7" yellow perch

Hi , Mark ,

Even it's not a trout:huh::lol: , it still looks very nice:yes: !

You're getting better every time , as it seems to me:yes: !

Great job:yes: !

greetz , Dieter

Dieter,

You're right, it's my trout body with a perch paint job.

Do you think it will fool a pike?

It definately will , Mark ,....... but not in all waters , ......in some places the pike rather feed more on silver-scaled forage fish like roach and bream ,.... but in others they go more for perch !

I know swims over here , were you could cast your arms sore with a perch-colored bait without hardly any strike ,.......but I'm also familiar to other waters , where pike will sometimes even pick a freshly hooked perch off your line !

greetz , Dieter

Looks nice to me Mark. Guarantee you'd fool the pike here in MN. Well done.

Your top-coat looks heavier on this one, did you add more coats than normal?

Dieter,

Then you'll just have to pick where you fish it.

Bob,

I just did two coats of Nu Lustre 55, which is what I normally do, unless there are bare spots.