How to paint lead fishing jigs?

[03trubluGT]

What is the correct process to paint lead? I'm going tuna fishing next month on a 30 hour charter:

http://www.galvestonpartyboatsinc.com/Images/1023nb5.jpg

I bought some of these jigs:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/320732854641?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

and some of this paint:

http://glowinc.com/detail.aspx?ID=51

Is there a method to prep lead to make the paint adhere the best way possible?

Also, would anyone happen to have an airbrush that could assist me in painting these bad boys?

TIA

[svauto-erotic855]

When I was a much younger man who had time to fish I used model airplane paint that you get in the small glass bottles. I also used paint the Cabelas sold back when they were just a mail order catalog.

To help the paint stick just wash the jigs with simple green to remove finger prints and oils. If you really want to get crazy about prepping the surface wash them with a little acid afterwords.

Damn those are some big jigs. Is that normal for tuna? Have you been tuna fishing before?

[03trubluGT]

When I was a much younger man who had time to fish I used model airplane paint that you get in the small glass bottles. I also used paint the Cabelas sold back when they were just a mail order catalog.

To help the paint stick just wash the jigs with simple green to remove finger prints and oils. If you really want to get crazy about prepping the surface wash them with a little acid afterwords.

Damn those are some big jigs. Is that normal for tuna? Have you been tuna fishing before?

Never been before, but from what I'm told, the jigs range from 6 ounces to 16 ounces. One of the patrons reeled in a 120 lb tuna last month.

The tuna are a reaction strike fish. I've bought some chrome jigs, but I want to use some glow in the dark paint for night time fishing. This paint is supposedly some of the best glow in the dark paint out there, that's why it is $20 for 2 ounces. I will have to use Krylon Crystal Clear to go over it, but I want it to stick to the lead.

What kind of acid would I use to clean the lead?

[ELVIS]

matt you taking the GPB charter? if so good call. bunch of good folks. also i have a cheap airbrush kit i got from harbor freight for painting my r/c car bodies. it was like $20 or so. you are welcome to it, but it may be cheaper to pick one up vs. driving to carrollton.

god bless.

[Blackout]

idk much about that paint your trying to use but i would try and find a spray can primer that wont react with the paint and prime the stuff you want to paint and paint it. try doing a test to make sure it dose what you want it to do. but prime and paint is about it.

[YALE]

Never been before, but from what I'm told, the jigs range from 6 ounces to 16 ounces. One of the patrons reeled in a 120 lb tuna last month.

The tuna are a reaction strike fish. I've bought some chrome jigs, but I want to use some glow in the dark paint for night time fishing. This paint is supposedly some of the best glow in the dark paint out there, that's why it is $20 for 2 ounces. I will have to use Krylon Crystal Clear to go over it, but I want it to stick to the lead.

What kind of acid would I use to clean the lead?

Vinegar would work. The simple green will work fine though. There's no need to acid wash them.

[03trubluGT]

matt you taking the GPB charter? if so good call. bunch of good folks. also i have a cheap airbrush kit i got from harbor freight for painting my r/c car bodies. it was like $20 or so. you are welcome to it, but it may be cheaper to pick one up vs. driving to carrollton.

god bless.

Yes, we have about 8 guys going. A couple have been on the GPB and had good luck. I might try to find someone local, I have never painted with an airbrush before.

[Pro88LX]

matt you taking the GPB charter? if so good call. bunch of good folks. also i have a cheap airbrush kit i got from harbor freight for painting my r/c car bodies. it was like $20 or so. you are welcome to it, but it may be cheaper to pick one up vs. driving to carrollton.

god bless.

was it on sale or is that the normal price? Does it have a compressor? Looking to make the move from cans to airbrush for model building.

[billybob81]

not for the jigs, but you should consider one of these...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Offshore-Big-Game-36-Spreader-bar-12-squid-RB-tuna-/270377749943?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3ef3c50db7

[03trubluGT]

not for the jigs, but you should consider one of these...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Offshore-Big...item3ef3c50db7

Holy crap! That looks illegal!

[kdventura73]

Since you are tuna fishing I would recommend bringing a couple of yummy fly'n fish lures http://www.carolinalures.com/yummeefln.htm. When I took my 36 hr tuna trip the only thing people were catching on the slabs were the smaller black fin tuna. The captain had the flying lures and the rigged up several rods with them because the bigger tuna 100lbs+ were hitting them on the top water. Everyone was catching big tuna with these lures. The biggest Tuna caught was 180lbs on our trip. Also I would bring some Dramamine cause 70-80% of the people on the trip got sea sick and didn't even fish. Some of the people I didn't even see until we were back at the dock cause they were throwing up in the bunks

[matts5.0]

thats why you throw up and fish at the same time.. thats what i did.. i powered through it!

[kdventura73]

thats why you throw up and fish at the same time.. thats what i did.. i powered through it!

I have some horror stories from that trip but your post made me remember this one guy on that trip. This guy was on the trip as a anniversary gift from his wife. About 6hrs out he was blowing chunks and sitting outside so he could do it over the side. Then a couple hours later he was laying on the deck throwing up. He layed there til it was time to fish and he looked like hell. He was so beat from throwing up he couldn't even stand and was on his knees with a pole he could barely reel up.On the way back he just layed on the deck with all the fish guts and blood splashing on him. I watched this guy the whole trip and he changed 5 different colors and sadly didn't catch anything. At the end of our trip our group caught over 150lbs of tuna and we gave him some for being man enough to power through it.
My favorite memory was when I was talking to my dad and he was looking at me and the guy to my right started to throw up and my dad turned the other way and the lady next to him started to throw up, then He said " Ahh eff this" and he started losing his lunch. It was like a bad version of the pie eating contest in the movie Stand By Me.I was the only one in our group that didn't throw up but there was a couple of times I felt nauseous. Even some of the deckhand said it was pretty rough and were not feeling so good. All in all I was fun and I would do it again.

[kdventura73]

To the Op,here is contact info to a guy that builds his own slab lead lures, he is a guide on Eagle Mountain, real nice guy. Give him a call and I bet he will have the answers you are looking for Johnny (817)597-6598 OR http://www.johnnysguideservice.com/

[03trubluGT]

Since you are tuna fishing I would recommend bringing a couple of yummy fly'n fish lures http://www.carolinalures.com/yummeefln.htm. When I took my 36 hr tuna trip the only thing people were catching on the slabs were the smaller black fin tuna. The captain had the flying lures and the rigged up several rods with them because the bigger tuna 100lbs+ were hitting them on the top water. Everyone was catching big tuna with these lures. The biggest Tuna caught was 180lbs on our trip. Also I would bring some Dramamine cause 70-80% of the people on the trip got sea sick and didn't even fish. Some of the people I didn't even see until we were back at the dock cause they were throwing up in the bunks

I will have to order a couple. What colors were working the best?