Thanks for the comments. Sorry the middle picture is blurry, I uploaded the wrong pic. I used the left over tips for some hackle to make it look like fins. I don't know if makes any difference to catch crappies, but I thought it looked neat I just read about powder coating here 2 weeks ago and had to try it out. It works great. I have about a dozen different colors. I have no idea what patterns will work on my local lakes (Raystown, PA) but I'll be trying them out. I really like the look of the alwive pro tech powder. I tied some olive green and dunn maribou with it. I think it would be good in clear water. Charteuse always works so I am making lots of those. I usually fish plastics and minnows.