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as a carp i think it needs some gold color added to it but it looks really good

thanks for the advise! think some brown and gold will be a plus ; need more help ... anybody ?

I get a gold cast by spraying a very light mist coat of Folk Art Metallic Inca Gold over my light green crappie paint schemes. It should work for your carp, too, and won't overpower those great scales. Do a test before you try it on that bait...it's too nice to mess up!

How did you get those scales? Is that individually laid foil pieces?

yes, I cuted from an authoadesive aluminium foli with a saddler punch with round hole and then cuted in half and then sticked individually on the body ; I did one only with round aluminium circle and sticked one after one on the body, but the look is better with half circles