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Slapped a little paint on this 1 3/8" goody.
These came as unpainted baits, left to the fisherman to decorate.
I modeled it after the little "Crickhopper," from Rebel.
It has a DayGlo orange belly, yellow sides and red brown top sides.
The eyes are fabric "puffy paint" and the detail highlights are the result of a little trick I use:
I just dip a small piece of sponge in paint and dab it here or there to give a "textured" look.
The whole thing is finished with several sealer costs of gloss.
I reckon it'll work, right?

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Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on December 22, 2014 at 4:51pm
I dunno about all that, Vince!

It's a cheap Chinese knock off, painted with rattle cans... LOL
If you, or anybody else, wants to try it, lemme know. I'll tell you where I got the blank lures and how I did it. Next time I'll take pictures.
I didn't take pictures as I went, so no SBS.
Comment by Vince Fusco on December 22, 2014 at 4:35pm

That is a work of art, David!

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on December 22, 2014 at 8:39am
PS the eyes are black puffy fabric paint
Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on December 22, 2014 at 8:39am
That's right, Carl.
Several clear coats applied, one about every half hour.
3 total.

The whole thing was done with rattle cans:
White base
Fluorescent red belly
Yellow sides
Brown top

The highlighting was done with black enamel, dabbed on lightly with a sponge.
Comment by carl hendrix on December 22, 2014 at 7:35am

the clear coating  makes it shiny  adds some protection to the paint.  you did good David!!

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on December 21, 2014 at 6:45pm
Thanks Mark
Comment by Mark Sleeper on December 21, 2014 at 6:37pm

wow very nice

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on December 21, 2014 at 2:52pm
Thanks Mike.
Super easy to do.
Comment by mike needles on December 21, 2014 at 1:52pm
Excellent paint job. I'm very impressed
Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on November 25, 2014 at 10:20am
Haven't tried them yet. Just got them.
But small cranks like this have yielded results. So I'm hopeful.
Heres an article about the matter:
http://www.in-fisherman.com/panfish/mighty-mini-panfish-crank-baits/

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