i have been using a hole punch on a peice of tape then coloring in the eye with a marker. works good. I heard that you could use a nail and dip it in paint. havent tried that yet.
I use scales i bought from netcraft on my baits. Works pretty good just not enough varieties of shapes and sizes. Im going to try the netting that a big bag of onions has wrapped around it. looks like it would work pretty good.
Im also having troubles making eyes and painting scales. Its hard to hold the scale pattern tight against the bait and paint at the same time. Any suggestions?