3-1-16 mixed bag trip

[mjk86]

That is one sweet jerkbait!  Love it when the hand painted stuff works well!  

[merc1997 Bo]

7 hours ago, mjk86 said:

That is one sweet jerkbait!  Love it when the hand painted stuff works well!  

i really do not throw a factory paint job at all.  i have always painted them myself, and it goes to show they do not need to be a work of art to catch bass.

 

bo

[Champ188]

2 hours ago, merc1997 said:

i really do not throw a factory paint job at all.  i have always painted them myself, and it goes to show they do not need to be a work of art to catch bass.

 

bo

I must be missing something. You obviously can't buy most lures unpainted, so if the paint job isn't that important (i.e. doesn't need to be a work of art), why go to the trouble to repaint practically all of them yourself?

[merc1997 Bo]

1 hour ago, Champ188 said:

I must be missing something. You obviously can't buy most lures unpainted, so if the paint job isn't that important (i.e. doesn't need to be a work of art), why go to the trouble to repaint practically all of them yourself?

well, you are right, they all come with paint.  but, you can buy some pretty cheap that had a color that no one would buy, and they run just the same as those with paint schemes that everyone wants.  you then just get busy with a pocket knife and go to scraping the paint off.  i paint them because you can not buy the color schemes that i throw.  when i say work of art, just take a look at the yellow rebel, the paint is uneven, lines are uneven and nothing artistic about it.  you could put it on the shelf to sell, and no one would buy it because it is not PRETTY.  the bass do not seem to mind how crappie the paint job is though.

bo

[Champ188]

This could be a really good discussion. I can see your point, Bo, and I agree that there are times when all you need to do is get the basic color scheme right and you're in business.

But is this true all the time? Is the fantastic custom paint work of guys like fellow OA member Tim Hughes all for naught?

I have personally seen times when I am convinced that the detail of a custom paint job made a difference in my catch rate.

Members of the forum, what say you?

[96 CHAMP]

I have wanted to invest in some custom colors but have not, partly because I wouldn't no which Colors to have created, cost to much to have custom paint jobs and find out it didn't make any difference, but I am sure at times it could and probably does make a difference. For those of you that paint your own, you have room for error, scratch it off and try another color

[abkeenan]

4 hours ago, Champ188 said:

This could be a really good discussion. I can see your point, Bo, and I agree that there are times when all you need to do is get the basic color scheme right and you're in business.

But is this true all the time? Is the fantastic custom paint work of guys like fellow OA member Tim Hughes all for naught?

I have personally seen times when I am convinced that the detail of a custom paint job made a difference in my catch rate.

Members of the forum, what say you?

I think for the most part color is overrated. I think people get attached to a color because it worked one time then the confidence level goes up in that bait and you fish it better going forward because you trust it. Sure I think natural colored baits that match natural forage in the body of water is the way to go, especially on clear lakes such as TR. Conditions dictate what colors SHOULD be best, dingy water vs clear, overcast vs sunny, etc. Action of the bait and getting it in front of active fish is 90% of the battle. But at times color DOES MATTER as I have been spanked by my brother throwing an Ozark Smoke 5" Dinger (in the back of the boat no less) while I was up front with the same bait only in Green Pumpkin. In the end it's fishing and there is never a clear cut definitive answer, which is what makes fishing great. Fishing is a blank canvas and it's up to the artist/fisherman's interpretation of how he/she wants to go at it.

[m&m]

Abkeenan, are you saying I should retire my color selector?  Dr. Hill will be crushed!!!

Mike

[MOsmallies]

14 hours ago, Champ188 said:

This could be a really good discussion. I can see your point, Bo, and I agree that there are times when all you need to do is get the basic color scheme right and you're in business.

But is this true all the time? Is the fantastic custom paint work of guys like fellow OA member Tim Hughes all for naught?

I have personally seen times when I am convinced that the detail of a custom paint job made a difference in my catch rate.

Members of the forum, what say you?

To me it comes down to confidence and I have a ton of confidence in the baits I've had custom painted. I also feel I have somewhat of an advantage because 99% of the fisherman out there won't have these colors. In all reality it probably doesn't matter. But I fish better when I have confidence in the bait and color I'm throwing.

[1farmer]

19 hours ago, merc1997 said:

well, you are right, they all come with paint.  but, you can buy some pretty cheap that had a color that no one would buy, and they run just the same as those with paint schemes that everyone wants.  you then just get busy with a pocket knife and go to scraping the paint off.  i paint them because you can not buy the color schemes that i throw.  when i say work of art, just take a look at the yellow rebel, the paint is uneven, lines are uneven and nothing artistic about it.  you could put it on the shelf to sell, and no one would buy it because it is not PRETTY.  the bass do not seem to mind how crappie the paint job is though.

bo

Bo, I have one that looks similar to your's, instead of the yellow, I used chartreuse shimmer and painted with my left hand.