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The Green one..... I`d tie that one on.

The painting on the green one is very unique. Looks like you wrapped it in rubber bands before applying the green paint. Gives it nice bars but at irregular angles and also varying degrees of thickness. If this is what you did then I take my hat off to you. I really like low tech deco methods - sometimes they produce great results like yours. I only wish I'd thought of it first!

Very nice.

-Don

Thank you , Don , indeed I have utilized slid-on rubber-O-rings to spray through , simply with aerosol cans .

I don't like spending too much time for a state-of-art lurefinish , I don't even possess airbrush gear , I'd rather spent my limited time on thinking about new , different lure models and put those ideas to practice .

I know , that my lures won't win a beauty-contest , but they are not made for such , anyway , they are supposed to catch fish , and that's what they do(most likely , hahahaha)!

Though easy made , this certain design perfectly imitates a small jackpike , those never have the distinctive spotted pattern of pike during their first one or two years of life .This rubber-O-ring method only works on lures , that do not have a too pronounced tail taper , on such the O-rings don't get grip and always slide down the taper .

Try differently sized rings , loop them double or triple to sit well on the lureblank , before the first paint shot make sure , that they can't easily move anymore . Make some short strokes with small amount of paint at one time , repeat several times , to prevent paint dripping under the O-rings .

Good Luck , Dieter

Forgot one important thing : Let paint dry thoroughly , remove O-rings by carefully sliding a pointed , ultra-sharp knife under them , cut away from lure and take rings off .

Don't slide them down the lure , you might damage your paint design .

Good Luck , Dieter