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colsel
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Posted: 11 Oct 2019 at 10:16am |
Earlier this year at the Beenleigh Expo Paul commissioned Blair Chilton(BC) to carve a Frog lure for him with the idea that it could later be scaled to any size by Paul and Cheryl to suit specific needs eg Bass, Barra, Cod.
The first two "BC Needeep" batches released were both Bass sized with a 55mm Popper debuting in July and then closely followed by 50mm Wake Baits and Fizzers in August. Then this week Paul released the third batch which consisted of ten limited edition sets of "BC Needeep 80's". Each set was signed, dated and numbered and presented in Paul's ever popular Australiana style. The timbers used were Silky Oak, White Beech, Coastal Cypress, NSW Scented Rosewood, Mackay Cedar and Coachwood. Collectors had the choice of two versions, five sets were done as Double-bladed Fizzers while the other five sets were Wake Baits. |
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HARTE
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Great photos Col, they look brilliant!
My set of Fizzers were posted yesterday, now I'm excited!
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Seaweed
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Very nice, love the eyes.
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"Always Merry and Bright"
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colsel
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Earlier this month Paul released a few more "BC Needeep" 80's into the pond. This time it was a small batch(35?) of Custom Shop Fizzers and Wake baits made from a selection of beautifully marked Australian timbers. I was particularly taken by the ones that were finished with a semi-nude Bell Frog pattern and eagerly grabbed a few of these one-off specials for my collection.
Regards, Col |
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p.j.
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Can see why you grabbed those. Damn thy are awesome
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P.J. LURES
SO SMOKING HOT EVEN CUSTOM DOGS LIKE THEM |
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colsel
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Recently Paul did some tweaking to his Frog design and came up with a new Bass-sized version which he called the "Litoria 60". Rumour has it that there may be plans for a new Cod-sized one as well. Here's a small sample of the twenty or so colour variations that were on offer.
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WAY too nice a lure too be thrown into the scrubbery where we fish
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BEER IS PROOF THAT GOD LOVES US AND WANTS US TO BE HAPPY!!!
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Seaweed
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I noticed the one stated as Mackay Cedar, thinking this maybe Macleay Cedar after the area west of Kempsey the headwaters of the Macleay R., correct me if I'm mistaken. Sourced some of this timber from Mick at the Woodshop in Ulmarra, via Grafton several years ago.
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"Always Merry and Bright"
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Deadweight
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I think that you'll find Mackay Cedar is Paraserianthes toona, only found between Mackay and Cooktown. The was plenty of the 'normal' Australian Red Cedar (Toona ciliata) cut from the Macleay Valley (and every other river, creek and gully along the east coast). I've found that Red Cedar often takes on the name of the area it was cut from - I've recently picked up pieces of 'Queensland Red Cedar, 'Currumbin Red Cedar' and 'Dorrigo Red Cedar' from various places. All are Toona ciliata. If the timber you sourced from Ulmarra was different to the Australian Red Cedar, it may have been White Cedar (Melia azedarach)? I've found White Cedar to be fairly uncommon and Mackay Cedar very uncommon in terms of general availability. |
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Fysshe Salmon
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I have some Mackay Cedar and have only used it once. As soon as the sawdust hit my exposed skin, I broke out in a painful burning rash and my eyes were similarly affected. I haven't tried using it again. I have heard that this is common with this timber... It has a great grain though...
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puglee62
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I'll second what Fysshe said,Martin gave me some Mackay cedar that came from an old luremaker who was giving luremaking away due to ill health.We both came to the conclussion eventually it was probably from the Mackay cedar as he later died from respiratory complications.Ive never used it as a result.Its a shame as it is very nice timber.You may be right about it being rare Deadweight,ive been making lures since the 90's and i'd never heard of it until Marty gave it to me a few years ago
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that's no how ye make porridge!
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love the litorias these look sensational,they would get eaten quicksmart in the rivers around here
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that's no how ye make porridge!
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horrorhead
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Yes Mackay cedar causes severe respiratory problems and cancer. The bloke who died from it refused to wear appropriate respiratory gear but he was making furniture from it for years. There is still a few tonnes of cut pieces in the shed. His son in law has made some furniture from it but uses full respiratory equipment.
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colsel
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A few additional colour variations to share including some of the spectacular chromed beauties, as well as the "Stealth".
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Seaweed
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Great information Deadweight, so Mackay Cedar is correct and very dangerous by the sounds. The piece of Macleay R. Cedar I sourced was very pale in relation to normal cedars, beautiful grain though and I made several nude Seaweed Lures from it. I always wore face masks when carving and outdoors only, never had any health problems from any cedar I used fortunately.
Regards, Seaweed.
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"Always Merry and Bright"
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colsel
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Mackay Cedar is pretty common up here in NQ, it is often called Mackay Sneezewood or Mackay Itchwood for reasons mentioned above. Nice grain etc but terrible consequences if proper preventative measures are not taken, I tried using it, once.
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colsel
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This time a few more colourful versions of the larger 80mm "Litorias" to supplement the nudes already shown.
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colsel
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The latest variation of Paul's frog lures which was released at last weekend's 2023 Lure Expo.
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