Painting Technique

[striperswiper]

How is everyone creating specialized patterns on their plugs? Spots and scales are relatively easy, but how about some mackerel stripes? 

[Salty]

FRISKETS can be made out of every day household things...tin foil, cardboard, personally I like the clear plastic that you rip out of the front of kids toys at Xmas....

[striperswiper]

do you use the plastic to make stencils, similar to using netting for scales?

[Salty]

BINGO

GOOGLE Frisket...

[wileyj59]

I've had good luck with Photo Frisket available at Michaels and Joanne's.

[Salty]

That works too. It's typically one time use only though..

Take a sharpie marker and draw what you want on the plastic, then put it over a piece of cardboard, cut out outline with Xacto knife...bend over the lure and hold, mist paint through..let dry for a minute then remove.

You can do all kinds of shapes, lightning bolts, flames, anything you can think of.