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| Which finish on a bait do you think is the best and why?? | |
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| They all have their time and place. I use them all with confidence too. However, my personal favorite is Chrome Tape. It produces one intense flash all in the same direction. I feel this gives me the greatest "calling" distance (range) with a bait when needed.
Crackle tape (glitter) has good flash but it diffuses small amounts of light (bursts) in many different directions at one time. The broken up scale pattern of Holoform tapes reduce the amount of flash (reflection) as well, however it also makes the lure more versatile by producing a good color pattern that is effective when direct sunlight is not available.
Prism tape has more surface area than the Holoform so it has more reflection... but it too sends light in different directions reducing its "power". Sometimes I'm not a fan of the "rainbow" of colors it reflects either (just one of my quirks I guess).
Which brings me back to chrome. It is most intense and to me offers the most natural "color" at the same time. My objective when using these highly reflective patterns to get the bait noticed from LONG distances in addition to looking "natural".
Fun question. This, of course, was just one man's opinion. I'm sure there are many many more. | |
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| Holoform is in my opinion very good. If under clear coat so the hooks dont rub it off in one day.
Then Holoform Undertakers have been good for me, lots of flash and the fish are eating them.. cant argue with success.
Billy Schwartz uses soild glitter on some of his colors like the Golden Shinner Slammer. That too had been good.
But jlong really hit the nail on the head when he said..."Its all about confidence" | |
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| Holoform good.
Prism tape: bad.
Too much flash with prism tape, especially in clear water. Holoform has just the right amount in my oppinion. But then what the hell do I know, I sell screws!?!?!?! | |
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| I have never been a big fan of bright reflective surfaces on gliders, jerk baits, or crank baits, but like the chrome tape in small doses on spinnerbait blades and bucktail blades.
I used the reflective tape quite a bit when it was 'new' while guiding. I would throw a standard paint job, and my clients would have one with the prism and one with chrome, or 'color' chrome. I found little if any difference in the amount of action on the baits with/without the tape, but that probably means exactly nothing. Too many variables to pin anything down conclusively for me.
I use little dots of the chrome on spinnerbait blades if they are painted, just to make me feel better about the blade's signature. Again, this probably means nothing; it's a confidence thing.[:sun:] | |
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| I was thinking glitter is the best but there again it's back to confidence. | |
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Glitter VS. Holographic tape VS. Regular paint