Have ended up with (more than) a few painted spinner blades with recently getting into powder painting. Kind of on the fence... i really like the flash from the blades so don't like to cover them totaly with paint but some below are completely covered. Those were screw-ups originaly and just painted to cover up my mess. 
My other recent obsession besides the paint has been making jig/pig style lures with silicone skirts. Looking at all the blades... then the pigs... i finally put the 2 together. Sure glad i did!!!
From testing these in my pond, i will say that next year - these will take over the space of nearly all other traditional spinnerbaits and in-line spinners i have in my boxes. The sili skirt lays back around the body when in motion the same as a traditional skirted spinnerbait making for a very full body with the spinner just behind the hook. No more nose down/hook tilted up RR's in the river, woo hoo!!!
Notes:
---The skirt can not lay back past the swivel to where it hits the main part of the blade or it will foul the blade - BUT - the silicone does not foul up the swivel itself though.
---On smaller sizes (1/16 & 1/32) i would suggest not to use a colorado style blade. Too much torque from the blade makes the head try to roll over if you retrieve too fast. Idaho and Willow both worked on the smaller sizes.
---1/8th oz. and up cast like little bullets, similar to how well in-line spinners cast. Smaller sizes don't cast the greatest... even worse with the wind.
My 1st prototypes: 1/16 on top & 1/8 shot head on bottom.
Took the black one out to the pond and hooked a bass on my 2nd cast and had 2 other explode on it fishing after that!
1/16 oz:
1/8 oz.
1/4 oz.
3/8 oz.
My other recent obsession besides the paint has been making jig/pig style lures with silicone skirts. Looking at all the blades... then the pigs... i finally put the 2 together. Sure glad i did!!!
From testing these in my pond, i will say that next year - these will take over the space of nearly all other traditional spinnerbaits and in-line spinners i have in my boxes. The sili skirt lays back around the body when in motion the same as a traditional skirted spinnerbait making for a very full body with the spinner just behind the hook. No more nose down/hook tilted up RR's in the river, woo hoo!!!
Notes:
---The skirt can not lay back past the swivel to where it hits the main part of the blade or it will foul the blade - BUT - the silicone does not foul up the swivel itself though.
---On smaller sizes (1/16 & 1/32) i would suggest not to use a colorado style blade. Too much torque from the blade makes the head try to roll over if you retrieve too fast. Idaho and Willow both worked on the smaller sizes.
---1/8th oz. and up cast like little bullets, similar to how well in-line spinners cast. Smaller sizes don't cast the greatest... even worse with the wind.
My 1st prototypes: 1/16 on top & 1/8 shot head on bottom.
Took the black one out to the pond and hooked a bass on my 2nd cast and had 2 other explode on it fishing after that!
1/16 oz:
1/8 oz.
1/4 oz.
3/8 oz.
Am really excited about these - have an awsome streamlined look but can sure move some water and make 'wake' reeling them fast across the surface. Also can let them drop and just hop on the bottom. Looking pretty versatile. 
