Lc painting / January Couple Session report
Well hello there Everyone , Hope you all are doing well. To start of my thread , i want to start talking a lil about a cool form of art I've gotten into lately. Just like anyone who has tossed an LC for a little while knows, the paint job starts coming off in a couple sessions, if not in 1(i guess its all about how fast or slow your retrieve is). I've always been interested in painting lures since the first time i used one. The Feeling you are blessed with when you hook your target on your own pattern you painted just the Day before is priceless and lasts forever. I Would love to know what you guys think of my perspective on matching the hatch for saltwater patterns, it's only been about a month I've started painting. I Use a dual action, gravity feed, 0.35' nozzle airbrush.
So here is some of the work I've been up to
My First paint job Mackerel pattern
Second try at a Mack pattern
OK , Now for the fishing side of things. I have been into some really nice bites end of the year 2014 not on the Halibut side, but rather on the Bass side , mainly being Calico's, with a few Sand bass mixed in . Its amazing how close up the bass come sometimes. I learned that Calicos's breed in grass beds , and the surf is ideal habitat for them to breed , Specially in all the eel grass beds and submerged boilers covered with grass. What i have also noticed is that Bass fight much better in the surf than they do on boats in deeper water, i guess shallow water makes them more aggressive and lively. The Warmer waters of the el nino' year also have a massive impact in my opinion, Ive been getting barracuda from the surf in good numbers until about last week, with a couple legal fish mixed in (Biggest being 32). On the Calico bass side, I've landed at least 20 fish over 14 , with my PB being 19.5. Ive been getting bit on everything from swim bait , Kroc, LC and sometimes even dropshot. Another unusual suspect in the surf I've been getting a lot lately is the Grass Rockfish . Sunday 18th of January i got my first legal halibut of the year measuring just a tad bit over 26" what's crazy was it was on my first cast, the fish was hooked bad , not in a manner you would like to see on a fish you plan on releasing , so unhooked him quick and released him . I was in so big of a rush i didn't even take a picture as i thought my go pro was on and running , I thought i had caught the whole battle on vid only to find out a lil later that my camera's battery was dead for the whole session and i had forgotten to charge it the day before...
So here's a Few pics for the fishing side of things.
Most of them my painted lures,
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