Inrll
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Thanks guys! Wolfewiz it's a rapala dt10 knockoff. -
I've done several different versions of sunfish using a few different techniques. This one just hit me yesterday afternoon so I gave it a whirl. I ended up using 7 different colors. This lure is my 2nd one using GST as a topcoat and I guess I didn't quite heat set the paint all the way because it wrinkled up a little. All in all I'm pretty happy with this pattern and my try to repeat it (minus the wrinkles) on some shallow diving squarebills.
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VERY NICE! What size are they? Have you taken any video of one in action? -
I really like this one! Very natural looking. -
Nice clean paint job man! I think, for a shad pattern, it has a just enough color without being over the top. -
Nailed it man! I have actually seen a few wild koi in a creek I fish. They are in the 3-4 lb range usually. -
PM me your address man! -
Haha I didnt want to say anything but those dirty bird lures I could do without! -
Thanks fellas. They were a lot of fun.
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These are my first true pair being painted at the same time. I was going for a fairly realistic look with these and I think I got close. The only thing I would change might be just a little yellow down the sides. What do you all think?
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GO CATS! Nice job on those. Where are you from? I'm in northern KY.
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I mix mine right in the airbrush cup. I can get my color where I want most of the time if not an extra drop or two of paint can get it right on target. Having said that I have started mixing a couple common colors, like bass green, in those little condiment cups and so far, with the lid on, they have not dried.
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Thanks Reelentless. -
I was going for a blue marlin look and I think it came out fairly well. I cure my Solarez in the sun so no top coat until tomorrow.
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If you do end up with any of the white haze it can easily be polished out with a grinder/polishing wheel. I use Solarez and hit every lure with the polishing wheel for a super glossy (for Solarez) finish. It only takes about 30 seconds to a minute per lure.
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I can't compare Solarez to anything else because I've never used anything else but I DO know that a double dip of Solarez is much, much stronger than a factory finish on any crank/stickbait I've ever used.
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I went with a simple green over foil on the top one and got a little fancy with some "snowglobe" nail polish on the back of the ghost pattern then a dark blue to blue scale pattern over that. -
I threw everything out the window and tried entirely new techniques on these. I was going for a Spotted Bass and a Juvenile smallmouth. Unfortunately (or fortunately depending how you look at it) I'm very familiar with the lighter colors of some of the baby smallies as thats about all I catch LOL. -
Wow thanks for sharing!
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I looked that stuff up and WOW I could deffinetily see that being very useful for some extra flash. Thanks for bringing that up! I'll picking some up soon.
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First ever painted lure? Dude you killed it! Way to go! -
WOW that is one of the most impressive lure carvings I've ever seen! It looks so good already I would almost be afraid to paint it. Great job!!! -
I really like those colors. The subtle blends and stripes are perfect. Nice job! -
I use a bench grinder with a buffing wheel. I bought it used at the local flea market for $20. I also picked up some white polishing compound (for polishing plastics) at Harbor Freight. Now whether I get the hazed surface or not I can spend about a minute buffing the lure and it comes out super glossy!
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Dude you truly nailed the scale pattern!
