bassnbrad

Would this do you any good?

Hi Mark, If by teeing you mean, installing the hook so the saddle between trebles where the two trebles lay flat against the lure and the the third is straight down then yes, I do that with all the hooks I attach. The Hook rash is on the sides not the bottom. After using this lure all weekend and another of the same design coated with S81 you could see the difference immediately. After catching several smaller bass (whites,Blacks and stripes) up to 3 pounds the Garco was peeling, and the DN was barely marked.

Nah, just after that last bait I had to switch coats...

With those lures and fishing types, the epoxy's will do fine. Keep in mind, read the label to make sure it is waterproof, not resistant when cured. Though not necessary, with epoxy's a lure turner will improve your overall coating on the bait. The only bad thing I will say about the epoxy coatings, and this was probably something about the way I coated, when the lures were left on the boat in a box in the heat, I had several coatings split and start peeling away the paint. Some lures I had used and at least two I had not used yet. But we also had around 2 months of 100+ degrees each day. I do not know if it was the epoxy (E-tex) or the heat, but I ended up switching to DN.

Ben, Did you forget? Matt's sight isn't very high cause he's still trying to see over a "Tater" or was it a "Hog"? But what he doesn't realize, is while he was tryin' to win the beauty part on "Dancing With Stars" for Santa, Some little guy in green snuck into his shop and reset the RPM's on his lure turner up to 999 per minute, then used all his duct tape wrapping his "Hoochies" for Christmas (without paper), Bent the tip on his airbrush so it only sprays around corners, and used all his #11 blade to sharpen petrified wood lures... On a side note though, that "Elf" type person did leave Matt's wife a new list, which included, "That's a Sinker", "Not Tonight", "Peyton? LOL Yeah right!"

Whatever you decide to top coat with, make sure you research the product. Some products like the "Urethane's" require special attentions and others are mix and use only. There's a lot of great info on here, but the particulars should be observed per individual use. On here, out of 10 different people, you would probably get 7 different opinions... No Joke... It comes down to what your coating, how many at a time and how much you can afford.

Best wishes to all for a Happy Safe Holiday!

Only name I could come up with... Tried to go back and edit but I was too late, and my thumbnail pix would not post... http://www.tackleunderground.com/community/media/gallery/album_8/sml_gallery_24360_8_735147.jpg

Not Rayburn Red, how about Rayburn Seed?