Recent content by Tony hall

don’t hunt deer a bunch but we have some spots we do drives. Tagged out for the first time ever and biggest buck! First deer I’ve shot since 2020

How much with the pheasants? 😂. Looks great , I also just got rid of marsh boat for lack of use, there’s some spots/times I wish I had it but mostly hunt big water.

one thing about foam is if water gets in there the pourable will absorb water. I’ve seen on other forums people advocate for the foam board since future repair will be easier. We redid a buddy’s aluminum boat. We filled the spaces with frp wall board on the bottom across the ribs(front to...

Was going to say the same thing. I’ll make my way to super nice puddlers eventually!

I totally agree about release. I sanded the heck out of these, like till they’re “fuzzy” . The pva is supposed to come off with hot water and soap, but then the skin on the foam seems like the glue wouldn’t want to stick so I just sanded the heck out of it before glue. Honestly this is first...

Trex keels, 1.5” depth, with hole drilled, then long screws gorilla glued to decoy. Tony

Man these are slick, even cooler is you making some Bob! Maybe this winter’s project will be some of them, probably out of foam and make a silicon mold. Don’t have the space or resources for wood carving. Tony

No problem. Also I would try to sand out any roughness in the mold. Then wax etc. I found if one was sorta sticking(usually around the head). I could slide thin plastic like thin as business card around the edges and usually get it to pop from the tail, prying btwn two pieces of the plastic...

So i filled the mold with water and measured. It was like 70 ounces. Depending on expansion rate if what you use divide by that. I bought foam from fiberglass supply on amazon but used expansion rates of is composites foam. I waxed the mold a few times and brushed on pva release. If you...

The sleepers I used 4lb. Then restle coated them. It’s the burpy frog/fowl weather mold. Borrowed it from a friend who made his from 3lb and he hasn’t had issues and the stay on lines in bow of boat all season

They are weighted, probably 60/40 flat bottom vs the molded keel. They will mostly live on long lines so pulling the line usually self rights everything. Tony

Well here they are finally done painting everything. Life is busy , seasons been open a week and a half and besides one raining morning trying to get birds feet down for my son , I haven’t been out. Did a five day grouse and salmon trip in the far western upper peninsula, that was a blast, but...