Jump to content

Outlaw4

TU Member
  • Posts

    170
  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    7

Posts posted by Outlaw4

  1. For those of you running as a business, do you do so as a sole proprietor, LLC or?

    I was part of a large corporate layoff earlier this year which has created an opportunity to turn a few hobbies into business. 

    Thankfully i have no real financial concerns, just want to get stuff setup properly from the get go

    thanks in advance

  2. you wont find shap rap blanks probably, at least i have not

    plenty of flicker styles out there. get a few different ones till you find one you like.

    repaints are / can be a lot of work if you want them nice. sandblasting is probably the best if you have access to a cabinet. thats how a lot of the pre rap wiggle warts are done. i just re did some shad raps recently and its more prep time than it was worth

    otherwise as previously stated you can tape bill and scuff paint and make stuff different colors. 

    you can also just respray factory sealed baits with laquer paint if you dont want to reseal. scotch brite the finish a bit and go, this is by far the fastest and easiest

  3. 13 hours ago, cadman said:

    I was thinking KBS spray can as well. Out of curiosity, is that spray can reusable or does it clog if you leave some in it. I want to use it to spray some reels I painted. Just looking for some good solid info.

    the can i have now is getting close to a couple years old. it goes a long way. and i have not had issue with it clogging at all and im not doing anything special as far as maintenance on it. But i also dont have much issue with regular kbs hardening in the can and stuff like some others do, so maybe my garage is just kbs friendly 

    • Thanks 1
    • Haha 1
  4. just get the kbs in the aerosol can. it works good for personal use. somewhere here i have pics of a few jigs i used on. pretty good protection and keeps eyes on relatively well. i use on all my personal stuff

    also...can use lacquers as well, better than acrylic for that. or there would be no need for acrylic specifically for that use

  5. maybe i should retitle, you can only have 5 what would they be. you don't know where you're going or when.

    I'm thinking id go:

    1.  natural shad of some type

    2. chartreuse sided something with a dark back

    3. fire tiger

    4. orange / red craw

    5. natural craw

  6. On 11/3/2023 at 2:12 PM, JDK FISHING LURES said:

    could you  post some pics of what  your talking about?

    here is a pic of a crank i was fiddling with the other day with a new to me mottling stencil, and some craw stripes, the stripes didnt turn out great but you get the idea. there are tons of different types of texture stencils

    crank 1.jpg

    mottle stencil.jpg

  7. As we roll into the hardwater season here in the north country means less fishing and more painting for me. 

    If you had to pick your top 5 paint patterns what would they be? Do you like more modern stuff, or like the vintage look? Flashy colors or more natural? If you have pics or links to pics even better. I need some inspiration as i feel my artsy side is in a bit of a funk. 

     

  8. anyone here do spearing decoys? i was recently asked to do a batch. I understand the basic principles of the things and have everything i would need to build them but looking for some finer points on making good ones that work properly not just look good.

  9. lots of pro bass guys soaking baits in buckets of gulp juice. even if you dont see them. doesnt seem to chase any fish away. ive seen days im positive scent helped. some days it doesnt matter. but the days it doesnt matter im just going to be using a spinnerbait anyway lol

    • Like 1
  10. i dont pour any but im a jig head and 4" guy for most things that swim. It seems like a good multi species size. I rarely find a need to go smaller but also go bigger and am surprised how big of a bait some fish will hit.

    sometimes the bigger baits its hard to find good jigs so then ill use a swimbait hook, or of course if i need to be in the weeds

    • Like 1
  11. the dimensional lumber can be a few things. If getting from a box store type of place i generally get from the finished woods section, its a bit more expensive usually but you get more consistent stuff.

    • Like 1
  12. i use the thin super glue a lot when prototyping and building test baits. and use the gel on stuff like eyes, if using screws or twistwire.

    not sure how long the superglue sealing will last, but some of them baits are getting up there now. 

    • Like 2
×
×
  • Create New...
Top