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I have been making alot of mistakes but finally got some that swim amazing ..

I know im not the king of paint yet and i hope im not embarring my self

4 inch 1.5 oz+

Let me know what you think

Dead MIke

One more

nice. One thing though. I have found that a bushy tail dampens the darting.

Thanks , it does give a little more action in the back , inlet i use a sparsly drees sewash .Your eels are crazy looking
Might have to try them down here on the Island

Ya know, it's definitely beautiful, but one thing kinda bothers me. Blue and white is a great color combo, but in nature, fish use something called counter-shading to protect themselves from predators. Dark on top, so that they'll blend in with the bottom when viewed from above. Light underneath, so that they match the sky when viewed from below. Contrast doesn't necessarily hurt, but predatory fish sometimes are turned off by things that don't seem natural. It might work well, maybe it's just me, but I'd do one of two things with it. I'd either re-paint it or give it to the guy who is in the picture on one post with the upside-down reel. It'd match his outfit beautifully.

Building a darter of your own design and getting it right, coming up with a novel paint job......major kudos to you. Let us know how it works.

Very nice Bambino

Nice job,,,,,,,

Thanks , I have done all my darters with a belt sander and a hand drill

Got 2 blues on it l;ast night in the back bay ...and dropped a nice bass ...

Happy memorial Day
Have a Wicked Pissa!
FFFFForgetaboutit!
Tje Bambino

not many start off 1st plug attempting a darter.. Mac comes to mind .. good job .. fish don't care about paint skills..

I wish I had your skills, never built my own plugs. I do, though, use many wooden plugs, own many dozens. Even with professional plugbuilders, there is a wide variation in how their darters swim. Building a good one is quite an accompllishment. Let us know how it goes, and congratulations on building it.

Good to see you kept on trying till you got one right :btu:
Mistakes are how some of us learn.
Darters are not easy to make consistantly, sometimes you get them and they roll upsidedown or don't dart, tough plug to build

sweet
 

I can't build a darter to save my life:scream: congrats

Thanks, it wad a battle to get them swim right .. i have a few more alomost ready i will post . it takes a while to produce on a belt sander...

I want to try a pikie next ...