Needed a way to support a big jointed bait. I needed to keep the bait level and in a horizontal postion for painting. Pretty simple setup. It's really all I had to work with
I used a set of forceps, and clamped two alligator clips (not pictured) in them. Without the alligator clips, I couldn't remove the bait from the forceps. Then I used blocks of wood the same thickness as my bait eyescrews and clamped those to the wood with a large wood clamp. Then I just wrapped some newspaper and tape around it before painting.
It's not technical, but it worked
