first try at scales, please leave suggestions

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jesse1378

January 01, 2011, 12:27:05 PM
ok, this was first try at scales. i used a loufa. it was a bit of a pain to work with..any suggestions on easier material to work with?  i also went a step further and made the bait a REAL one of a kind. you can see it in the second pic. it didnt come out as cooth as i had wanted so next time i will thin it and spray it through the airbrush. i'm really excited about it and i cant wait to get better and put some baits in the water. Please leave any suggestion, comment, thoughts...whatever. feedback is a great learning tool for me. Thanks Jesse

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January 01, 2011, 12:48:08 PM
Jesse, go to Wal-Mart and get the mesh in the fabric section.  then angle the brush to get different size and look of the scales.

jesse1378

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January 01, 2011, 10:15:57 PM
incase there is some confusion, the second pic is the same bait as the first, just lit under black light. bass are said to see in the UV spectrum so i'm giving them what they want as well as what i want :D

Fishwhittler

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January 02, 2011, 12:12:59 PM
That looks great! 8)
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January 04, 2011, 04:00:26 PM
looks good to me ~c~

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January 04, 2011, 05:32:00 PM
Quote from: jesse1378 on January 01, 2011, 12:27:05 PM
ok, this was first try at scales. i used a loufa. it was a bit of a pain to work with..any suggestions on easier material to work with?  i also went a step further and made the bait a REAL one of a kind. you can see it in the second pic. it didnt come out as cooth as i had wanted so next time i will thin it and spray it through the airbrush. i'm really excited about it and i cant wait to get better and put some baits in the water. Please leave any suggestion, comment, thoughts...whatever. feedback is a great learning tool for me. Thanks Jesse

think it looks excellent the way it is...  until the fish tell you they prefer 'mesh' over 'the loufa'... 

jesse1378

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January 05, 2011, 10:06:01 AM
i stopped by a fabric store on the way home and i got 3 different types of mesh it was all on sale so i spent less than 2 bucks. so far the best thing has been black wedding veil material. lol with just a little stretch it looks great.
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