"Gill Phase"
 

My buddy tells me that many plug builders go through a "gill phase", and then kind of give up on it because it isn't worth the extra hassle.

Here's my current version; it's just a 52 degree band saw cut and some red mylar tape.

Missed this. Got a BigFish look to it. Cool plug. Did you get them to walk the way you wanted?

I am a fan of the gill slits! Those look awesome! I would eat those if I were a fish!! Love the tape idea...very unique and a nice effect!!

Nice plug and gill detail. I paint gills on a lot of my plugs, and some fins too. I don't put red chin splashes on my plugs and I think the little bit of red on the gills helps trigger unsure bass. (Plus I enjoy doing it) :)

Good luck with that plug.

Thanks. This is my waking needle. I hope to make a gliding/walking version of this shape soon.

If you mean the big spook, I finally got that to work. I do need to figure a belly weight for it, though -- it rolls over a lot and I've missed a fair amount of fish on it because (I think) the belly hook spends so much time out of position

Thanks (and to BigFish, too).

Do you use a hand or air brush for the gill paint? Do you have a pic' we could see?

Me?? I can try to post some tonight! I do the gill slit with and without paint and sometimes I do the painted on gill slit like CCBC!

If you meant me, I use a small artist's brush to paint my gill and fin details. Here is a pic of a bunch of mackerel I did for a swap showing some gill, pectoral fin, and mouth detail. And a yellow perch to show some different gill detail. (And no red chin splashes) I don't use an airbrush. I use a toothbrush and artist brushes to do all my painting.

I have only carved gills on a couple plugs but I like the look of your recessed gill and red mylar and may have to give it another try.

bleeding gills
 

Great job on that lure, I like the mylar tape too. Try the bleeding gill, if you use scents you can spray the craft fur, in theory its should hold the scent longer.
Thanks for sharing!

http://www.striped-bass.com/Stripert...ing-gills.html

those macks look great. I'll take one thanks! :uhuh:

Thanks -- and thanks for the link, that is a neat effect.

Wow, those are really nice. Excellent work, thank you for sharing.