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You don't need a vent for air to escape when filling holes with a syringe. Just make sure that your needle is long enough to reach the bottom of the hole before you start injecting epoxy. That way the hole fills from the bottom and pushes the air out as it fills up. I use the needles from an inkjet printer ink refill kit. They're about 21/2" to 3" long and will reach the bottom of any hole on the baits that most of use build. Ben

Yes opaque white createx and thinned with 4012 and at time just water. The opaque lines are made to be used with a larger needle. I spray with an Iwata Eclipse SBS Autographics model. It has a 0.35 mm needle. Overall a very versatile brush. If your paint is old or may have packed you may need to strain in to remove larger stuff or get a sonicator to make sure you have even particle size. Typically the only paints I have need to strain were budget craft paints and typically just passed it through pantyhose I also typically seal first with shellac so the undercoat builds a lot quicker.

Just an idea for dipping/sealing if your lures are that long, you might try a pasta jar off eBay. Many of them have airtight seals.

One of those things you need to dial in. As mentioned hook selection will play a roll and bait shape. Any shaped bait can get the action but symmetrical baits always easier. French fries were some of the first baits we would weight and get to shimmy on the fall. Well exaggerated shimmy more of flutter. I find plastic softness to be critical as takes a lot less forces to get the bait to move and the longer senkos about the easiest to get moving. I just play around with adding more softener to the the baits but then you really end up with one and done baits (if that matters). One of those baits I don't pull out to frequently as would rather find more active fish but that doesn't always happen.

I have used the createx a lot just thin it some and good to go. You want the highest solid loading that you can spray essentially. I have also dipped baits in Zinnser primer, let drip then rotate, much thicker coat and can hide sloppy finish work on a bait.

Mark - I agree; flat or even slightly concave will help. Dave

Just made a small order of some down looking eyes and a few jerkbait blanks and a couple lipless, got 10% off for subscribing to recieve emails for the first order. I'll try to let everyone know what I think about the quality of the blanks!