Megabass Colors

[abkeenan]

The only problem I have with getting blanks or custom painting stock baits is the temperamental weight of the bait when it comes to jerks. Paint/clearcoat can add a lot of weight to bait and when just fractions of ounces affect buoyancy it can cause a jerk bait to either sink like a rock or not suspend exactly how you want it. You can add suspend strips/dots of course or add weight somehow to get it to slightly sink or remain suspended but if a bait is too heavy you can't really make it float (other than using lighter components, thinner wire hooks, split rings, etc). I bought some knock off Lucky Craft Pointer 100 SP blanks from Predator Bass Baits years back and had them custom painted and they sunk a rapid pace (think Rapala countdown). Were more hassle than they were worth.

[Dewayne French]

+1 on the touch of purple. The blue-ish purple back found on some of the Megabass and RC STX baits is something I am confident sometimes helps on the White River lakes. Beyond that, I like a touch of chartreuse on dark days or in stained water, but mjk86 is dead-on right -- it's a minnow/shad bait, keep your colors close to that and you'll catch 'em.

Could not have said that better Champ

[Curtis5]

that's a beauty crankbait sore thumbs.

anyone in the NWA area carry them?

[elite203]

Natural is a good stained water one too

[elite203]

Natural is a good stained water one too

[jolicious]

The only problem I have with getting blanks or custom painting stock baits is the temperamental weight of the bait when it comes to jerks. Paint/clearcoat can add a lot of weight to bait and when just fractions of ounces affect buoyancy it can cause a jerk bait to either sink like a rock or not suspend exactly how you want it. You can add suspend strips/dots of course or add weight somehow to get it to slightly sink or remain suspended but if a bait is too heavy you can't really make it float (other than using lighter components, thinner wire hooks, split rings, etc). I bought some knock off Lucky Craft Pointer 100 SP blanks from Predator Bass Baits years back and had them custom painted and they sunk a rapid pace (think Rapala countdown). Were more hassle than they were worth.

But it's a lot of fun to paint and see what colors do / don't work

I've been experimenting with color-dung paint lately, and the effects are COOL!!

With / Without "sunlight" below (I turned flash on / off for a rough simulation of sunlight):

Lots of fun - and it's really rewarding to catch one on a lure you painted / made. I hear ya about the action, though - man can a fella screw up the sink rate in a hurry!!

[Sore Thumbs]

that's a beauty crankbait sore thumbs.

anyone in the NWA area carry them?[/quote

Hook,Line and Sinker

[Sore Thumbs]

Here is one of their jerkbaits.

[edyer]

Alex, I challenge you to pick up a Luck-E-Strike RC STX and throw it a few minutes, then follow with a Megabass Vision 110. If you can detect an actual difference in the way they throw, dive, suspend, wiggle, etc., then by all means buy the one that you are most comfortable with. Heck, do that anyway.

But at around $8 each, as compared to $25 for the Megabass, I suggest to you it's worth a try. Color choices are decent, but you can always do as you mentioned with the McSticks and send them off to be painted however you want them.

If you use the Luck-E-Strike, you might want to change the hooks first. One reason they are less expensive.