Hooksets_arefree Posted March 8, 2023 Report Share Posted March 8, 2023 Here’s a new bait I’ve been working on, gill wake/crank and three different gill paint jobs. Any tips on painting gills? One of the more challenging patterns I’ve attempted especially as a newbie IMG_1140.MOV Big Epp, Jim137a and 168 Rookie 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flaswimbaiter Posted March 8, 2023 Report Share Posted March 8, 2023 I hate painting gills. There are so many variation from species to species and even male to female. I found a pic online and just stuck with it until I got close. 168 Rookie and Big Epp 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Epp Posted March 9, 2023 Report Share Posted March 9, 2023 I like your middle paint job the best, but like @flaswimbaiter said,there are 1,000,000 variations to bluegill/sunfish/hybrids. Hooksets_arefree 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooksets_arefree Posted March 9, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2023 6 minutes ago, Big Epp said: I like your middle paint job the best, but like @flaswimbaiter said,there are 1,000,000 variations to bluegill/sunfish/hybrids. Thanks! I’ll keep tinkering till I figure out what I like best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooksets_arefree Posted March 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2023 Making progress on my gill colorway. Bottom bait is the most recent, pink resin wakebait! Big Epp and Mossyback Angler 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooksets_arefree Posted March 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2023 My best gill yet if I do say so myself! Stoked how this one came out and happy to see some progress. This one’s headed to a tester who can hopefully get some c2c footage for me and help further develop this bait IMG_1199.MOV flaswimbaiter and Big Epp 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Epp Posted March 25, 2023 Report Share Posted March 25, 2023 I found this a while ago and forgot about it. I just found it again and thought I'd share it with you in regards to painting bluegill... https://www.taxidermy.net/ken/?p=1070 Hooksets_arefree 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooksets_arefree Posted April 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2023 Little update on my gill wake. Getting better bit by bit but work has slowed me down on working on this thing. Paint is progressing but still not as good as I’d like. This one has a hard tail that I kinda like so far but need to fish it. IMG_1281.MOV IMG_1284.MOV danthefisherman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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