Painting jerkbaits for big trout

9 hours ago, duckydoty said:

 

That's a real nice looking brown trout. I love its fall coloration. Congrats on some nice fish!

Some of the blanks that I have found to work well on suspending and catching fish are as follows.

The best producer so far when the water is off  is the UPM 606 from wlure.com.  It is 3 1/4 inches long, weighs 1/4 ounce, dives 3-4 feet, has great action and suspends well.  

They have a pre painted on clearance for $.99 right now.  I just ordered 40 of them.  They come with eyes, split rings and hooks.  Heck of a deal.

https://www.wlure.com/products/fishing-lure-minnow-m606?variant=21060865542

For deeper water I like the megabass 110+1 knock off from Predatorbassbaits.com.  This one suspends well also, it’s supposed to dive 7-9 feet, but I think it only goes 6-7 feet deep.  Their site is a little difficult to navigate, but pretty good blanks.

What size hooks are ya using?  I grabbed some of the ones above.  Hopefully they get here in time for me to bring to ya

Can't beat $.99 thats crazy.  Even if you stripped the split rings and hooks off them, you'd still come out ahead...

 

yup I bought some as well and yes thank you so much....even got free shipping! 

Size 6 trebles 

I just got 8 more sculpin flavored UMP606 blanks from wlure.com painted, signed and clear coated.  This has been, by far, my best blank to fish Taney when the water is off, and my favorite paint scheme also.

 I was reading Marty’s (Billethead) thread on knapping and saw where he is having a drawing, giving away a point he hand crafted to interested individuals.  What a great idea!  I am not interested in selling any of these lures because I just can not ask enough to make them worth my while trying to make money on them. I have had many inquiries about selling them and have turned down offers to do so.  I do not mind giving one away though.  So, just like in Marty’s thread, if you are interested, put your name on the list here.  

On Friday, October 12, I will draw a name and the winner will get one of these sculpin flavored UMP606’s that I have just finished painting.

Just give me all 8 and we can call it a done deal. Yes put me in. I would like to go show one to some smallmouth I know. 

This one's gonna be hard at work here in about 12 hours buddy!  Can't thank you enough for the hookup that morning.

Don't think the ones I ordered are gonna make it here today in time to bring down to ya, but I'll be back in a few weeks again lol.

Thanks Duane, please put in for the drawing.

4 minutes ago, JestersHK said:

This one's gonna be hard at work here in about 12 hours buddy!  Can't thank you enough for the hookup that morning.

Don't think the ones I ordered are gonna make it here today in time to bring down to ya, but I'll be back in a few weeks again lol.

Man!  That’s one of the original 3! Sure you want to fish it?  I would!