scottishghillie

I agree with you diemai, he is not worth the trouble. Hopefully a mod will come along and delete this thread before too much longer.

the lure looked good before it was deleted by Spike whose job it is on here to do that. There is rules to follow, I also fell foul to them before. No need to go elsewhere just post the pic in to the gallery and then link to it in your posting.

"Herd to say what you need to do differently without hearing what you're doing now first" from "clamboni" Read what the guy said. "if i want black scales. i need to do a dark basecoat then go light. instead of doing all my colors then putting the mesh over it and painting the whole thing black." Basically you need to think out what colour you want the lines that make the scale shape want to be, then that is your first coat. Next layer is your main lure colours. Third layer is any blending for top or bottom of lure. for example for a simple minnow 1 paint the whole lure black 2 dry, then shoot silver over mesh 3 dry 4 top coat very simpe very easy very effective Job done.

look at wild tropical fish, the spot is more enlarged and noticable than the real eye. might be worth doing the same.

looks good but you might get the pictures deleted from this thread. top tip is to post the pic in the gallery and then post a link to it in a thread here. keeps everyone happy then and keep up the good work

Merry Christmas to you all and a prosperous New Year and I hope you all get the goodies that you deserve.

Sounds good. I wonder if there would be a demand for a clear plastic coating that could be dipped rather than a 2 part epoxy system that needs brushing on. I used a great product in Italy but havent found anything similar over here in the States yet. It was recommended for use on railings and decking. I loved the way it would totally seal the bait in plastic which made it totally waterproof. The real plus was that the longer its left the harder it got but not brittle.

Great find I dont know how many Mod's are on this site but they dont seem to be doing their jobs effectively. Anybody know how to become a Mod?

Hi there I was living in Italy for a while and I also couldnt find(in resonable quantity) a decentepoxy but what I did find was a plastic coating for fences and pavements etc. Came in a 1 litre metal pot and it cleared to a nice clear shiny semi hard finish, drip free after about 10 minutes and full hard in 24 hours. Check out the few lures I have posted in the gallery. I just dipped the finished lures or between paint layers. Trial and error was required to see which paints I could shot over the platic coat. The tub itself was red in colour and all instructions were in Italian but was sold next to the boat epoxys and fibreglass repair kits. The outlet was Leroy Merlin (if they are in Holland). I am now looking for the same osrt of product here in the States as I really liked working with it and far more economical than epoxy. I hope may help you out to widen your search.

Sure, make a lure, balance it, through drilled then cut in to sections, line threaded through a section and a bead at a time. Then line tied off to atreble hook etc. Should work JMNO

there is a tutorial on both subjects

WOW some great responses. SNAX, great looking bait, any feedback on how it produces? The more calories gained for less calories expended would be how a fish would think (if they do indeed think), as well as nearly all other animals (us included). I have read, over the years, that this is how they work. I know when I have been trout fishing in the UK that when they are hitting the pin fry that you wait for a splash of an attack then cast a fly into the distrubance. The trout will then come and mop up the fry damaged, stunned in the initial attack. And with the your fly in there too, more often than not it gets taken. I would have thought that this would be the same for all other fish.

Well strive to make a piece of wood look like a fish, then we try to fish it looking like a dying or weaker fish in the hope that a big hungry fish takes it. Has any one tried to make a lure or even paint one up to look like a distressed bait fish. Example of what i'm meaning is to paint the lure sideways, eyes on top and bottom of the lure and the pattern on the sides. Any thoughts?

Kim , does that mean you will be looking in to getting various plastic bodies as an addition to your supplies? Think there is a demand for them. Especially some of the more unusual shapes and designs.

What I do is paint a sheet of paper the colour I want the eyes to be then use a drill bit to dip in black paint to add the pupil. Once all dry I then dip the sheet in liquid plastic. After that drys I use a hole punch and punch out the eye. Neat circle every time and I can vary where the pupil is for a different look. Then superglue the eye on to the lure. Job done.