mark poulson Posted October 6, 2013 Report Share Posted October 6, 2013 Man, it's just not my week. Yesterday, I was driving home from the lake after doing CAST event, and my trailer axle came loose from the frame! And now I'm talking to the past! Hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwfflipper Posted October 6, 2013 Report Share Posted October 6, 2013 Check out his post on stencils i have several made this way from your post and they work great!! Thank you!! Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted October 6, 2013 Report Share Posted October 6, 2013 Man, it's just not my week. Yesterday, I was driving home from the lake after doing CAST event, and my trailer axle came loose from the frame! And now I'm talking to the past! Hahaha Hang in there buddy. We all have days like that. Just remember that the worm will turn. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonoman Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 that looks really nice oscar. mind me asking where you got the blank body for that lure? i've been keeping my eyes open for rattle shads with the dorsal fin but haven't seen any yet. thanks for the tip! cheers, BM08 Bill lewis will sell you their blanks, I had emailed them once before because I wasn't happy with some of lipless chinese blanks I purchased before, just email them, no sanding a whole lot less money too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarverGLX Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 I get sheets of plastic used for stencils from hobby lobby. I believe I found them in the acrylic brush paints section. Take an exacto knife and start cutting curves. Make all sizes and shapes. Use these as a guide to freehand onto the bait. I use the outside of the curve but the inside is more artistically correct for shading (outside curve is easier for me). This produces a hard crisp edge and a overspray soft edge giving a 3-d effect. Then short bursts at low pressure for dots and whatnot. Not as fast but looks better to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhersh Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 I get sheets of plastic used for stencils from hobby lobby. I believe I found them in the acrylic brush paints section. Take an exacto knife and start cutting curves. Make all sizes and shapes. Use these as a guide to freehand onto the bait. I use the outside of the curve but the inside is more artistically correct for shading (outside curve is easier for me). This produces a hard crisp edge and a overspray soft edge giving a 3-d effect. Then short bursts at low pressure for dots and whatnot. Not as fast but looks better to me. Man! Those are some nice paint jobs. I would sure like to learn more on how you do your craws. They are amazing. Royce 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhersh Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 CarverGLX Are your warts repaints or are you able to get blanks somewhere? Thanks Royce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarverGLX Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 Thank you very much Royce. They aren't hard... Just take a minute. Use a curve cut from plastic using the overspray for width of the pattern... Dry bait... Do another curve... Repeat using smaller curves until the tail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarverGLX Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 CarverGLX Are your warts repaints or are you able to get blanks somewhere? Thanks Royce Repaints of pre-rapala warts. Some are stock. Some are painted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhersh Posted October 14, 2013 Report Share Posted October 14, 2013 Dakotalakes tackle just posted a great video yesterday on painting craw pattern and the stencils he used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gone2long Posted October 14, 2013 Report Share Posted October 14, 2013 Dakotalakes tackle just posted a great video yesterday on painting craw pattern and the stencils he used. Yep very talented young man, and willing to share the how-to's or will sell you what you need - that one from yesterday is complex but awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
