crude paintjob

[parsonsles87]

well i had some old floating rapalas. they were all the classic black top silver bottom. and i really wana start trying the whole jerkbait thing. ive mainly been a bank fisherman and catch almost all my fish on a jig of some kind.any way i got my wifes nail polish and did some painting. do you guys think the colors will work? and how can i make these floaters suspend?

[parsonsles87]

in the process of figuring out how to post a pic i deleted my profile pic. can u plz undo that lilley?

[Blll]

Trial & error using suspend dots or strips made by Storm. Kitchen sink can be a test tank, bath tub better. Matching water temp important. Try and get a neutral or slooooooooow front end sink. Nice looking paint jobs. Fish will let you know how good. Best time of year for them almost here.

[parsonsles87]

thanks for the advice. do they sell those strips at walmart? im going down to udahl and tecumpseh sunday mornin and im gunna try and make a full day of trying to catch a striper. i have a ten ft john boat and a trolling motor and im guna give it my best shot.

[parsonsles87]

oh and another question i had. am i gonna get the rite action out of the rapalas? maybe thats a dumb question but i am new to the hard bait thing. my whole life ive used live bait ir something on a jig head. i think its time to broaden my horizons.☺

[parsonsles87]

nothin like talkin to yourself. thanx for all your input fellas

[Fish24/7]

bigger hooks and add a snap to the front will add weight,

takes quite a few lead strips to get a floater to susp. bigger hooks are heavy enough just have to experiment with sizes

some of myfloating minnows mods have 3 diff siized hooks on the same bait to get the thing to susp, other have just one size bigger set and some lead strips, others have just 2 big hooks w/ the third hook removed

it's not easy to get floaters to susp. lots of trail and error