madbass

I know of someone who is selling a bunch of fishing lures and has many Norman Tennessee Killers. They are new, but no package (just a couple of the cardboard backers from the package). I understand they are not made anymore. Is there much of a demand for these and about how much might they be worth? They also have boxes of Bomber lures in the orange boxes.

Has anyone tried trimming down the lip on a deep diving jerkbait? I have some pointer 100DD's I'd like to make into mid-depth divers.

I'm not sure what you mean by "pearl" eyes. Most good eyes are 3D holographic. Check out this board sponsor, he is a great guy to deal with. http://www.predatorbassbaits.com/id81.htm

I've used some of the AA paints and they are a little better, but I don't think they are "alot" better. The helpful aspect to them is you're able to add reducer at different rates to find what works best for you. Also, AA has many different special effect paints that are fun to play around with. An alternative to consider....you can use AA reducers in createx to help with your clogging. If it's the pearl colors that are clogging in a fine tip (some pearl colors give me trouble in my .3mm tip), you may want to consider going to a .5mm tip. If you get into AA special effects paints, you'll need a .5mm tip anyway. If you try the AA, get the auto-borne line, it's supposed to be good stuff. I just got some and only tried it a little bit so far, but it seems to flow nice. Good luck.

I have a better question.........WHAT THE HE!! IS THIS DOING IN THE CLASSIFIED ADDS?????

Well I know its not the same, but I've used D2T over candies without a problem. If you have airbrush clear, you could spray that over the color to protect it before applying DN.

How long do you have to turn it, and how many coats are needed? Do you know if it has UV resistance?

I think this was brought up last year, but I can't find it. Has anyone tried Power Poxy Pro 30 min. epoxy? It sounds like it's the same as Devcon but I'm not sure about it.

Be careful of using regurgitated craws as examples for color. Once swallowed by fish, the acids in the fishes system will turn the crawfish different colors.

How about some pictures and ideas of your hobby work area? I am planning a new work area/bench for lure making. I thought it might be helpful, not only to me, but to all of us. Since most of my lure making is cranks/airbrushing that is my focus. But I still do a little soft plastic hand pouring as well. So lets see what you guys got.

For eyes go with Pedator Bass Baits. Board sponsor, great prices, good guy to deal with, and awesome eyes! Look on the right side column for 3D lure eyes.

Try a white base then a light yellow, then chart. For glitter, if you work fast-spray on a coat of clear then dust or sprinkle on glitter, then spray another coat of clear to hold the glitter down. With this method glitter size is irrelevant. Good luck.

Here is a link to pictures I previously posted. For some reason this website won't let me post them again on this thread. http://www.tackleunderground.com/forum/homebrew-tools/11147-another-style-lure-turner.html If there is a moderator reading this, you need to improve the file upload system on here-it stinks!

I can do that for you. PM sent.

From the pic. it looks like you could start with chartruese. Then add a touch of transparent green and maybe a touch of gold or copper pearl. Good luck.

I just want to be clear that I am referring to the Flexcoat EPOXY GLUE not the rod wrap finish. Thanks.

Has anyone used this product for crankbait clearcoating? 20 min. potlife sounds good for working time. Full strength in 2 hours-then I assume less than 2 hours turn time. Typical concerns are toughness, yellowing, smoothness/evenness, more than 1 coat needed?

I'm looking for a picture of a certain color pattern on a jerkbait. I don't know who made it-possibly smithwick, heddon, rapala etc. It was described to me as having either a dark red or purple back, red splotches on the sides and the base color on the sides is unknown-possibly pearl or pinkish. Any help appreciated.

I checked out that website but did not find any pattern like that.

Someone asked me to paint a certain discontinued scheme on a bait for them and described it as follows. He thinks that Smithwick used to make it. The back is reddish purple that fades down the sides to a light color belly and the sides have intermittent red splotches down the length of the bait. Does anyone know of this pattern or where I might find a picture of it?

What are the main visual differences between these two? I'd like to try adding them to clearcoat and airbrush them on.

What are the main visual differences between these two?

Well, I hope your paint is at least stored in a warm place. I wouldn't paint below 55 deg. 1. base coat of white. 2. orange belly 3. brown back 4. chart side When you paint the orange and brown, ONLY shoot straight down at the back or belly, keep the airbrush spray narrow and spray on lightly a little at a time (to control overspray). Dont come around the sides at all. When I started painting, I had to learn the old saying "a little goes a long way". Spray at the lowest pressure possible while maintaining good atomization. Good luck.