Custom painting lures

[dtrs5kprs]

3 hours ago, TrophyFishR said:

That's it, I'm dumping out my box & painting everything in BBQ grill black 

The old Bagley skunk pattern rocks at times.

[fishinwrench]

Doing things to make fish see your bait better is seldom a smart move.  In flyfishing/fly tying you learn pretty quick that masking the details of a fly in clear water is the best thing you can do.  

I'd much rather a fish sense that there is something there, moving around, that is about the same size and shape as the things it eats....than  to show a fish something it can get a real good look at.   

[dtrs5kprs]

16 minutes ago, fishinwrench said:

Doing things to make fish see your bait better is seldom a smart move.  In flyfishing/fly tying you learn pretty quick that masking the details of a fly in clear water is the best thing you can do.  

I'd much rather a fish sense that there is something there, moving around, that is about the same size and shape as the things it eats....than  to show a fish something it can get a real good look at.   

I can think of something that pretty much matches that definition. ?

[Al Agnew]

43 minutes ago, fishinwrench said:

Doing things to make fish see your bait better is seldom a smart move.  In flyfishing/fly tying you learn pretty quick that masking the details of a fly in clear water is the best thing you can do.  

I'd much rather a fish sense that there is something there, moving around, that is about the same size and shape as the things it eats....than  to show a fish something it can get a real good look at.   

Exactly...however, I think there is kind of a happy medium.  In clear water I don't want the fish to be able to see the lure well.  In murky water, I want it to see it well enough to attack it precisely.  So my clear water lure colors blend into whatever background I think the fish will see them against, while my murky water colors have more contrast.

Forgot to show this one...my walking tube lure:

[rps]

I am learning from this discussion.

[Guest]

I stopped off at the Kings river store & found a chrome sexy Shad KVD 1.5, it might get a black back tonight. 

Also picked up war eagle spinnerbait in cole slaw with the biggest Colorado blades they make. 

[Guest]

Al, you might be onto something with that walking tube. It kinda reminds me of the first generation swimbaits that Castaic produced in the early 90s. I still have the bream that's brand new in the box.

[Guest]

Here's my "warrior" chrome & black cotton Cordell super spot. 

Its caught a 25lb limit in its lifetime. 

[Fish24/7]

thanks for posting the lure making video TFR!

wow the amount of paint and clear coat in the air was horrible !!

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, Fish24/7 said:

thanks for posting the lure making video TFR!

You're very welcome my friend