silverdoctor Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 Is there a good all around color combination to mimic shad for medium running crankbait? I got the photo off www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fishboat/fish/images/inland_species/threadfinshad Shows the color combo very similar to the Luckycraft Chart.Shad. Tried Smith paints per recommendation from site participant; excellent results! (hog heaven) Thanks again for the great tips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldthunder Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 Sorry man............ I tried the link but it is broken......Anybody else having the same problem? Oldthunder www.eaglelures.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 Yup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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auburn fisheries dude Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 it is very difficult to determine what a shad actually looks like in 8-10 feet of water. all fish's colors change dependent upon availaible sunlight, it's most noteable in smallmouth bass. in fairly clear water, a shad at this depth would probably resemble their appearance in this picture: http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:XWRmTy0Oard_kM:images.enature.com/fishes/fishes_l/FI0273_1l.jpg i've hardly seen any patterns that would resemble this, so i couldn't tell you how effective it would be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 There are other factors that come into play when looking at photos. Photographers will sometimes use filters on the lense of the camera to obtain certain effects. Logically, it follows that if the real fish is observed fresh from the water, alive, photographed, then copied as in photo baits; then the bait should look like the real thing at any depth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverdoctor Posted April 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 the underline between inland_species didn't show. sorry for the trouble. Still have the same question about what to use for color combo. Regards, silverdr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatfingers Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 Silverdoctor, try white pearl on the belly and the sides with just a shot of orange under the gills. Then paint the top gold and lay fine lace over the back and shoot black over the top and just slightly down the sides. After you remove the lace, spray the back black, but just the area of the back near the head, not all the way back. I'm not sure what species you're fishing for or building lures for, but I can tell you that the above pattern most definitely works for musky. I'll try to post some pictures later. Hope that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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silverdoctor Posted April 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Dr. Fatfingers: Super looking bait! Thank you for sharing. Large mouth is the quarry. silver doctor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatfingers Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Silver, that pattern should work fine for largemouth. You can also experiment with shooting a faint silver base under the white pearl on the belly and sides, but go easy with the silver base because a little goes a long way under white pearl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopH2o Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 OK, here is your paint : 1st coat - flat white 2nd - iridescent purple back - iridescent gold on sides - iridescent blue belly 3rd - clear coat w/ devcon 4th - fine mesh clamped over body 5th - shoot with flat white belly - flat dark gray back 6th - iridescent gold on back - very light - iridescent blue belly- very light - iridescent pink around head and gill area again very light. 7th - clear coat with devcon the iridescent coat after scaling should be very light because you only want the paint to stick to the flat paint. allow for complete cure between coats. This may seem like alot of time to put into one bait but it will produce some of the best looking lures I have ever seen. the iridescent paints I use are made for glass painting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaddoxBay Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Nice first post TopH2o. Welcome to the site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopH2o Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Thanks, MADDOXBAY, I have been snooping around this site for about a year. I have been building baits for about 3 years. I had alot of failures before finding this site. The wealth of information on this site is incredible and the tricks shared by folks here has led to most of my successes. If I ever get an airbrush and learn to use it, I have been told that the fish might as well jump in the boat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
