Thread: Two inch glitter paddle tail minnows

Originally Posted by cub48

They look great I like the eyes. spike it makes garlic markers in like 5 different colors. I use the dark blue to put a blue stripe on top of my white shad and a little orange or red on the belly most of the time do it right before i put on jig as it will fade over time. Let us know how good the paddle tail catches fish it looks good Merry Christmas Ship and a Happy New Year Cub48

Thank you my friend. Merry Christmas to you too. I only ose "Spike it" in chartreuse sometimes on the paddle part of the minnow only. It must be me, but when I use it on other places it tends to run all over the place and not stay where you intend it to be. Same with "Permanent markers" as they also fade after many hours in my test tanks. (Home aquariums) I will probably end up doing just like I do the eyes. Open the mold and melt some black plastic and use a toothpick to dot the eyes. Keep the mold open, melt some red blood plastic and use a toothpick to draw the gills. Close the mold and secure with clamps. Melt some clear plastic to 350 degrees, or until really syrupy, add silver and / or green glitter or a combination thereof and inject the body. Dip the tail in a little spike it (optional). We will see how it comes out tomorrow when I try it. Here is a photo of my test tank. You might see a few of my lures in there. The real live minnows are swimming in the top left area of the tank. My duplicated and replicated minnows imitate them pretty good I think. Just sayin......