finaddict
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When an experienced commercial troller picks a colour, you damn well better pay attentionNice Work. Number 8 for me.

When an experienced commercial troller picks a colour, you damn well better pay attentionNice Work. Number 8 for me.
Good eye, homeland was the plan but ended up having a bit of yellow pearl left over in the brush so added a little fade between the green and glow# 4 for sure, #1 looks interesting as well. I've put down a custom no bananas tomic and have done pretty good with it. That one looks like the homeland security.
Thanks Nog!Nice Work. Number 8 for me.
I experimented with a good number of plugs (well over 100). Found that blue or black leading (nose) was just as effective as red.
Also went with the oversized 3=D eyes in silver & yellow. They really pop out and seem to draw strikes better than those without.
Question for you: What did you use to create the scale like pattern over the backs? Screen or?
Still haven't found anything that is completely satisfactory in that regard...
Good Luck! Always fun to catch them on something you created yourself.
Cheers,
Nog - Still have several hundred left to paint...
The scales are done with a black plastic mesh, I honestly can't remember where it came from, something to do with one of my other hobbies - reefkeeping. Can post a photo if you like
... How do you feel about a clear coat on these?... not sure if the clear finish has any positive or negative effects on catching fish
Please do, and if you recall the source...
Clear coating REALLY makes the underlying colors POP. It is definitely the way to go....
Looking forward to that mesh pix...
Cheers,
Nog
Which colour would you pick? Springs being the likely target
Couldn't really find any eyes on eBay that I liked so ordered some from Sweden. They should be here in the next week (8mm for the 5" plugs and 10mm for 6") Looking forward to how they'll look. Not eBay cheap but not badI also put 3d eyes on my plugs (ebay them, you can get 6mm - 10mm for around $2 from china, they take a month+ to arrive).
Go.Fish, are you still painting? I'm curious what new créations that you may have come up with.Tomics website says that aren't accepting any plugs for repainting at this time so went out and bought some airbrush tools and supplies for some DIY
Thinking of popping the pins out on them due to the amount of time that went into painting them and not wanting to lose any to fish or seals. Not sure what works yet, gonna get a few wet this weekend.
Which colour would you pick? Springs being the likely target
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