My buddy has a squirley tail phantom that absolutely has no paint left on it. We call it the "paintless perch". The side has a crack in it from teh all the way through eye. He wants to seal the crack and paint it like it was brnad new. This bait has got to have got 10 - 15 fish. I told him he is crazy. What your thoughts and do you have a bait like this?
Posted 9/15/2011 8:01 PM (#516769 - in reply to #516763) Subject: Re: Battle Scars!!!
Posts: 1887
Location: syracuse indiana
i would just seal it lighly so that you do not change the way the bait works. there is obviosly something they like about the bait.. if its wood, i would just reseal it with devcron 2 ton epoxy and turn it on a turner so it is even. and he can paint it too before hand if he wants too...bill
Posted 9/15/2011 8:05 PM (#516771 - in reply to #516763) Subject: Re: Battle Scars!!!
Posts: 1887
Location: syracuse indiana
also im sure todd might be able to redo it for you. but he does not do the glass eye's anymore. i have a bunch of them too and some of them have cracked and i have fixed them and he has done some of them for me along time ago...bill
Posted 9/15/2011 11:13 PM (#516790 - in reply to #516763) Subject: RE: Battle Scars!!!
Posts: 210
Don't mess with good MOJO. MOJO is a fickle bee-yotch, and she doesn't like to be messed with. She will tell you how to play with her. Ask a certain now-wood 6" Reef Hawg of mine.
Posted 9/16/2011 12:52 AM (#516791 - in reply to #516763) Subject: Re: Battle Scars!!!
Posts: 572
Location: Maplewood, MN
personally, i love the fact that the battle scarred baits catch fish. i'd leave it till she no longer moves fish. worse case if it doesn't run proper i'd put it over the fire place and not mess with it
Posted 9/16/2011 9:39 AM (#516818 - in reply to #516807) Subject: Re: Battle Scars!!!
Posts: 247
Location: Uxbridge Ontario
Flambeauski - 9/15/2011 9:39 PM
I painted a well chewed Suick once... worst mistake I ever made in my entire life!
I was just going to say that. Best producing Suicks are the ones that a beat to death. I run them till I cant keep the fine on.
I find fish stay away from them until they are water logged, hook rashed and frayed. I will have to post a pic of some of my rashed Suicks. Almost seems like they appear more real as a dieing fish when the colours are blotchy and messed up.
Posted 9/16/2011 11:37 AM (#516863 - in reply to #516763) Subject: Re: Battle Scars!!!
Posts: 118
Location: Minnesota
palerider, the bait is for sale.... But I'll need to use it this fall. Can you say, money bait..... See you tonight Ryan!!! I think I'll leave the "paintless perch" alone.
Edited by W8N4SNO 9/16/2011 11:38 AM
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Posted 9/16/2011 7:04 PM (#516897 - in reply to #516763) Subject: RE: Battle Scars!!!
Yeah, leave the lucky lure alone bro. I too tried the re-paint job on a lucky "worn" lure and it became jinxed soon after.
Battle Scars!!!