Len , I started out with a 1x3 piece of yellow popular and carved and sanded into shape then cut the sections and used screw eyes with a pin through them. Custom mix of wicked createx paint and then envirotex coat over everything. The sanding was the most time consuming. I learned a lot of tricks along the way and was fun doing.
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2018 Kentucky & Tennessee Crappie Masters State Champs!
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