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Hobby Lobby sells clear decal paper for model cars. You print anything you want on it with your inkjet printer. then spray a fixer (Hobby Lobby) on it. You can make copies from anatomicital pictures with an art program as well:yay:

Good Idea. My name is Earl. I'm a 61 year old Aflac manager that had rather be fishing. I decided to try making baits after I saw this site and joined just after the bug crash lat year. I live on Lake Logan Martin in East Alabama, and fish we I want and there is some water available (unlike lately). This forum has given me a great outlet for creativity and doing something important. We all know making a lure and then catching a fish on it is primal function that we can appreciate. the creativity and talent of most of the folks on this site is incredible. My only shares so far are some ways to do things such a building your own paint booth for nothing, and saving money by using some common everyday things. I have a new look crawfish lures I'll have finished soon for everyones criticism (comments) soon.

I'm pretty new and like my ole DI said about opinions --- Can we make a motion to do away with the rating system altogether and just have comments? It's comments that are valuable not popularity.

I have two of them and they are great for large area painting. Not good for small lines or details. OK to get get started

BassMaster1974 I'm from North Alabama also. Logan Martin, Pell City. I tried every sort of finish I could over the past year just to educate myself on the best, longest lasting, eaisest to use. Use Devcon, but make it simpler. Go to the dollar store and buy cheap plastic ice cube trays.(3or4/$1.00) Use one cube to mix enough for each time you want to apply top coat(s). When you have used the holes all up, throw away the ice tray. Brushing on with a cheap, 1/4 to 1/2 inch brush, takes about one minute per bait. Follow the tutorial on this site about application, by gloping it on the head and then cover the whole bait and brush away the excess. Any of the other coatings (Dick Nites, Poly, etc) will become contaminated and harden before you can use it all. Most of these will not stand up to any rocks or even the mud at Logan Martin for any time at all. Devcon can be saved between applications in the tube not mixed. You can use only what you need and save the rest till next time. It is MUCH mor forgiving that any other and it is definately stronger and doesn't loose clearity. The new Devcon Tubes are even better. I messed up a lot learning that one minute per bait was not too much time to apply a good top coat that will last.

Having just started with this in March, I have used mostly the new stuff. I think the sleeve keeps out light and helps it stay more stable in the package. The only tube I have used of the old stuff (without the sleeve) was more yellow and I did have a lot of trouble with it being thicker.

Be sure to paint white base coat I think 2 colors make it look better Looks better after clear coat

I actually used cheap Apple Barrell acrilic paint from Walmart. They have florecent and Glow in the Dark colors. Completed with Devcon Top Coat

Here are some florecent and glow in the dark colors flow glow 2.jpg

The red question is answered. With red line it lets light through (traslucent) and disappears at about 3' water depth. Red hooks and hardware do not let light through, they reflect the light and therefore are well seen at most depths.

Lenos2k Her name is Tina - his daughter and a good fisherman. Don't forget Tom Mann started Hummingbird depth finders as well.

Went fishing Tue afternoon with the new bait. Caught 4 spots from 1 1/2 to about 3 1/2 #. Maybe it is a new spot gitter which is great for this part of the Coosa River. Thanks again to everyone on the site for all the help available.

I want to thank everyone on this web site for getting an old guy hooked on another expensive hobby. The information you guys share here is incredible, and everything is here, if one looks for it. Here is my accomplishment. A 2 1/2 " medium crank bait with silver undercoat, white thru small mask for scales on belly, brown (rootbeer to the major sellers) thru larger mask for back scales and a chartruce back. I think it will catch fish, but this hobby has me hooked -- Thanks All

I bought an air compressor on E-bay for $15.00 and two airbrush sets from Harbor Freight Tools.com for less than $10.00 each. Being careful with masks and buying smaller tips for the airbrushes you can get started. Apple Barrel paints work great and have more colors available than expensive airbrush paints. Just thin them down some to the right level. The dollar stores have all sorts of neat things available to use. I made a home made paint booth and vent system and a home made dryer like Hiro's and about a total cost to start - under $100. I'll upgrade as I get better. - If I get better. Many of the folks with rattle cans do some GREAT work though!

If you dressed that treble with a few short strands like a spinner bait skirt and an umbrella collar, you will have a heck of a small frog bait to throw aroung boat docks. Imade some small ones just for that, but yours probably have a better frog action.

If you dressed that treble with a few short strands like a spinner bait skirt and an umbrella collar, you will have a heck of a small frog bait to throw around boat docks. Imade some small ones just for that, but yours probably have a better frog action.

Hope you find them. I'd like some too. Especially without rattles.

Has anyone had any problem putting Devcon over a Dick Nites coat?

I use a cheap bathroom vent from the big Orange store, with 3" flexable tubing run into a 5# bag of charcoal to vent odors from my homemade painting hood. total cost about $16.50, no complaints from wife about odors - priceless.