Making & Painting Parachute Lures - CBAngler.com - Chesapeake Bay Angler

Fish Nut · #1 01-31-2010, 07:04 PM

With the snow I had a chance to test out the homemade fluid bed. Light weight brown paper lunch bags were used as the filter bed membrane. It worked great!!!!
Took a few minutes to get familiar with the adjustments. For my first time making and painting jig heads/ trolling lures. I think they turned out great. Bullets are 3,4,5,6 OZ
Ruby Lips are 2,3,4,5 OZ.

Spot77 · #2 01-31-2010, 07:09 PM

What kind of paint do you use?

They look awesome.

Fish Nut · #3 01-31-2010, 08:09 PM

I am using Protec Powder paint. I heated the jig heads in toaster oven for roughly 10 min at 390F then dipped in the paint which is fluffed up using an air pump and a fluid bed. This is my First time painting using this method. Spynett gave me a lot of tips. I am still getting familiar with the process. I have a ton of different colors but for my first attempt I stayed with the normal verities. Once painted, they are cured in the oven again. Once fully cured the finish is rock hard and extremely chip resistant. I will try tying the hair on this week. I will also try some different color combinations. Maybe even a triple dip Shawn Kimbro Candy corn color scheme

Hockleyneck · #4 01-31-2010, 08:22 PM

They look really great so far. Are you going to incorporate mylar with the hair?

Fish Nut · #5 01-31-2010, 08:27 PM

Shhhhhhh ! Yes I am going to add some Mylar Flash. I have some super top secret Mylar. I have to keep it in a sealed box it gives off so much flash.

I will bring a few to the PSG meeting on the 8th .

#6 01-31-2010, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Fish Nut

Shhhhhhh ! Yes I am going to add some Mylar Flash. I have some super top secret Mylar. I have to keep it in a sealed box it gives off so much flash.

I will bring a few to the PSG meeting on the 8th .

Rob,
when's the party at your place where you teach me how to do this, or just give me a ****load of jig heads??? Nice lookin work
Mark