Heartland

Always interested in airbrush equipment and supplies....

Would not know how to rate this.

I have been using the Jackall Iobee for a very long time. I do use the smaller Spro occasionally as well.

PM me your address and I will send you one I paint the eyes myself, I found some kind of white plastic flat backed jewel and then I just spray what ever color I want on top of it. Works out pretty good as long as you put a solid base coat on the eyes first.

I have considered adding a weed guard to my mold. If you ever have a spare minute or two and would not mind, I sure would like to see how you done it, so I don't butcher mine up.

I have seen some of the work you do with chatterbaits, nice stuff. My pictures make it look horrible, it actually looks pretty good when your not all zoomed in on it.

And just like that the Killer Flamingo 1.5 was born. Just need someone to fish it now.

Do you have more than 1 mold or do you have to do them 1 at a time? They really need a production mold.

Well I remember why I did not like pouring this mold. After spending a few hours in the cold garage pouring 1/16th ounce heads one at a time, I remembered why this was a pain in the rear, not to mention the little wire bait keepers. I would love to see Do-It come out with a production mold for the lightest couple of weights.

Without fall rate being a factor I fish with the lightest that I can stay in contact with.

Nice, looks like it will produce a fine product. I have been relying on Rust-OLeum in flat black

Nice, check out the custom work this guy does. He is amazing, this is just one of many crazy patterns he does.

LOL, what size EWG would you use for a flamingo....

^^ Interesting thoughts, thanks for sharing. I think this speaks to fact that perhaps not letting a fish get too good a look at what you are presenting and working more to trigger a response may work in our advantage.

I have seen pink work well around bridges also, I was told it was because of fledgling birds falling into the water and being eaten. In hope of not starting an entire debate about what fish see, you may keep in mind that red is a high wave length color and is among the first to lose its ability to reflect its color.

I am not much of a trout fisherman, but I have read a few books that make the assertion that certain varieties of trout have excellent color vision and I could see matching the hatch to be an advantage if ones thinks along those lines. In my own experience of predominately bass and bluegill fishing I tend to find matching the hatch to be over rated. My thoughts are that these type of fish have a much less developed ability to see color and tend to rely a lot more on contrast and vibration. Just my own observations.

Simply because they are not a WP, and do not offer the same advantages that a WP owns.

Sorry if this is in the wrong place, could not decide where it should be. I have been noticing a trend in the custom bait painters to really try and create baits with an incredible natural appearance. I wanted to get some thoughts on this idea. I tend to think of this in terms of evolution and natural selection. Fish have evolved over countless years to become what they are today, taking into consideration natural selection, I would think that the fish with the best ability to avoid detection by larger fish have the advantage of livability. I have watched smallmouth in the clearest of water blend effortlessly into their environment, hardly being detectable. It would seem to me that the natural colors fish present are for attracting females during spawn, and avoiding detection by larger predator fish. So why paint hardbaits in this manner? It would seem to me that it would be more advantageous to fishing to paint baits that offer the most contrast and highest possible visibility in a majority of waters. Is this just another case of catch the fisherman and not the fish?

Take the treble hooks off and try a single hook.

One of the best ever 9.5^^^^

FC or Co-poly

"Talk sense to a fool, and he calls you foolish" Euripides

someone told me once to beware of a man who has a problem for every solution....

To many of us 1500 is a good amount of money, but to others it is what you pay for a good bottle of wine. How many people on just this site do you think have big money invested in boats and haulers, not to mention tackle, gas, oil, hotels, food and a ton of other expenses, just to go out on the water and "have fun." 1500 is a drop in the bucket when you start really looking at what some spend to be a weekend angler.

Fast and XF are perfect for Jig fishing.