made something close enough to fire tiger & threadfin

[ghostbaits]

Our threadfin down here look different than the pics in this thread but I tend to work off of hardbaits that work in my area or the customers area.

Here is just one of the 8 varieties I have done....



I use the paint from Spike It (LC gets theirs from Spike It) and just put a dot on with the end of a small paint brush. Not the brush end, the other end. Cut the rounded tip off on the handle end so it is flat and you will get a nice dot maker. You can buy them cheap at craft stores if you dont want to make one though.

If you use the LC or Spike It paint, you are good to go and do not need to dip over it. If you wait to paint for a few days, clean the spot with a little alcohol to get the oils off bait. I paint mine with 48 hours to avoid having to clean.

Jim

[mrex]

Nice looking bait!  .....4"? You shoot those with twin injectors?

Get to go home tommorw then going to start on operation motoroil 

[mrex]

Threadfin shad


Fire Tiger

Just my opinion but I would lighten up on the colors just a tad make them little more opaque (sp) but it may be the pictures when I tried to take one they also looked solid and there not.

[ghostbaits]

I would guess in the stained or muddy water in KY, that an opaque color would not work nearly as well.

If it was clear water, maybe..... but the hard baits are not transluscent and they work pretty good, especially fire tiger....

I am starting to do opaque colors and then a GHOST (LOL!!!) or transluscent version of that color as well for the clear water guys, like CA...

Jim

PS  Good luck on that mo project!!! I will send you a pic tomorrow that is close....

[DobynsTriton]

ill have to try that jim.our water changes a little depending on where you're at in the lake. most the time if i so shallow im talkin like 2-3 feet i still cant really see the bottom.

[Denny Welch]

I fished one of our local lakes today.  Visibility was 10 - 12 feet with water temp at 76 degrees.  I fished the Delta on Saturday...wind gusts at about 35 mph and visibility about 2 feet.  Fishing was better on the Delta.  In fact, Jim's Delta Craw was the lure de jure.