Painting a Perch Pattern, Sponge -vs- Stencil

In this video I paint a simple Perch pattern using a sponge instead of stencils for the vertical bars.
I also show you a few other tedious things that need to be done before a Painted Lure is ready to sell.
This lure & pattern has become very popular and is my best selling lure. If you are interested in this lure , reach out to me via email and I will get one out to you. These go for $10.00 plus $5.00 S&H anywhere in the US.
Thanks for watching and as always ...... Peace.

[@BigBaitPosse]

good looking lures Don. Great start to finish tutorial.

[@RaggedEdgeLureWorks]

Thanks Mike, not great video of the eye gluing process but trying to give people an idea of all of what's involved. Appreciate you watching and commenting !

[@davidwilliams1805]

They look very nice Don! One of the best perch patterns I've seen! Thank you!

[@RaggedEdgeLureWorks]

Thanks David, high praise indeed, much appreciated !

[@JohnAmes]

Well, we know that the lure works so well done. My friend

[@RaggedEdgeLureWorks]

@@JohnAmes Thanks John !

[@JumbleTronChannel]

Looking great Don... really cool to see the process from start to finish. It never occurred to me that you had to do all that work getting the trebles on. I hate replacing those things!

[@RaggedEdgeLureWorks]

Thanks Ryan ! Hooks and split rings are the worst part, the rest is just plain fun !

[@mullisoutdoors]

I think the sponge looks great on them. Man you have a better system for getting those split rings done then I do. I usually use my fingernail to open them to change out old hooks on my bait. I have to got get a pair of those split ring plyers. Great Job on there Don!!

[@RaggedEdgeLureWorks]

@@mullisoutdoors Thanks Lance ! Split rings are a pain in the butt ! The little pliers I use are ok but I’m sure there is something better out there.

[@AnglingSpiders]

Don, these look absolutely fantastic (so does that large glide bait). I also finally sent you an e-mail update on the lure you sent me, sorry it was so late in coming.

[@RaggedEdgeLureWorks]

@@AnglingSpiders Thanks Sean ! Got your email and responded in kind. I hope you win the end of the season giveaway from the original lure you won, if you do that big glide could be yours or I will paint one in a pattern of your choosing. At this point you are one of two would have sent me a pic of a fish caught on one of the six lures I gave away. Hoping a few others send me pics. I am gonna do that drawing on Sept 3rd ( day after Labor Day)

[@NicoleHikesalot]

subbed you here for support. Do you order the basic bodies somewhere? That is so cool. Great job on painting. I love to paint too, so very interesting. The sponge look is definitely great.

[@RaggedEdgeLureWorks]

@@NicoleHikesalot Thanks Nicole ! I order most of my blanks from Amazon but also get some from another source. I have seen some of your art work and it is very nice ! If you were into fishing I would love to exchange pieces.

[@vaughnprecision]

What clear do you use.?

[@RaggedEdgeLureWorks]

@@vaughnprecision Thanks for watching ! I currently use TrueCoat 2 part epoxy. It takes a bit of time with a 12 hour cure cycle and I use 2 coats so you’re basically looking at adding 2 days to the process but the smell is not an issue and since I am doing this in the utility room in my basement that is important, especially for my wife. I have talked to some other painters who use KBS Diamond Coat, which is a dip type clear coat but have been told it has a longer drying time and the odor is very strong so that would not fly in my house.