Ive been looking for a particular K-fish, Its silver with a chartuse tail w/ black scales(markings). I cant find it anywhere and Lure Jenson said it was probably someones custom order. This plug is a fish catch'in SOB. Does anybody out there custom paint there own? Is there a good paint that will survive in the water? Thanks in advance.

You may want to try BC Outpost in Oregon City. They do all kinds of custom painting of spinner blades so I bet they would do your Kwikfish too. Let me know if they did it for you.

Luhr Jensen will also do custom paint on plugs for you also, but there are quantity minimums.

my favorite plug is one I painted with fingernail polish because I couldn't find the right color at the store. It out fishes the others two fold is scratched up pretty good but think that adds to the charactor of the plug.

Tight lines

Kevin

Kevin,which plug do you prefer to paint.
Thank You

all the ones I have painted have started life as solid silver and then got painted from there.

tight lines

Kevin

Skeins4Brains, The kwik fish you are talking
about.I bought from the fishermans Marine
supply in Portland,It was one of there custom
colors from about two years ago.I still see it from time to time when I'm down there.I have it in a 15 and 16.Good luck,
STRIKE ZONE

Skeins, I think I saw that same color that you're talking about in a recent STS inset photo. I think that color would be productive. I have close to, if not more than 200 Kwikfish and I've never seen that color in the store. Doesn't mean it doesn't exist somewhere. I buy ever color available because I like to collect plugs; with some people it's stamps, baseball cards, but I collect plugs. Fun, although expensive as hell, but you can use them too. I find that I only reguarly use about a half dozen colors of each type of plug. I think the pretty colors are designed to catch fisherman and not necessarily fish*jk*.

If you want to try painting them yourself, then I suggest a paint called "Spike It - Dip 'n' Glo" which is awesome and available at Ted's Sport Center in Lynnwood. I will also suggest the use of an airbrush. Fun and relatively easy to use. I discovered a way to make the scale patterns that works killer:

I found a plastic/rubber dishmat with holes in it (the holes measure roughly 1/8" dia.) and I cut pieces off of the dishmat and then I lay it on top of the plug, shoot it with the airbrush and viola! Instant scales. Be sure to paint the base color of choice on first. Sorry for the rough explanation, if you need additional info. just holler.

Peace
Justin
CEO, Sauk River Steelhead Ranch

Oh I've seen this happen before
the wife walks in to the garage
as you opening your'e new custom plug color paint
which also happends to also be her favorite fingernail polish...ah no really Honey,I'm painting the plugs
btw: I carry magic makers in the tackle box ,to do custom steamside matching along with few custom polishes...shhhhhh...Os

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this is getting iteresting,
wwhat is a good brand of polish to buy and what are your favorite colors.
my wife does not whare the stuff so this is new subject, I have looked in the model dept and tried to get pait ideas. anyone have some good input?
Thank You.

Hey, Os, you reminded me of a nail polish story I thought I should bring up.

I had just turned 21 and met a super-fine honey from the newly opened Lynnwood Hooters. She agreed to go out with me (amazing, huh) and we soon hit it off. I was living alone in a one-bedroom apartment at the time and it wasn't long at all before she was coming over to "keep me company". Well, she ended up being the nosy type and found my stash of hot pink and purple fingernal polish which consisted of close to a dozen or so bottles of various shades.

"Who does this belong to?" she asked as she held up the bottle of Revlon Raspberry Rush pink.

"Oh," laughing, "I use that stuff to paint my fishing lures" I stated.

"Yeah, right!" She barked back. "You're either some kinda freak or you have some chickie on the side that your not telling me about!"

"No, really" I exclaimed. "I use it to paint my Lil Corkies...."

"What the hell are little Corkies?" she inquired.

"They're little balls, uh, for fishing and I also paint my Tadpollys" I answered.

"You can paint your little balls pink all you want, you #$&*@!% freak! I'm leaving!!" was her paranoid response.

Never did hear from her again. Oh, well. You win some and you lose some.

Most women I've met are from the other extreme, however. My present girlfriend of almost five years gets into my Dip 'n' Glo and Fishermun's Lure Coat and swears that it's the best looking and longest lasting nail polish she's ever used. At least she doesn't use the blue and green.

Justin
CEO, Sauk River Steelhead Ranch

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Thanks for the replies fella's. If anyone stumbles upon this elusive plug give me a heads up! Any other hot colors or custom ideas?

Great story Justin am still laughin. Sounds like experience talkin there O . Try purple with a chartrues bill. Great idea for the scales to have ta try it next time I paint up some.

Tight lines

Kevin

Go to any Drug Store they'll have great selection,my daugher use to hide hers ,she had some great colors,check the close-out isle or rack ,thats where the really good colors are,some colors look better on lures than fingernails..good for us.
BTW: Justin that was my wifes reaction as well:rooleyes:had to show her a few custom plugs..Os

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