I ordered a few different trap blanks to paint and was looking for feedback on patterns, I probably haven't thrown one more than a dozen times in the last few years, but need to start. I know Rayburn red and other red craw patterns are popular. What other patterns are good to throw? Probably be throwing on roberts mostly maybe Rayburn a little.

Here's a few I like

Chrome blue back
Chrome black back
Chrome green back
SXY shad
Bleeding sxy shad
Gold black back
SXY gold
Toledo gold
Rayburn red
Bluegill
Firetiger
Chartreuse black back
Rootbeer

What kind of blanks?

It's hard to beat chrome with a blue back, but I like a pattern that includes white on the sides.

I only throw red craw patterns and shad pattern some times a blue Gil. But mostly red craw and shad patterns

Chrome sexy shad or chrome blue back.

This. Best early spring bait out there.

Red/orange craw pattern in the fall, winter, and early Spring.
Chrome w/ blue back or the Lake Fork pattern Rat-l-trap summer.

One is a 1/2 oz 2 3/4" Diawa td vibration, other is a jackal tn70 3" .9 oz


Thanks for all the ideas guys I'll have to try and paint a few of these

Chrome/blue back.
Firetiger
Rayburn red

And the ol brown eye!

Chrome blue back with vertical black tiger stripes down the side
Black back fading into an orange stripe fading into a yellow side with vertical black tiger stripes.
All red with vertical black tiger stripes. Brown back, orange side with vertical black tiger stripes.
Grayish/blue back fading into a cream white or bone with a yellow stripe down the length of the bait.

My favorite is French pearl bluegill. From SKs red eye series. It's a good dark colored bait for this muddy water we've had this year.

Your new Chrome Blue Back all day!

And you know, I get the first stab at these!!!

Doing a actual chrome mirror finish with a airbrush is dang near impossible I have yet to figure out a way to do it. I have found some new mirror chrome paint that is made for airbrushing and need to get it in and test it out. I have a few other ways to do it but they are not durable enough to be viable options. I'm not comfortable selling someone a bait that the finish chips off after a few fish. Hopefully the new chrome paint I have in route will be the ticket. Other options would be to do a holographic foil and paint over, but personally on a trap I would prefer a chrome base to do most of the chrome patterns. Should have my traps and chrome airbrush paint this week and will be doing a couple to test out.


Then I'll have to figure out where I can go to throw them since ray bob is closed.

Make a tomato craw with a really bright belly. One one use a dark red with a bright belly. On the other use a bright red and use a bright belly.