crzyjunyer Posted February 19, 2014 Report Share Posted February 19, 2014 im looking for some advice on crank colors for fishing around the orlando area. One of my fraternity brothers moved there and wants me to paint up some lures for him but neither of us is sure on colors for the dark nearly black water of the small lakes and rivers he fishes in the orlando area. I paint ones normally for the red muddy coosa rivers i normally fish here in east central alabama. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJBarron Posted February 19, 2014 Report Share Posted February 19, 2014 I think some type of floursent fire tiger would be one I would think or the Cossa river slayer the ghost shad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt M Posted February 20, 2014 Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 The area I fish in Louisiana has pretty dark stained water. I do pretty well with bright reds and chartreuse colors. You could also check local fishing reports on the internet and hope they are honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CartoonMark Posted March 10, 2014 Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 Firetiger, chrome with blue back, baby bass and something close to a golden shiner in color. Fished Florida lakes all my life. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass100 Posted March 10, 2014 Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 I have a buddy down there that I paint for and he swears by all white with a black back and a hot mustard color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted March 10, 2014 Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 Try adding a coat of Glonation green before you top coat. It dries almost clear. Use a brush to apply it, and make semi-circle patterns like scales on the sides. It will light up with a broken pattern in dirty water or in the dark, provided you charge it with a lig ht source first. And it's thick, so you can actually add scale "ridges" at the same time you're adding the pattern. It works really well in dirty water, over any paint scheme. It's water based, so topcoats don't bother it. Don't tell anyone, especially bass100! Hahaha http://glonation.com/unpigmented-glow-paint.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass100 Posted March 10, 2014 Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 Mark, have you had enough time on the water with the glow baits to see if there is a noticable difference in the fishing? You have my curiosity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted March 10, 2014 Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 I don't know yet. Last week I fished a DD22 in a brown craw crackle pattern, with Glonation green, and a homemade red craw crank, also coated with the green and caught fish on both. My partner, fishing a Fat Free Shad in a craw pattern, never got touched. I fished one yesterday. Tough day. Two fish, a 2 1/2 on a jig, and a 6, on a chart. rattlebait coated with Glonation at our first stop. It was an overcast, cloudy day, and the water was clear, but dark from no sun. I was on the bow, so I had first shot, but my partner was throwing a similar bait, and we both were throwing up shallow on a big flat. He actually made the first cast to the spot I got the 6 on. His bait didn't get touched. I used my cellphone flashlight to "load" the Glo paint, and it was visible down to 6'. The green paint looked like a mottled white coming through the water. I still had the stock hooks on the bait, which was an older Yozuri Hardcore 3D Vibe, and the fish bent on hook out on each treble. I was happy we had a net. So far, I'm impressed with how visible it makes the bait. I think, especially in darker conditions, it's really important to make your baits as visible as possible, and this paint sure does that. I think flash in clear water does the same thing. Our lakes in SoCal are small and pressured. Yesterday, with 2,000 acre feet of fishable water, due to two coves being closed for the spawn, there were 50+ boats, so every where we went, there was a boat on a spot, or just leaving, and we fished around people all day. So having some thing different is a good thing. The jury is still out, but, so far, so good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass100 Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 Thanks for the report. Keep us posted as you might be on to something. Plus I am tired of getting my butt kicked, I need some kind of advantage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 "Different gets bit" is an old adage that is certainly true in bass fishing. I haven't used glow paint on crankbaits like Mark has but can testify to its productivity on jigging spoons that I fish in dark 40+ ft deep water in the fall and winter. Boats tend to congregate in one area during a jigging spoon bite and most guys throw chrome spoons. It's nice to still be boating fish long after most of the boats have given up in frustration. I think glow paint works better the deeper your bait is presented. Don't think it would be as effective on a KVD 1.5 as it would be on a DT-16 or 20. JMHO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 On overcast days, early in the morning, or in dirty water a shallow crank with glo paint looks like a mag lite coming through the water. The glo paint isn't quite as bright over darker colors, unless you put it on really thick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crankbaits Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 I painted some lures for a guy in Florida a few years ago. One pattern was a golden shinner,pearl copper base,black back with a dark brown scale on the sides.The other pattern had a blue back with a black scale pattern on it.Sorry I can't remember the rest of the pattern It may have been yellow with a white belly. If the rest comes back to me i'll post it for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
florida strain Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 All the natural baitfish stuff works good. Rapalas foiled perch color types. Also pearl white with purple back on the shallow divers. Fished Central FL my whole life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaiah JV Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 Bluegill, tapila,and shiners Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
