The lure we are working on is a 170mm Hard Bodied. First I wipe them down with iso-propyl alcohol and dried it off with ahair dryer. This prep has served me well over the years, you may sand with 600 gritt, or apply a adhesion promoter such as Createx illustration Colors adhesion promoter or other brands of adhesion promoter.

Using an Iwata Neo TRN2 its now time to apply a few coats of Autoborne Sealer 6004 Yellow ( undercoat ),this I reduced by approx 20% with Auto-Air Colors High Performance Reducer. Take the time to dry between coats with a hair dryer, now I can work quickly to apply the colours without delay.

Still using my Neo TRN2 loaded with Wicked Colors Glow White, I applied two coats straight from the bottle to the underside , drying between coats. The Wicked Glow is UV reactive so as the lure divesdown thru the water column the paint will glow enticing a bite. For colours suitable after the sealer on your project you can use any of thefollowing: Auto-Air Colors / Wicked Colors or illustration Colors

Im still using the Iwata NEO TRN1 for control, I have mixed someWicked Colours Pearl Yellow with some Auto-Air Colors Semi-OpaqueEmerald Green for a glowing undertone. Grabbing the scales template from the Auto-Air Colors Snax FishingLure Stencil set I will apply one coat and dry with the air from the airbrush only, now give it a fairly wet coat and remove the stencil.Snax stencils found www.airbrushmegastore.com / Solvent ProofStencils / Auto-Air StencilsThe undertone to the Cod Catchya lure is so important to the end results, the Wicked Pearl Yellow will still glow thru the top coats to give the depth that is apparent to a predatory fish!

Following on from the scales with the same mix I have applied a fewcoats to the top of the lure and blended the very top of the scalesinto this colour for a seamless look, other wise it would look like the scales were stuck to the surface, this looks natural now ready for thenext application..

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Helpful Hint.. When using any of the stencils available on the website to create your custom art, you will notice that the paintsbeing water-based will feel sticky to the touch in cool conditionsor humidity after you have applied colour, before you turn the stencil over and have it stick to the other colours and transferringpaint from stencil to lure this is the 30 second fix.As you can see by the image I use a sheet of big wipes foundin the spray accessories section on the website, I put a small amount of High Performance Reducer on it and wipe the lastpaint application off the stencil, takes less that 30 seconds to do and dry. Bonus is obvious, not only are you guaranteed a cleanpaintjob but now you can also see thru the stencil for accurateplacement. With card stock templates it will simply reduce paint build and assistwith keeping the areas of the stencil open in smaller applications.

With the Neo TRN1 loaded with straight from the bottle Createx illustration Bloodline Colors Vile Green, using the gills and spotsSnax Fishing Lure Stencil I have done the length of the stencil, driedthe paint off then shifted the stencil along to complete the flanks

Using the same airbrush and Vile Green now using the Artool Texture FXMini set I am able to create some random shapes along the top so thepattern of spots continue, you can be so creative here by applying your own spin on colours and location of the random spots. I foundthis part very rewarding and quite infectious..

I have now blended the top in with the same Createx illustrationBloodline Colors Vile Green to push the hard shapes back into the background but still visible.I also re-loaded the Wicked Colors UV Glow White and carefullygave the bottom of the lure a going over to eliminate the Vile Greenoverspray that you can’t avoid.Also at this stage I gave the lure a light wipe down with HOK Kc20Post Sanding Cleaner to erase all the overspray which in returnalso gave me some interesting features just by a wipe down. Cautiondon’t go heavy here unless you wish to create a deeper distressed look.

Going back to the Snax Scales stencil, I have made another mix ofWicked Colors Pearl Yellow and Auto-Air Colors Semi-Opaque EmeraldGreen, it doesn’t matter if your mix is a different shade to your first mixas this will add to the look. I have re-aligned as close as possible to thefirst application of scales and given it just one good coat making sure I go higher and lower than the first application so the scales protrudeinto the white and also the very topThe good thing about this design is you can leave the paintjob at anyof these stages and call it done if you want, however I think looking atthe lure I want to go one more application..

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For clearcoat I warmed the lure first due to the very low temperatureI had to work in, some 6 degrees at night.Being a small application and for personal use I choose to use acrylic lacquer by Dupli-Color from super cheap auto’s.I have used this over Wicked Colors / Auto-Air Colors / AutoBorneColors & Createx illustration Colors all with success.Being such a low ambient temp means the lure substrate temp is evenlower, a recipe for disaster ONLY if the temp is low.A fan heater in the area certainly helps, I warmed the lure with a hair dryer first. Now apply a full light coat and dry with the hair dryer approx for approx 30 seconds.I then applied 3 more coats drying between getting slightly heavier eachapplication.Now the last is your medium wet coat and be quick to dry, word of warning here. If you try for too wetter coats you may very well watch the surface react, happened to me on one lure I did ONLY in cold temps.The fix is to then only spray the effected area with continuos lighter coats until fully blended back in, then a medium coat and yes dry everycoat and don’t push your luck any further..

When it comes to clearing your lures you may wish to google on you tube clearcoating fishing lures. There is may different ways depending on home use or for re-production sales. Two pack is popular... Acrylic Lacqueris slightly soft, your choice there are many ways.

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11. So here we go to call this lure done, I want to get some shimmer intothe entire lure other than the white beneath.Using the same custom mix from the scales application I will give both the flanks a coat of this mix due to the shimmer of the WickedColors Pearl Yellow, now this is up to you but the very top I gave twoheavier coats letting it blend down the flanks naturally, the overalllook this lure has it all, believability and stealth with a glowing factor..

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