Pirk Coatings.

The Jester

The Jester

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Has anyone tried any other coatings other than paint ?

I've seen powders to dip the pirks in and liquid plastic but are they any good..:confused:
 
I tried some powder coating stuff that you dip them in, was alright, I had to finish them off with a blow torch to smooth them off.

My favourite is orange lumi / fluro plasticote paint in a spray tin with a white undercoat if I was doing posh ones.

For proper posh ones I've got some glitter/ clear spray to finish them off :o

The wrecks really appreciate it :D:D:D

Sometimes use orange Jaffa tape and chrome effect tape.
 
The Jester said:
Has anyone tried any other coatings other than paint ?

I've seen powders to dip the pirks in and liquid plastic but are they any good..:confused:
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At the rate in which they may be lost just paint will do me lol

I have seen people plastic coating them and adding silver tape etc but I just paint them with Glow in the dark paint and they seem to do very well

if adding muppets then sometimes I just leave them in plain lead and it doesn't seem to make any difference to me but others will say blue or pink with dots does better lol

Sean
 
Here's a question : Can fish really distinguish colour in say 80ft plus of water? Or is it the motion of pirk/shad that attracts them?
 
Plasticote is £8.00 + a tin + glitter and undercoat, my pension wont go far with all that :o;)...well...maybe 100ft+ down...:D

Looks like i'll keep using the paint, dont like the hassle of smoothing plastic dip off with a heat gun..too much faff on.:rolleyes:
 
We have some days when the fish will only take a certain colour of shad and ignore every other colour, even the same shape/type.

Not sure if its the colour or shade or whatever but it often happens :question:
 
The Jester said:
Plasticote is £8.00 + a tin + glitter and undercoat, my pension wont go far with all that :o;)...well...maybe 100ft+ down...:D

Looks like i'll keep using the paint, dont like the hassle of smoothing plastic dip off with a heat gun..too much faff on.:rolleyes:
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Your pension :rolleyes:

Rumour has it that your mattress has that much dosh underneath it that you keep burning yourself on the lightbulb. ;) :D:D:D
 
I just googled it and some say yes and some say no.....but it would be boring making black and grey lures, so i'll believe they can see colours...:)
 
The Jester said:
I just googled it and some say yes and some say no.....but it would be boring making black and grey lures, so i'll believe they can see colours...:)
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I googled it too. I have been out when one colour does seem to work best, but I'm not convinced it is the colour, although I change to the colour that is working same as anyone!
 

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