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Thanks, I appreciate it. I will look into these other sources.

Thanks for the that info. Interesting discussion. I kind of blew by the fishingskits Illusion paint and foundation, thinking it would be more like an anodized metal look with black spots.....and with limited color options. Maybe I'm just not thinking out of the box on this yet?????

Not reflections. It is actually veiny......and slightly textured. Veins are either black or dark brown. Main jig color is a version of green pumpkin.

I'm trying to figure out to do the jig paint job on the left in the attached pic. Found this jig in one of my boxes, don't know where I got it, and really like the paint. Bought some Boss Jig Armor green pumpkin crustacean (on the right in pic), and it isn't even close. Hard to see in the pic I know, but does anyone have an idea what kind of powder paint this might be?

You were right.....the 4-5 Indiana combo proved to be just too subtle. Had to have a 6 on the back to make the Indiana combo really thump like I wanted in 3-4 FOW in brush--and it caught fish. I then tried a 6 Colorado behind the 4 Indiana, and that combo is flat out hard to beat in this dirty water. I caught my biggest fish on this configuration. Thanks for the help!

This is clearly gonna get addictive

Thanks for the help, I appreciate it. There's a lot more to it than throwing blades and beads together and fishing, huh? I dug up some old baits and components and tried to do some testing. Using a blade sizing chart of the web, I found two #5 Indiana's and one #6, and also some #6 Colorado's. I put the two 5's on a 3/8oz bait and tested it in the pool. At all but the fastest speed, the rear blade just flopped about and the front blade turned nicely--and bait tracked perfectly. Modest vibration. I put the #6 colorado on the back, and the bait ran great, and vibration (thumping) was very good. I then put the #6 Indiana on the back, and the bait vibrated like a jackhammer and tracked perfect at all speeds. Awesome feel. I think I will try what you said with a smaller Colorado in front of the 5 Indiana too. Based on what I've seen today---if the chart I used is right, for a tandem Indiana on a 3/8oz head, a 4-5 or a 5-6 combo makes a heck of a bait and displaces water really well. I'm working toward putting an order into lurepartsonline.com tonight. Thanks again for you insights! I attached a pic of the 3/8oz bait with the 5 and 6 Indiana's.

I'm new to putting together anything other than willow leaf baits, and looking for advice on creating a special bait. I threw a bait the other day a friend handed me, that had two Indiana blades on it and the vibration was out of this world. I have no idea the weight of the head. I will be fishing in flooded dead willows and brush this coming weekend (2-4 ft), and I'm thinking of building a few double Indiana baits. My question is, will a #4 and #5 Indiana overwhelm and roll a 3/8oz body? Should i go to a 1/2 oz? It's very stained water and I don't want to have to burn the bait to keep it up off the bottom. Thanks for any help or advice!