AUGUST

[Micanopy]

Thanks






I made some up yesterday when I got my 2D eyes in the mailbox. As I mentioned before the technique is easy to manage. Place 2D eye in socket, add a shot of UV resin, wait a few seconds, then freeze with light, set on deck out back to cure. The 2D stickers are cheaper and come in more variations than 3D, and I think these look much better.

Pictures kind of show the effect. These are the 2D stickers that change color when the direction of view changes. The angle of the light. The colors of the rainbow, but in a brilliant dazzling version.

The 5mm size fits the cavity perfectly.

Not sure how scratches or wrinkles got on the top jig. The bottom jig shows me that I am not filing off the sprue completely. Zooming in with camera will reveal lots of things unseen by the eye. I think it is time to buy me one of those magnifying clamp to table thingies. Maybe a headset version would suffice.

I saw some 2D eyes that were really cool looking. I think I’ll go look for some more.

[DockShootinJack]

I know the feeling. I have resorted to using readers here lately.

[Micanopy]

I ordered some more 2D eyes. Found some that were brilliant red, blue and green. They will overcoat very nicely and produce beautiful eyes. The idea being that I paint the head Glacier White, then let the eye impart a dash of color. The eye is large enough to do this and I look forward to experimenting with what can be done in this regard. Plain white head…..colored eyes.

The 5mm size seems to be a perfect fit for the cavity. As you can see a daub of resin secures the eye nicely. I tried to pry a few out using my fingernail, but it just slid past the edges. I suspect this means that I have a good result. The resin is clear but does steal some of the eye’s luster and shine. It’s unavoidable I fear. This is a new to me resin called Picassio and is said to be made for artists. I figured it would dry as clear as any. There is some depth to the resin as it sits atop of the eye, so the more there the more it will tend to hide the eye’s brilliance. I could use a brush and offer a light coat. Just enough to seal the eye in place. However, I would sacrifice the 3D effect that a bubble of resin provides.

Still I feel the result is better than my Chinese 3D eyes. Again, we all know that adding eyes is not supposed to make a lure work any better.



This lure looks pretty good to me. I troll, so this is going to look like a lost minnow trying to find his school. A jig head with the eye would also look pretty good, but not AS good. In person it looks even better than the picture.



Again, the eye adds something to the lure even if there is colorful paint applied.

[DockShootinJack]

I certainly like the Grey colored one. The fish will be all over that one

[Micanopy]

These 2D eyes are brilliant and look much better in hand than they do in this picture.


I kind of like the idea of using the eyes to impart the color of the jig vs. painting the head and leaving the eyes off.



This is an example of how the eyes can become the focal point. They become enhanced. An excellent little lure. In hand, the light dances off the eyes with a nice flash. This jig will do very well trolled behind the boat. At least to my way of thinking. So easy to install these eyes, too.

Over the weekend I placed an order for something called “flatback neon glass rhinestones”. These are going to look so cool. They come 1500 for $8 or so and are awesome looking. I plan to attach them to some jigs and share with you guys. I am thinking eyes can be much more than just an eye. They can become a color enhancement. I think they will be here by the end of the week. They are gonna be cool.

[BuckeyeCrappie]

Good looking stuff right there.

[DockShootinJack]

Looks awesome

[Micanopy]

Thank you very much gentlemen.

[Micanopy]

Well my pack of sequins arrived. They are holographic and display the colors of the rainbow as the angle of viewing changes. Kind of cool. Anyways I ordered 5mm size flat sequin, not cup sequins which are bowl shaped. Cheap as chips.





These will shine in clear water and be very enticing. Many specie of bait fish will glisten and flash and that gets predators excited. This lure will swim, look like a minnow and sporadically flash.

3D eyes seem kind of silly now. I have shown how a 2D eye can be made to look better than 3D eyes. Now sequins for flash. Next up…….wait for it….wait…..rhinestones.

Tune in tomorrow. Same Bat Time…..same Bat Channel. I will have rhinestones that will make my jig heads look awesome.

[DockShootinJack]

Those are certainly eye catching.