gonna maw that thing
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he is very well skilled with his knife
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Quote:
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Raven
he is very well skilled with his knife
When he was carving the rattle slot, all I could picture was him pushing too hard and going right through his hand. That is how I would do it anyway!
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"Out there in the surf is where it's at, that's where the line gets drawn in the sand between those who talk fishing and those who live it."
- a wise man.
One good fish, a sharpie does not make...
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those were my thoughts exactly but he had pre-cut the stop point
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I'd lose a finger, my wife would be pissed for bleeding all over the house.
60 % of the time, it works every time.
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That must be the most calm, relaxed man on the planet
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Wow, amazing detail in each of those plugs. He must have a waiting list in Japan for every plug.
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Quote:
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Raven
he is very well skilled with his knife
carvers always draw towards themselves, at least that's how I've been taught. I wear leather thumb guards when I carve.
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Lures that catch fisherman.
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