Surface iron rehab

pjstevko · February 13, 2024, 02:02:42 AM

I have an older micro surface iron that needed a little TLC so I sanded it down and gave it a custom paint job for my trip to Florida in a few weeks. Red head and white bodied lures do really well with snook and tarpon so hopefully this will fool a few of both!

Hardy Boy · February 13, 2024, 02:20:30 AM

Nice work. Looks good.... rings are sweet too.

Todd

Brewcrafter · February 13, 2024, 03:00:49 AM

That's a winner, let's see some fish!!! - john

Crab Pot · February 13, 2024, 03:10:00 AM

Nice work PJ.

Sure to bring results!

thorhammer · February 13, 2024, 11:42:49 AM

That your new rings?

alantani · February 13, 2024, 03:32:27 PM

i grabbed a can of mint green rustoleum. not very imaginative, but i think it will work!!!

Crab Pot · February 13, 2024, 03:51:30 PM

Quote from: alantani on February 13, 2024, 03:32:27 PMi grabbed a can of mint green rustoleum. not very imaginative, but i think it will work!!!

Mint is my go to color down south on the surface Yellowtail.

pjstevko · February 13, 2024, 04:13:32 PM

Quote from: thorhammer on February 13, 2024, 11:42:49 AMThat your new rings?

Yup did those rings all by myself

thorhammer · February 13, 2024, 05:24:17 PM

Sweet job, all around. Ya'll ever stick eyes on your irons? I've recently started using them down here on freshwater stripers. Found a few salas and tadys in a flea market that got lost I guess. They've been catching for me on breaking fish but also jigged down about 30 feet and jig/slow wind up.

John

Ron Jones · February 13, 2024, 06:55:20 PM

It will look better hanging out of a fishes mouth!
The Man

pjstevko · February 13, 2024, 07:10:49 PM

Quote from: thorhammer on February 13, 2024, 05:24:17 PMSweet job, all around. Ya'll ever stick eyes on your irons? I've recently started using them down here on freshwater stripers. Found a few salas and tadys in a flea market that got lost I guess. They've been catching for me on breaking fish but also jigged down about 30 feet and jig/slow wind up.

John

I haven't put any on one but a few companies sell them that way.

Crab Pot · February 13, 2024, 07:17:16 PM

Bass Pro has multiple eye sticker kits.

Sure others do as well.

I use them but others I fish with don't.

They seem to produce equally with or without.

JasonGotaProblem · February 13, 2024, 08:05:11 PM

I feel like the eye is to catch the fisherman.

I vote for googly eyes as an experiment.

I just thought of this as I was writing the above: live worms, the favorite meal of many (FW) fish species, generally dont have eyes at all. Doesn't seem to stop their effectiveness.

akfish · February 13, 2024, 10:41:16 PM

Great job on the red and white paint but I'm curious: Are our west coast style surface irons used in Florida?

pjstevko · February 13, 2024, 11:03:01 PM

Quote from: akfish on February 13, 2024, 10:41:16 PMGreat job on the and white paint but I'm curious: Are our west coast style surface irons used in Florida?

They are not commonly used as far as I know but I like to try different lures in different area. I even caught a stripper in Connecticut on a surface iron!