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General Category => Plug / Lure Building Forum => Topic started by: N.ShoreFisher on April 12, 2013, 01:26:56 PM

Title: Fish bat/baton/thumper
Post by: Out Fishing on April 12, 2013, 01:26:56 PM

So a little while ago I was given this little Louisville Slugger bat that had my work's name on it and the name of a salesman that won an award(these bats were given at an awards night). I decided it was the perfect fish baton/bat...whatever you want to call it. So I went to work on it.

Title: Re: Fish bat/baton/thumper
Post by: Out Fishing on April 12, 2013, 01:29:20 PM

pics above I filled in the engraving with wood putty, then sanded down and got a primer coat of black on there. Then I decided I wanted to make it look like a big plug, so I drilled and rasped out the eyes, and put scaling on it.

Title: Re: Fish bat/baton/thumper
Post by: Out Fishing on April 12, 2013, 01:32:43 PM

last but not least, I threw on some hand poured glass eyes, and some epoxy, now all I have to do is add fish! Hope you guys like it.

Title: Re: Fish bat/baton/thumper
Post by: Out Fishing on April 12, 2013, 04:29:26 PM

Hmmmmmmmmm ya got some talant.............thats one of those so called billy bats

Title: Re: Fish bat/baton/thumper
Post by: Out Fishing on April 12, 2013, 05:46:29 PM

Nice!

I sell a lot of these in California. No clue why :)

Title: Re: Fish bat/baton/thumper
Post by: Out Fishing on April 13, 2013, 05:31:16 AM

id get one but to nice for thumping tires on truck an trailer

Title: Re: Fish bat/baton/thumper
Post by: Out Fishing on April 13, 2013, 08:07:49 AM

haddock........u need one of those when ya get into jersey