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  • Birthday 03/04/1964

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  1. Hello Fly Tying Bench friends, It has passed long time since my last visit to the Forum. I was full of work and without the possibility to do what I like more which is go fishing. I want to share with you the a video that I posted in my Youtube channel. After thinking about in some different ideas to start a new project, finally I worked in a concept of a kind of lure that I’ve never used before, but I was sure that it could be very effective in my fishing for Corvinas. I always looked Darter Lures before, and I asked to myself why do anglers here in Peru do not use them. Maybe because no one have tried darters before, or because fishing stores never sale the, I really don’t know why. I have seen Darters in catalogues, in videos, in internet, at BassProshop when I go to USA and i have the chance to shop, but I never bought one. Believe me. Because all the previous and given that I like those lures, I began to think to develop my own style of a Darter Lure. Those ones that I had the chance to get on my hands in the past were a little thick and heavy. So I thought to do something slimmer and lighter. Some kind of a Darter lure that I can cast well for the kind of fishing that I do. Thus, I was wondering to make a combination of the typical Darter lure with the lures that I usually use (Japanese DUOs or Daiwas and my own Attila Fat Minnow). My intention with the video that I bring for you, is to introduce my new Attila Veneno Concept (“Attila” = you may remember that I chose that name for all my homemade lures because I like a lot the story of Attila the Hun; and “Veneno” = which in Spanish means Venom or Poison). The Attila Veneno, is the new member of the lures that I do at home, and is a 100% Homemade Balsa Wooden lure. It weights around 1oz, its length is 6”, it is armed with two saltwater Treble Hooks 01, shifting weight system, it is low sinking action, and can reach 65-78 yards when casting from the shore line with a 9’10” rod, and finally it has a good swimming action. I pretend to use the Attila Veneno at night to catch Corvinas or whenever the conditions are favorable and permit me to use them. I invite you to watch the video, and please let me know your thoughts and recommendations to improve my work. I will appreciate a lot. Last but not least, I begin to prepare a video series to show the "how to do it" process, explaining step by step to make the Attlia Veneno. Thank you, here is the link to the video:
  2. Hello Fly Tying anglers This video is oriented to those anglers who use epoxy for finishing their flies and lures. It is a simple video where you can see how to do your own disposal brushes by two cents in one minute. I used to buy cheap brushes at the stores to apply the epoxy coats for finishing my lures, and sometimes to do streamers' heads. I paid around US$ 1 to 2 dollars per brush... Unfortunately, as we already know, once the brush was dipped into the epoxy, you know that at the end of the process you will have to throw it away to the trash. At least for three years, I was spending some money buying brushes and throwing them away. That's why I need to find a cheaper way to apply the epoxy, so I decided to do my own disposal brushes every time I need one. To do these brushes, you just need these materials: - Paint brush with 2" long hair - Bobin + Thread - Wood stick (to recycle) I bought a painter brush (4" wide) for US$8, and then I begin to use its hair to prepare my own disposal brushes. I have calculated the cost of each one of my disposal brushes, and it is around two cents... seriously... Now, I do not feel pain at all every time I throw a used brush. I invite you to watch my video, and I encourage you to do your own brushes. You will save money. I hope you like the video, all the best and have a save fishing, Antonio Here is the link to my video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOEE-gHPj1g
  3. Hello FTB Anglers I hope this post find you well. In last months, I continued working to restore some of my old or scratchy plastic lures. It is fun and I feel very happy to give a second life to some of my former favorite plugs. This time I chose a very common lure. Maybe some of you have fished before with the Yo-zuri Crystal Minnow. It is a versatile lure, there are many colours and options in the stores. It is armed with strong hooks, and is very effective for short casts. I have some old plugs of these lures in my box of forgetfulness. The one I chose is the SHBK … Originally, it was light brown back, silver belly, and iridescent Gold/Silver/Blue/Pink plenty of black dots in both sides. Unfortunately with time and action, as happens with many other plugs it became to be scratched for the action. Then, it was forgotten on the bottom of the tacklebox for years. When I see the original colours, I decided to change them at all… I thought to convert it into a different lure with shocking pink front, black back, and silver sides. At the end, I painted something a little bit different to my initial thoughts. I invite you to see the transformation of this lure, please let me know your comments, critics, and recommendation…all will be more than welcome. Before to say goodbye, I just want to announce that next Restorations to come are two Japanese lures, a Megabass Halibut and a DUO Blazin. Thank you, and here it is the link to the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTh6ItBHKRs
  4. Hello Popdeck Very good question... Maybe the video is not perfect and it doesn't show the actual lure. I am just an amateur doing videos as well... Please let me explain you... I foiled the lure before painting, because the paint that I used in this case was transparent. Then, the combination of the aluminium foil in the back-end with the transparent pink paint, gives a metallic effect to the lure... In other cases, when I use a solid paint, i do not foiled them .... Thank you for your comment...I invite you to visit my Youtube channel and I'll be very happy to receive your comments...
  5. Hello Rstaight, thank you for your thoughts...I am very happy that some anglers in the Forum can pick some ideas up from my video to enhance their lures, flies or poppers. That's exactly the idea to be part of the forum... When I tie a Fly I tried to learn a lot form you... And I love it. You know, I used to have many Rapalas, mainly the X-Rap, but some years ago i switch to Japanese lures... I didn't know about the Zara Spook... I will review in internet to see what I find. Just to finish, for those who like to do Balsa Poppers, some months ago a posted in my Youtube channel my video 100% Homemade Wooden Lures, maybe some of you can watch them and give me some tips to improve my work. Look for my Channel with my id Antonio999us.... let me know your comments...I will appreciate them...
  6. Hello Tidewaterfly, thank you very much for your comment and give me the chance to share and show you my work.... I am addicted to these kind of fishing lures, specially the Japanese ones... Around one year ago, I began to do my own minnow lures starting from a piece of raw Balsa wood... while I was painting them, I thought that I may repair some of my old and almost lost lures that I had in the further corner of my house workshop. Now I am happy with the results, I invite you to watch other of my videos in Youtube and I will appreciate you thoughts and recommendations
  7. Hello Fly Tying Forum, It has passed some time since my last visit. I was over loaded with my work and traveling for business. Please, excuse me for posting this post that is not about fly tie, but i am sure many of you will find interesting for your fishing. Please, let me tell you something about this post. A friend of mine, Marco, brought me one of his lures that he likes most. It was a Daiwa Salt Pro Minnow lure, which I like a lot as well. Maybe many of you may know this plug. It is a great lure, excellent pay for value, and very effective when your are fishing with a spinning rod from the shores. You can reach long distances with it, and also, it is a very good hunter. Well after having lots of fights, the lure was all scratched so I decided to offer Marco to do a restoration work on it. In this video, I will have the chance to show you a summary of the process that I followed to restore the plastic plug until giving a second brand new life to the lure. Included in the video, you can see the main steps that I followed. It was incredible to see the transformation process. From having a scratched and old lure at the starting point, to finally get a new lure with a news and different characteristics. Please leave me your comments and recommendations, and I invite you to watch my video and I hope you like it. Here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxA2kY3tjmk
  8. Hello Fly Tying Bench Anglers I was visiting the Forum and I thought that you may like to watch the last video I posted in Youtube. I know it is not a fly tying pattern, but I am sure that there are some anglers that will like it and I would like to have your comments. Some weeks ago I got a clear DUO BeachWalker 120MD lure for painting it as I wish. After thinking for a while, I decided how to paint the plastic plug. The colours I chose were Fluorescent Pink, Black Magenta (which is some kind of a very dark brown colour), Yellow and Red. As usual, the first step was to paint the base for the back and belly sides with plain white. I'm just a rookie using the airbrush, but I fry to do my best and I am very happy with the results of my work. Something else, for the epoxy protection coat I decided to add some silver frost. At the end of my work, I created the unique Japanese DUO “Pink Black Magenta” in the World… There is not a second one I like it very much, so I am thinking to use the same pattern to paint some of my 100% homemade wooden Lures. Well, a couple of weeks ago, I had the chance to escape to Ica's beaches (it is located 350mi Southbound from Lima) for fishing some Flounders and Corvinas. I went decided to try my homemade balsa wooden lures the ”Attila Fat Minnows” --I am preparing a special video for it--. On the other side, I planned to try my brand new DUO BW120MD “Pink Black Magenta” as well. When I began doing my first casts trying the “Pink Black Magenta”, I was really surprised how effective it was for captures. I was inside the water with the waves up to my waist, and I had my friends fishing just next to me. Soon I began to caught Flounders and Corvinas while my friends were casting to the same spots as I did but didn’t catch any fish. Just to mention about my equipment, I was using a German Sportex 9'6" spinning rod , with a Van Staal reel loaded with Japanese G-Soul 30lb braided line. During all the time that I was casting my lure, I captured six beautiful flounders and 18 corvinas... my friends caught not more than three. Had those captures is very weird and difficult down here, please believe me. I do not why, but Peruvian Flounders are very very tricky, and Corvinas are not easy to catch. Something important to say at this point is that all fishes that I captured were released and my friends got mad for that. Well friends, I invite you to watch my video, once again my apologies for not posting a Fly tying video. I hope you like my video and please give me your comments and recommendations. Here is the link to the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJjWMM21USU
  9. Hello to all, Thank you very much for your comments... Mikechell I like the blue ones as well, I have made very good captures with them. Those ones with shocking colours are very effective here when we have sunny conditions and sometimes with muddy waters....
  10. Hello Fly Tying Fishing friends, Afterwards some time of work, I have completed my first dozen of 100% Homemade “Attila Fat Minnow” lures. They all are ready to go for action, and I hope to go fishing very soon. In this short video you will have the chance to see: - a quick review of the steps that I followed to do these Balsa lures. - a closed up to see each lure and look their external colourful characteristics In addition and just to make a quick remembering, the "Attila Fat Minnow" born from four Balsa wooden slats. I carved them based on a previous template that I drew before, and here we have the main characteristics: - 4.5" long - Weights around 1oz each, - Weight shifting system, - Two Japanese saltwater treble hooks #01 - Shocking colours - Reflective holograms - 3d eyes (in halves to give a mean look) I hope you like the video, and please let me know your comments and recommendations.Happy New Year 2016!!! Here is the link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ggw2cS4FiZs Here you have a picture of my first dozen:
  11. Hello friends and happy holidays to all Fly Tyilng Fishing Forum!!! I am sorry to give you a very late answer to all your comments... I was too busy in the last weeks of the year end, with lot of work, and travelling around different countries to dealing tough processes... Again, I have to apologize with all of you because my last three posts were not about flies. But if you remember, I asked you for this exception since the very first beginning, given that I wanted to show how I do these wooden plugs. Well, I have read all your comments and I appreciate all of them. Maybe Mikechell is right, and I couldn't call my plugs 100% Homemade... but really it does not matter, because this is just the purpose of the Forum, and it helps me to improve my work. Anyway, I will still calling my Attila Fat Minnow plugs 100% Homemade, even though I use wood from Balsa trees planted in Brazil, hooks forged in Japan, glue made in China, paint made in USA and Holland, holograms made in Japan and USA, paper made in Peru, ink made in Germany, epoxy made in USA, Stainless steel wire made in Germany, lead made in Peru, soda cans aluminium made in USA, etc... Maybe, I could have a whole painted plug and then I can call it 100% homemade, but actually, for the kind of fish that I look for, having a reflective hologram is very important, as well as those shocking colours. Mikechell and all, let me give you a sneaky pic on my future project. Now I am working in the second generation of my plugs. I have made four little changes to the body shape, plug thick, weight shifting and lip angle. Also, this time, before I read all these comments I have not used a whole Hologram foil for plug's sides. Instead of that, I cut some Aluminium foil, then I simulated scales on it, and I put some strips of Hologram foil. Now I have a dozen plugs ready to be painted. Once I have them ready, I will let you know how I am doing this second generation. I hope you all have an excellent 2016, plenty of fishng and health...
  12. Hello FTB Anglers I was continuing working with my project of 100% Homemade Balsa wooden lures, and trying to improve my work. This is my third video of this amazing project and I want to share it with you. This time, I used the body wood without adding details to the plug's head, and then I coated it with epoxy before adding the Aluminum and Hologram foils. Even though I am not an expert painting with the airbrush, I tried to do my best, and I am very happy with the results. I wnjoyed a lot working these plugs. Particularly, in this video, I am going to show you how I did with the Attila Sparkling Fat Minnow “Blue Violet Back”. I hope you like it, and I will wait for your questions and comments. Thank you for watching and please leave your comments, suggestions and critics in my channel. Here is the link to the video, you nmay do your own plugs following the ideas..... have a safe fishing, regards, Antonio Link to the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYs8w8mSSrc Here you have a picture of three of my 100% Homemade Attila Sparkling Fat Minnow:
  13. Hello friends, Thanks for your comments... Next time I will try to improve the music background and maybe add spoken comments that may help to round my ideas and experience when doing my flies and lures. Actually, I am not a video-editing Pro...sorry for this. Mikechell, I had the idea to use halved 3D for long time ago, given as you said, it gives an angry look to the lure. Yesterday, a friend from the US wrote me and told me that he had used it too. Personally I never see it before... At the end, it is part of the creativeness that each of Us, who do/prepare our own flies and lures, add to our hobby work. Thanks you all again for your comments. I appreciate them, because is the only way I can improve myself. Have a safe fishing, Antonio
  14. Hello Flytying anglers As I offered and said you in my last post, I was working in Part 2 of the Introduction video of my Attila Fat Minnow. Again, I want to excuse myself and say that this is not a fly tying video, but I think some of you will find the content of the video interesting for your fishing experience. Through Part 1 and 2, I pretend to give a quick view of how to do this 100% homemade minnow lure. This time, in Part 2, you will see the main steps to complete the Attila Fat Minnow and have it ready for action. In advance, following what you will see: - Details for the lure's head - Details for the lure's body - Use of holograms foil and aluminium - Airbrush painting - An idea to use in a different way the 3D eyes - Epoxy coats, hooks setup, and some swimming tests I hope you like the video. As usual, I expect to receive your comments and recommendations. Something else and if you have a chance after watching the video, please leave me a LIKE . Also, I invite you to see other videos in my channel. Have a safe fishing, best regards, Antonio Here is the link to the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_n8nmcBpjw
  15. Thank you all for your excellent tips... Last week I began to look for some peacocks hackles ... it is not easy, but I put some people looking them for me. On the other hand, I already reviewed Natures Spirit Flytying page...it is great with lot of products for Fly Tying...thanks a lot for the reference....
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