..... custom painted Kwikfish and Warts! [Bet that got your attention]

Has anyone been trying the custom painting suggestions I made last fall for Kwikfish? Getting all chrome and all white ones (harder to come by :eek is the starting place. Then masking off either the right or left side, including both top and bottom. Then after rubbing off any hand oils present with rubbing alcohol, spray paint the other half of the chrome ones with Testor's Enamel 'Blue Saphire Metalic' color, and the other half of the white ones gloss black (or flame red). Then put one tape fisheye on the underside of the bill. Also cut out a small arrow shaped chartreuse or flame red piece of lure tape and put it on the under side back by the tail end; arrow pointing forward. Then put on a swivel beadchain hook extender and large treble with a floatant on it's shank, such as tapered foam for neutral bouyancy (on the larger Kwikfish and heavier large hook). For the Warts just use a 2X or 3X strong treble. After allowing the paint to cure dry for a couple days you are ready to wrap on sardine filets and get after them with the blue/chrome ones in clear to slightly colored water and the white/black ones in colored to murky water. Wrap the filet around the belly eye on the Kwikfish. Wrap a real small one on the beadchain of the Wiggle Wart or Mag Wart; painted in these same color combos. If there are a lot of leaves in the river, switch to large single siwash hooks on the extended beadchains. Do this right and it's fish's on!

...................the next best thing to fishing!

Read about some guide down at Tillamook bay describing painting his kwikfish this way about a year and a half ago. Tried it and it seems to work. Even tried the color schemes on some silver hordes and got some dandy blackmouth on them.

If you read about this on internet fishing sites or in the fall 2000 issue of STS magazine, that was me - 'former' Tillamook and other areas fishing guide. These lures customized to appear like injured baitfish do work very well!

BTW, I forgot to mention to remove the 2 stock hooks before applying the extended beadchain rigup - which will increase your landing rate, especially on salmon.

RT

I forgot to address your comment Kid.

"..... is the next best thing to fishing!" ... Hmmmm. Either I don't know quite how to get the most enjoyment out of fishing - or, you just don't know how to ****!

Not only do I have said mentioned painted injured baitfish plug, it's even *autographed* by the infamous RT himself!

It's hanging in my office though, so I don't think it will ever see combat duty.

Parker