Going Big - LMB

[AtticaFish]

Presenting the tag team duo...

Both bullet heads are weighing in at 1/4oz. - with a powerfull 4/0 Ultra Point black nickel right 'hook' - these bad boys will be swimming/ripping through some weedy holes at my local sweet spot this spring.

Arkansas Buck/Rabbit Shad: Sporting a 2-tone magnum rabbit zonker tail with gray bucktail body and trimmed with pearl midge flash throughout. Just a pinch of red flash at the throat...

Shad n' Jig: Dressed with a 5" American Shad color TurboFlare Skirt, this competitor will most likely be bringing a Northern Bluegill 5" Kalins Grub as a trailer to the fight... or maybe an all black cut-off ribbon tail power bait as a back up. Happy swimming.

The bullet heads came from Cadman. I painted them with black and platinum nail polish, put some multi-color glitter polish to the top and red glitter to the gill area. Added some 3D eyes and coated the whole works with 5-min. epoxy when i added on the weed guards. The tied jig will be thrown carefully.... took me almost half an hour to tie!!!! Haha, fun time well spent. Look out big mouths!

 

[hhawkins]

Those are nice! Good luck!

 

[baitmaster]

Attica, Those are off the hook. The tail on the top picture is awesome.

 

[LedHed]

Great stuff - thought you had gotten into powder painting

 

[Pup]

AF,

Nice-looking jigs. Exceptional paint job. Your epoxy coat looks great! Did you add thinner to your 5-minute epoxy? Great work with the multi-color/glitter.

I use 5-minute epoxy occasionally, but have to thin it with isopropyl alcohol in order to buy extra working time for multiple jigs.

 

[Fish Candy Bait Company]

Looks good.

 

[toadfrog]

I could rave for thirty minutes . Thats as good looking as I've seen in a while.

 

[Ron Don]

Love the paint, Russ! Great jigs. Dont lose those... Better use the heavy line!

 

[Radtexan]

Great looking ties AF !!

 

[JSC]

I think U better just hang that one up and make a few not so good lookin to fish with so U will Not loose it ... Great Job.

JSC

 

[steve r.]

wow!! i like... look like they could be some good smallie catchers there! awsome work once again attica!

 

[AtticaFish]

Thanks for the comments everyone!

LH - Powder paint one of these days... but wow would i need lots of different colors! For now - NP is fairly cheap with hundreds of colors to choose from and if i don't like the result of a color - my daughter will gladly take it. It has taken some time, but have figured out ways to blend colors top to bottom and make a smooth gradient.

Pup - I did not use thinner, but can see where it would be needed with this 5 min stuff. Will give it a try. Only did these 2 heads and weed guards on 2 others - any more time and it would have gotten too hard to deal with!

RD & JSC - @ 1/4oz., these will ONLY be tied on one of my walleye/bass medium action rods that are spooled with 12lb line. If i loose one on a monster fish, that wouldn't hurt my feelings too bad...... on a rock or downed tree - cover your ears children!!!!!!!

steve r. - Never gave these a thought for the smallies, that 4/0 hook looks HUGE!!! I bet the style would work though, may have to make some up with lighter heads/smaller hooks.

 

[cadman]

Russ,
I never thought that black would look so good. Beautiful, just beautiful :icon14: :icon14:

 

[JoJoPro]

NIIICE! Great looking ties! I especially like the heads you painted and epoxied. That epoxy over the paint/polish and glitter really brings it to life. The time you put into those jigs really shows. :icon14:

John

 

[skeetbum]

Half hour to tie? You're looking at a few hours of time for me to get one of those done. Really nice work.Paint is exceptional.