jimmie7915 Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 Hello everyone my new avatar is my tilapia paint scheme on an lc rc 2.5 I am really pleased withh the way this turned out but I would like to add some pink fins on the side.My only problem is every time I do them I dont like my results.If any one has any pointers on how to go about doing this I would greatly appreciate it.Also if any one has any pointers on epoxying a strike king king shad that would be much appreciated as well.Thank you in advance,you guys rock Jimmie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripercrazy Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 very nice I fished in mexico and that looks just like tilapia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmie7915 Posted December 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 thank you,im glad to hear you say that I've never actually seen one of these but I looked at hundreds of pics online and thats what I came up with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captsully18 Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 Jimmy, that is great looking bait. Would you share the recipe for paint scheme? I'm going to Mexico in Feb. and would love to paint some cranks to look like yours, cause the main forage is tilapia. Thanks David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoodaddy Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 Jimmie, As far as the fins go....I don't put them on my baits yet but from everything I have gathered some folks use a template and some do it by brush. I'm sure you have already figured out that they would have to be very lightly misted on possibly w/ transparent paints to give the right effect. With the epoxy ( I presume you are talking about clear coat) on the Strike King shad it would help if we knew what kind of paints you were using for one thing but just for reference Dicknites provides a good thin extremely hard coating that does'nt add as much weight as some clears. This is MHO i'm sure there are others that can add to this Good Luck and by the way Nice Paint job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
