Ok it's been awhile since I posted pics

these 2 baits are 2.5 inch long weigh 3/8oz and will run 8-10 feet deep.

I see different size dots in the background Now I think I have your secret for painting eyes on the bait.

Allen

Boy when you say your taking a break you dont take to long of one do ya? lol nice work.

It was a long enough break to get some baits ready for paint.  Now I'm ready for some serious painting sessions.   Those two baits I've had a while but didn't have time to paint them.   I made those just for me, I'm going to learn how to fish deep diving baits this year.

8-10ft a deep diver??  Those ones you made for me are deeeeeep divers ;)  Those dudes are freaking awsome.

Very nice baits as usual. You have a great painting skill that is for sure.

10 feet is deep but just not as deep as 15-20 feet.   I'm not happy with the green over silver, it didn't trun out like the pic in my head.   But I'm on to something with that color combo, I just need a little more practice with it.    Which I will get this weekend as I've got a bunch of baits to bait, Mike you wouldn't know anything about that would you

Nope sure dont Big M.  Sure dont. :

I wonder if you put a white top then sprayed the green on if it would look different.  Or maybe a black top then put the green on.  I dont know anything about paint so that might be a bad idea.  I would just think it would change the color of the top coat.

I think I'm going to try a dirty looking light green over the sliver with a dark stripe down the back.  May shoot some transparent yellow of the sliver to soften it up some.  The transparent green was just to light on top of silver, that would look better over a light yellow.  

Throw those ideas out there, I can always use extra help with color combos.

there are so many color combos.  Its got to be worse then pouring plastics.

I'll try and think of some cool ones and I just thought of one but I will have to post a pic of the lure to even explain it.

i think that would look cool if you did a black back and then transparent green over the top of it. I would think that would give kind of a dark green back would look cool.

Do you put much into your paint jobs on deep diving cranks? you always hear how the colors look like black and white once you get to 20 feet. Always helps for catching the fisherman though lol.

on the deep divers I alway try to paint a shad looking pattern.  Pearl white body with silver or blue on the shoulders, dark scales and black or purple back.  Throw a little Chartruse on the tail and red on throat.  You can't go wrong with that pattern, catches fishermen too