JimD

http://www.rivercitylures.50megs.com/make/how2/aaa/ch1/ch1.htm Nice group of article that I am not sure are up here or not on bait refinishing and refoiling. Good beginner info.

How serious? I am not the expert most of the guys are here. Harbor Freight has a fair air brush for 15$ Not great but good enough to do what I do to refinish old baits.

NOT worried about hard baits as I do not make but do repaint a lot of my existing top water baits. If you have the type of paint I have one of the real cheap guns that is too coarse for fine work but great to put a stripe or such on a bait.

Did not get an answer on the soft plastics forum but this bait is a cross over. Paul Brown's Corky type bait is a killer bait on the Texas coast for this time of year. They are not for sale at this time as they were bought out and will be available in a month or two. I need to repaint a couple of these baits if possible and need to know what type of paint can you use to paint these baits. I plan to turn a couple of my off colors to a white or pearl, ch, orange for a big trip in two weeks. I had a BAD a-- whipping last weekend for not having this in my box. Attached a px of the baits. I have the pink but need the other and have some odd colors if I can get the paints. Any help appreciated. Jim

Did not get an answer on the soft plastics forum but this bait is a cross over. Paul Brown's Corky type bait is a killer bait on the Texas coast for this time of year. They are not for sale at this time as they were bought out and will be available in a month or two. I need to repaint a couple of these baits if possible and need to know what type of paint can you use to paint these baits. I plan to turn a couple of my off colors to a white or pearl and ch for a big trip in two weeks. I had a BAD a-- whipping last weekend for not having this in my box. Attached a px of the baits. I have the pink but need the other and have some odd colors if I can get the paints. Any help appreciated. Jim

There are several mullet type baits that have been painted. I need to change to colors because the baits are no longer made at this time. What type of paits can you get to paint soft plastics? Need to find white and ch. paints. I have the guns and paint some hard baits. Thanks, Jim D

Have you taken it out in clear water and tried the action? I am more into custom colors and redoing Saltwater baits down in the Texas Gulf Coast but I have found that it helps esp with the sinking and suspending baits to go out and try them in the water then I wonder how much different pool vs salt water chances suspend and sink rate. Funny how the action on stock baits like spook jr,r catch 5, Catch 2000 change from bait to bait. But I do look funny down at the store shaking baits to see how they rattle too. Occasionally I have to customize the hooks to get the action to where I want it. I have gone to a lot of single hooks which has not really changed the hook up rate if the fish wants the bait sure makes it a lot easier wading and catching a big trout or red fish. I use a boga grip or hand grab fish a lot of the time and single hooks make it easier. On a lot of baits and you can really chance the action by changing the hooks out to customize each bait.

Lot of places quit carrying it. Walmart, HD both quit Carrying the Devcon 2ton for some reason but he is right my ACE does carry it but if they quit ??? .

X9236 Super Spook Jr. Noticed that Spook jrs can be had cheap $1.99 at the above address. Bill Dance had some spook jr baits that did not sell in bass green back/ black scale pattern, clear green on the bottom and sides with a thin pinkish bottom stripe. I hit the with Createx white and redo them for salt water but the spook jr is a great top water bait if someone wanted to try his hand at painting or just redoing the bottom of this bait it might be a fun project if you like the bait for fresh water or wanted a starter project.

Catch the exacto knofe on sale at Harbor Freight. Got a bunch at 2$ per the other day.

John, Looks great. Wonder how the first one would look for Saltwater trout? During the spring lots of big trout are caught on top water plugs like spook jrs, Spooks, and skitterwalks. I have been repainting baits hoping to get in to the Laguna Madre wade fishing this weekend. That bait's action looks a lot like a broken back easing thru the water. Any close up pxs of the bait? Thanks, Jim

Think that I finally found a way to place glitter where I want it that works for me. I picked up some of the clear paint then brushed it on the painted bait. You can then sprinkle the glitter on or use the brush to move the glitter around. With the dab and paint you can really move the glitter around and add and delete, or place different color of glitter where you want it. Best of all you can gently wash the glitter off and start over it needed which cannot be done using the D2 or clones. After it drys placing the d2 did not seem to be any difference than placing d2 on a bait without glitter.

What do you think caused the problem with the bait that did not have the glitter but had glow paint applied over the Grey outline of an old Walmart Black Super spook. I hand painted over the silver/gray and put two eyes on the back by putting a pool and thinning with the brush in the center. Glow paint did not appear that thick but still after heating the finish seemed wavy drying. Too much heat or?

I am into repainting baits and have had good results from the board's advice. I use a bbq motor for my turning wheel where I use exacto knives mounted horizontally into the foam block that fits onto the motor. I have as a rule had nice clear coats till I played with larger glitter and got some wavy areas. I took a superspook in black with gray markings and placed the glow in the dark paint over the gray and it looks great little rough with the brush. I coated several baits with D2 that I had added gills and throats to and more or less they came out fine. The black super spook came out wavy. I do use a heat gun to help smooth out some of the spots but as a rule this has not been a problem. The other baits came out good even where I used the heat gun to smooth just the areas that I covered with D2 or added to already epoxed baits. Why do you think the ss came out so wavy in the finish? Too much heat causing the d2 to get too fluid? Glow paint not being smooth enough since itwas hand painted with a little depth to it? Too early in the am? Thanks, Jim

CH 2 " Foil Coating" Interesting post on several topics. One of which was foiling.