smalljaw Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 This is a pattern I've been working on for a bit, I was trying to get the gray to just lay on top of the scale pattern that is in the mold but it usually gets to heavy but this time I got it right. I call the pattern "Straight up shiner", but it is more of a shad pattern but if I added the black dot it would take away from what I want which is a generic baitfish pattern that can be used to match the hatch for shiners, shad, and chubs, just common forage. Let me know what I have to fix or what I should change or even if I should go back to the drawing board. BTW I also use a diffterent kind of flake in the gray powder paint, it is a silver hologram but I used it very sparse, in fact it is hard to see even in person until light hits it at certain angles and then it throws off little glints of light, I hope it works out because I like it but I'm biased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverFox Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Looks good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97astro Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Looks good to me man good work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind hawg Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Very nice ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basslover79 Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gone fishing Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whopper Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 That looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassPro Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 Awesome! Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker1861 Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 Nice Dan, great work as usual! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coontracker49 Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 Looks good to me I would give it a try Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeP Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 If I saw that in a store I would have a hard time not buying it except for that rubber band holding on the skirt. I guess it's just a preference thing but that would be even nicer if the skirt was tied instead of banded. Just my humble opinion, otherwise it's one of the nicest looking spinnerbaits I've seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherman1488 Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 Looks great. I would gladly fish that spinnerbait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountainman Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 Ive actually made some very similar to that myself. They work well in especially in the fall when the baitfish are schooled up good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljaw Posted February 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 Thanks all, I will tie some jigs with thread but never a spinnerbait, if I tie the skirt on it will be with wire but that is only for others. I like to band the skirts simply because I can paint a head just like this one and take an all white skirt, an all black skirt and a chartreuse and white skirt along with me and now I have 4 spinnerbaits and instead of retying I simply switch out the skirts. I do that a lot and that is why I won't tie a skirt on for myself and if I make them for somebody else they will be banded unless they ask for a tied skirt but we all use baits differently. I can tell you that the new collars that are out don't rot as quick as the old style that when you bought the last stanley jig off the rack and got home you would open up the package and the skirt would fall off...lol. I have baits in my box that are 2 years old and the bands are still fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
country Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 I like it now I would like to try one in double willow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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