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Hi guys, just wondering if anyone has a transducer in a wet box or in hull mount? And what kind of performance are you getting out of it? I’m particularly interested if you have a 1kw transducer and fish deep water 500m mark thanks in advance!

Thanks guys! Sounds like I should be alright and more fishing is definitely the answer!

Hey guys, just wondering what you think is too old for fuel? Also how do I tell if my fuel is too old? Will there be discolouration in my fuel water separator?

Hahahah thanks foghorn

Thanks rick. Gonna get dollie coloured skirts for it

I tried touching the skin up with paint. Think I may have put too many layers on. What u guys think?

Lure making is pretty cheap. compared to purchasing lures, its peanuts

For those that were curious how the mahi skin turned out

Where did u buy that mate?

Hi guys, just wondering if any of u guys have installed one of these things? For those who fish alone, I think it'd be really helpful

Damn I'd be really pissed off if it was fake. I was actually watching that

Nice. Any chance I can buy an apollo off u? I really just want the shape of the head so I can try make my own

They look sensational mate! whats the black one?

Hmm Mundine apollo looks different. Have you made a copy of the apollo RJT?

I bought the paua from ebay.. Its about $26 a sheet (which would make about 10 lures)

I made some lures. Do these top 2 look like a joe yee apollo and a super plunger ?

Thanks rjts.. yeh I eventually found some red ones. Cheers

Hi guys, where do u guys buy the red eyes from? I can't seem to find them anywhere.

Yeh I think the skin fades mostly to grey. u can't get it to become green again unless u touch it up with paint. Though I think that will make the skin not reflective. i found these guys who make lure inserts out of real skin

From my brief research on Google, I found a page that recommended: 1. removing all the flesh with a butter knife. 2. Then soaking the skin in brine for an hour 3. Let the skin dry so that it's no longer dripping 4. Stretch it out as much as u can over a card board box with thumb tacks(I used staples since I didn't have any). U will need to place them about 0.5" apart 5. Leave to dry in direct sunlight for 2 days i'll have to see how the skin turns out. But I'm planning on gluing it to inserts. Also possibly making some skirts and wings out of it

So just an update on this post. Went out for a troll with my lures on Sunday and managed to grab this guy. Pretty stoked I actually caught some thing first time in action. Now using the skin to make some inserts

Seems weekend conditions haven't been ideal.. Pretty sloppy every weekend!

yeh .. It was taken from a black Bart tuna xxx lure. Regarding the color of the eyes, are u leaving the lures in the sun to dry up? Ive noticed that on some of my lures, the holographic tape fades or something.. I suspect it's not uv resistant or something heres a few more I made. I water tested today and was pleased they swam well. I had the bullets in 30g and 50g heads.. The 50g definitely swam much better

My first polish. I can see what you meant by starting at lower grits!

Thanks rjts. I'll post up some pics when I get them done. Much appreciated !