does it matter what kind of paint you use to paint fishing lures?
Posted on Jul 25, 2010 under Fishing Lures | 5 CommentsI have a couple of vintage lure blanks and I would like to retore them and actually use them as well. I have heard people have used model paints and there is actual lure paint as well. Now I paint cars for a living and have a vast array of colors in my garage. I guess my question is if I used this paint would the fish be able to smell it or is that the reason why they make an actual lure paint?
Actually, I think the only reason for special "lure paint" is so they can charge more for it.
Model paint (lacquer) works fine, as does nail polish (a faster-drying version of the same). I’ve used both and fish have bit the lures just fine. Your car paint would probably work just fine — in fact, it’s probably more durable than model paint or nail polish. As long as the paint is fully dry, the fish won’t smell it at all.
July 25th, 2010 at 9:35 am
nope
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July 25th, 2010 at 9:44 am
as long as it has an enamel coating you’ll be fine. you wouldnt want to use house paint or soomething like that, but just because it would chip off easily if you, say, hit a rock or something.
the tougher the paint the better, but once its dried, the smell shouldnt matter, and if you’re paranoid about the smell, just put some fishing scent onto it to cover it up.
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July 25th, 2010 at 9:51 am
I haven’t tried various paints for this myself. I’ve used nail polish and paints made for painting lures. Nail polish does work, but it chips very easily. I would assume the paint that you are referring to would be fine. You may run into some chipping issues, but you never know until you give it a try.
As far as your smell question, I don’t think that would have any affect. The reason they make actual lure paint is for the simple fact that it is designed to keep chipping down, and obviously it can handle constant wetness. It’s very durable stuff.
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July 25th, 2010 at 10:31 am
Actually, I think the only reason for special "lure paint" is so they can charge more for it.
Model paint (lacquer) works fine, as does nail polish (a faster-drying version of the same). I’ve used both and fish have bit the lures just fine. Your car paint would probably work just fine — in fact, it’s probably more durable than model paint or nail polish. As long as the paint is fully dry, the fish won’t smell it at all.
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July 25th, 2010 at 11:08 am
No it doesn’t in fact I use nail polish on all my lures. I make up my own designs and use the glitter a lot. I always sale some at the bait shops because fisherman love them. What I do is trip the old paint of the the Rattle trap you buy at the store then paint your own design and clear coat it and wham o…your in business.
Do you know that I got a Rattle Trap called Pinky, because it’s all Pink solid Pink. It catches a lot of Large Mouth Bass, I mean a lot.
I also have a solid gloss Black Rattle trap that I use at night and it has banged some huge Largemouth as well.
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