joetheplumber
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Thank you cali. I have learned a whole bunch from all the TU members that take the time to share do’s and do nots of lure painting. This place really is the best tackle building site there is. Thanks again...........Joe -
Thank you. Just got in 50 various blanks so I got lots to play with for the next couple weeks!!! Got a few more crazy ideas I want to work on.Thanks again.........Joe
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Thanks BBM. Got a bunch of these old twitch raps laying around I need to get some paint on since speck season is in full swing around here. Not sure if you can see the deep scratches toward the tail of bait but what would one do to fill these in? Wood putty? They don't bother me on my pesonal lures like this one but if the boys in neighbourhood bring em to me as beat up as this one was I would like to make em smooth again. Thanks again guys.........Joe -
Spent all day painting cranks for everyone else so I figured I'd paint one for myself ...Bourbon Street Perch. Pearl blue fade to purple down the back. Chartreuse sides blended between the bars and down to the belly which is bright orange. Ripped up some masking tape for the perch patterns and sprayed them with createx pineapple then outlined with a few passes of some thinned black. Not sure if it'll catch a fish but just felt like something a little different .........Joe
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Thanks Hokie.
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Rapala Twitchin Rap. Caught a about 2 dozen speckled trout on this one yesterday. My buddy wasn't to happy about it cause I only painted one in this color.LOL..........Joe
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Crappie Pattern over Abalone Veneer
joetheplumber commented on Cougarftd's gallery image in Hard Baits
Very nice job!! How do you bend the Venner around a crankbait? Ain't the Venner really stiff? ........Joe -
Cool looking frogs. You should call em Hawg Frawgz.lol....nice job..........Joe -
Looks nice! Been wanting to try this on some speckled trout lures but haven't pulled the trigger yet. How much time for the install and money for the abalone? Great job............Joe -
If you think bass fisherman are bad about hiding info you should see the speckled trout fisherman around here! I usually am pretty good about sharing tips, tricks and locations to most of the anglers I run into. Heck I know some guys who won't even buy fishing lures if there are other folks in the tackle shop for fear of someone seeing that "magic" lure........Joe -
That's funny! lol...my buddy went down there with one of the guys in his bass club. I stayed back in NC and got the the play by play over the phone each day. I know that the St Johns River was the place they started at but not sure if they stayed there the entire time. They fished for 7 days and he said the wind blew about 20-25 everyday .
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He tried to but the batteries went dead in the digital scale he has. He took some measurements but I haven't talked with him to see what they came out to be. My guess is its 9-10 lbs. The one he caught just after was a little smaller, probably around 8- 8.5lbs. I was glad to see him finally catch a few good ones. I have landed more than my share of trophy bass over the years while he's been fishing with me. These came from Florida in the St.Johns River...I think......Joe
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My buddy's biggest to date so far. Caught another the same size on the very next cast. He only caught 4 bass all day but when you catch 2 this size I don't think it matters how many you caught..........Joe
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Is that the best you can do? The fish ain't gonna bite that...LOL truly works of art. Great job...........Joe -
Thank markinorf. The specks are finally coming out of their winter sleep down here. Hopefully these little suckers will get some teeth marks on em Saturday.......Joe -
Nice looking paints! I like em.....Joe -
Picked up these little blanks online. Painted them in some of the preferred speckled trout colors for my neck of the woods. I think they're LC ko's. They work pretty good. They sink about 1ft per second and 2 1/2" long........Joe
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Two for one special!!!! Nice -
How many coats of s81 can be applied? I mainly saltwater fish and need a little more tooth protection from the sea critters . About 99% of my lures are suspending jerk/twitch baits and etex changes the sink rate a little more than I like. Was going to order some DN a while back but the timing was not good and with that discount I don't think I'll wait any longer. Sorry not trying to steal the thread, just curious. Thanks .........Joe
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If you type in "cisco" in the search bar for the hard bait gallery it brings up some pretty cool cisco patterns. Maybe use those to help get an idea and then pull up some reference photos online from the body of water that the lure will be used in the most to match the hatch. Sorry but I haven't got got any paint tips for I have never painted a Cisco..........never seen one either. Lol...........Joe
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I just checked out the 6th sense bait and it does look a lot like my pattern. A little more subtle and realistic but close. Wish I could paint like that guy, he's got some serious skills..............Joe -
Still waiting for my med bills from my recent surgery. Figure I better buy some supplies now to hold me over for a while before they get here Thanks again..................Joe
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Thanks guys. Stretcher66 I have been checking Ebay and hadn't seen this kit up there before. Don't know why it wasn't coming up in my search but thanks for the link. $318 with free shipping is a deal!!!.........Joe
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Looking to purchase one of the large pro series Auto Air paint kits tomorrow. Does anyone know the best place to order these? I have checked a few places and the going rate seems to be around $400. The kits I've been looking at have 36 bottles of paint and the proper reducers included. If anybody knows of a better deal let me know. Another thing I was curious about is I keep reading about baits that have "Gem Dust" in the clear coat. Is this just ultra fine glitter that can be sprayed or something else? Thanks for any info. Tight lines!..............Joe
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Nice batch of cranks you got there!!
