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Mr. Sandman · 06-23-2005, 04:26 PM

The finish on some of these new plastic plugs are really nice. But they peel off in quick order under fishing pressure and look like hell. They seem to be less productive when the paint is half gone compared to a new one. Instead of re-painting I zip-stripped and scraped one bare with a pocket knife. Now it is clearish. It looks pretty good with no paint. I am going to try it. Nothing to chip off. I gluded on some new eyes and some new hooks and it is ready for action. Has anyone ever fished a naked plug? (no paint)

06-23-2005, 04:26 PM	#1
Mr. Sandman Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 7,649	paint peeling on plastic plugs The finish on some of these new plastic plugs are really nice. But they peel off in quick order under fishing pressure and look like hell. They seem to be less productive when the paint is half gone compared to a new one. Instead of re-painting I zip-stripped and scraped one bare with a pocket knife. Now it is clearish. It looks pretty good with no paint. I am going to try it. Nothing to chip off. I gluded on some new eyes and some new hooks and it is ready for action. Has anyone ever fished a naked plug? (no paint)