[DSV]

yes its a photofinish, just like Husky's tutorial. i taped tissue paper to a piece of regular paper and ran it thru the printer, and then spray glued it to a piece of foil tape and stuck the foil tape on the lure.


here is the bait with the back and belly painted to match the picture to the best of my abilities. once again, it looks sloppy close up, but looks good as a whole (IMO). it will look much better when the epoxy goes on, it will be reflective and it will bring out the colors more.

[carpholeo]

"and then spray glued it to a piece of foil tape and stuck the foil tape on the lure" Good idea

I've just been gluing my patterns directly to the lure body,which has a tendency to leave air pockets,I think I'll try it your way next time.

[rofish]

DSV,
When glueing the foil to the body, use a cylindrical object to take out the wrinkles. I use the back part of drill bits. The paper (or is it tissue?) with the printed image on it will not be damaged, if you roll the cylindrical object over the wrinkles.

[DSV]

Originally Posted by rofish

DSV,
When glueing the foil to the body, use a cylindrical object to take out the wrinkles. I use the back part of drill bits. The paper (or is it tissue?) with the printed image on it will not be damaged, if you roll the cylindrical object over the wrinkles.

yes i do use a cylindrical object (battery) to smooth it out. but due to the way the corners are rounded off, the foil got a little wrinkled.

i tried to smash down the wrinkes the best i could but they are still a little noticable.

carpholeo,
i have tried gluing printer paper right onto the bait before, but i have found printer paper doesnt really want to conform to the shape of the lure. the foil tape will bend and stay bent making it much easier to work with. it is VERY adhesive though, so make sure you put it where you want it the first time.

[Husky]

Originally Posted by DSV

yes its a photofinish, just like Husky's tutorial. i taped tissue paper to a piece of regular paper and ran it thru the printer, and then spray glued it to a piece of foil tape and stuck the foil tape on the lure.

While I find the Foil tape to be a fine product, there are times I prefer the use of kitchen foil. Infact, I have some "heavy duty", some regular and some I got at the dollar store (really Flimsy stuff) on hand. I spray glue the tissue to the foil and when that has set, I do spray the foil to the lure. As per my tutorial, I don't worry about getting the halves to join seamlessly, as I find the D2T fills the separation nicely.

(Tissue on dollar store foil is really thin and pliable, albeit delicate.)

[DSV]

here is a picture of the bait with the first coat of epoxy on and the tail in place.

[carpholeo]

that things gonna swim in a serious S pattern ! good job

[mark poulson]

Take it fishing! That's an order!

[captsully18]

WOW! Sure would like to see that thing swim. Bet it would be hard to keep the fish off while videoing it.

David

[DSV]

haha you guys are great

i ordered a swimbait rod and a pack of 2/0 hooks from bass pro shops the other day, the rod came in today but the hooks did not

i am going to put 2nd coat of epoxy on the head today and this lure should be ready by the weekend!