Recent painting

[bassfan586]

I have been busy last few weeks with work and honey do lists before spring.  Here are some pics of recent painting........

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Trying some lighter greens for my bass pattern.

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A smallmouth that I mentioned before

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Still trying some sort of shad pattern.  Playing with color and scales

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Trying to do a blue gizzard shad.  I've seen them thru the ice so I had an idea about color.  I found a pic from msu website about the die off that helped some.  The pics don't really show it but I have a blue scaled back light blueish silver scale sides and a pearl belly with grey over scale gold behind head and purplish black kill spot.  These are not cleared yet as I ran out of eyes and need to order more.  They look cool now.  I cant wait to see with the clear on.

[Cheetam]

They all look great!  I really like your bluegill    I don't know if you've ever seen this site, but I've used it in the past when trying to figure out patterns: http://www.tnfish.org/PhotoGalleryFish_TWRA/FishPhotoGallery_TWRA/TWRAFishPhotoGallery.htm

[bassfan586]

Just it a couple of weeks ago on tackleunderground.  I wish I could get a good pick of st.clairs shad.  I had my brother trying to get me one but with ice out just around the corner not likley.  Thank you for the compliments about the bluegill pattern.  I have three different variations i've been playing with but really don't have a fav.

[MadWags]

Very nice!