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General Category => Plug / Lure Building Forum => Topic started by: bluesbait on February 09, 2013, 08:04:29 AM

Title: Securing fish scale netting?
Post by: Out Fishing on February 09, 2013, 08:04:29 AM

What's the best way to secure scale netting to a lure for painting? I've had some luck using twist ties, but sometimes the over-spray leaves a hole in the base color and won't blend well. Taping leaves  too straight a an edge. Suggestions?

Title: Re: Securing fish scale netting?
Post by: Out Fishing on February 09, 2013, 08:59:57 AM

well ive used closepins.......pull your scale material tight and work your way down the plug......then put the closepins on a piece of card board.....the pins make the plug stand upright and on a seprate piece of material you can spin the plug around and do the other side..........i dont do scales anymore........i just like white pearl bodys...and highlite with colors........good luck :)

Title: Re: Securing fish scale netting?
Post by: Out Fishing on February 09, 2013, 09:58:11 AM

Staples Binder Clips work well also and are available in some real small sizes.

Title: Re: Securing fish scale netting?
Post by: Out Fishing on March 02, 2013, 07:50:46 AM

Yup clothes pins, and binder clips work well. In a pinch, netting material stretched out in a needle point hoop works well too.

Title: Re: Securing fish scale netting?
Post by: Out Fishing on March 20, 2013, 02:33:09 PM

Couple of small binder clips work well