heres a school.

this 1 i painted completely hammered finish gold, then i went back and did the black with the airbrush. it looks really cool up close. kinda like the gold is real.

nice work as usual:kewl:

give you a better idea of what this looks like. i gotta make more with the hammered rustoleum.

black, purple bands.

short, almost stubby, black with purple top, and purple bottom, connected at the eyes with purple purple purple.:D

purrrrple , with blue scales. this one is crazy looking. pictures dont show it well.

nice job! cool colors

try to see the scales.

and for fun.

Nice work Christian...I ought to know!:D How did that hammered gold work for you? I am looking for a good rattle can gold. I use the hammered silver alot.:D

everything is also all pearled out with interference blue, and a couple with green also. this is one of my better batches and my needles are alot better than last years. both in paint and in function. i spent a loooong time getting them weighted the way i wanted.

the hammered gold is SWEET. go easy on it though, one light coat and its done.

You truely are a "Master Plug Builder" Christian!:D :laughs:

Ooooooooooooooooooooh :drool:

that's it,,,no more till you send me one :)
VB

Very, Very Nice !!!!

Truely killer paint!!! :btu:

wheres mine?? :devil:

very coool i like the inerfernce an the gold is very cool.Nice stuff.

Sweet colors...

The one with the dots make me swoon! Christian, you just amaze me!

I am curious why are the eyes installed so far back on the plug? Great looking plugs. Thanks P.M.

Originally posted by Professor Moriarty
I am curious why are the eyes installed so far back on the plug? Great looking plugs. Thanks P.M.

I do that on needles too. My feeling is that the fish will hit for the eyes and the hook is right there. Just my humble opinion though.

i like the way it looks.

-on the actual fish, the needle fish, the eyes are set back pretty far, because the mouth is so long on them.

i just wanted a nice medium sized sandeel though :)

Very Nice Work, as usual Christian.

Hook and eye placement on needles, each builder has is own reasons, I guess. I have noticed a trend lately, to move the eyes, and belly hook more to the middle, as opposed to the more traditional front third of the plug. We all know what the sand eels looks like, and where the eyes are on them. I am attaching a photograph of an Atlantic Needlefish.
Put the eyes and hooks where ya want to :cool:

:kewl: plugage!

Jigman

I got hooked up with one of those as well, paint job is shweet. Bring on spring:D

Great work Christian :kewl:

thanks :D

that 1 is nice. i swirled the pearl stuff. it was by accident but its nice:)

i am very impressed .....with your art.....

i am eager to hear how -> impressed the fish will be too.


nice job dude!

Awesome, Christian :kewl:

Nice plugs. Maple?????

Great stuff as usaul..

yup maple :D ;)

thanks guys!