texasfishingforum.com logo
Main Menu
Advertisement
Affiliates
Advertisement
Newest Members
TraeMartin, Power-Pole CS, T-Rigger, JoeGoes, EcKo
119150 Registered Users
Top Posters(All Time)
hopalong 120,565
TexDawg 119,511
Bigbob_FTW 94,879
John175☮ 85,892
Pilothawk 83,259
Bob Davis 81,478
Mark Perry 72,280
Derek 🐝 68,311
JDavis7873 67,416
Forum Statistics
Forums59
Topics1,037,815
Posts13,934,987
Members144,150
Most Online39,925
Dec 30th, 2023
Print Thread
Hinkle swimbaits are awesome looking #12729141 04/24/18 08:40 PM
Joined: May 2014
Posts: 1,517
Bois d'arc Offline OP
Extreme Angler
OP Offline
Extreme Angler
Joined: May 2014
Posts: 1,517
A customer asked me if I could put a shad pattern on a few swimbaits. No problems, I said. When he dropped the baits off I was surprised to see they were Hinkle Custom Swimbaits. Here's my first attempt at painting one. The pictures don't get close to doing this bait justice. Its all done with pearl and iridescent paints so it shimmers in sunlight. Gold on the nose and gills plates, flesh tone around the anal fin and under the gills, black back, just a touch of purple over turquoise, iridescent yellow along the lateral line, and a very light iridescent blue with just a hint of gold on the sides and a pearl white belly. Its not clear coated yet....just paint. Not sure what method to use for clear coating... brush, dip or spray??? Once the clear coat gives it that simulated fish slime it'll be hard to tell its not alive. Hinkle baits are awesome looking.



Re: Hinkle swimbaits are awesome looking [Re: Bois d'arc] #12729176 04/24/18 09:01 PM
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 40,432
C
CCTX Online Content
mapquest
Online Content
mapquest
C
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 40,432
Great job thumb


[Linked Image]
Re: Hinkle swimbaits are awesome looking [Re: Bois d'arc] #12729199 04/24/18 09:23 PM
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 9,880
S
swalker9513 Offline
TFF Celebrity
Offline
TFF Celebrity
S
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 9,880
Those things are expensive. That would give me so much stress...



Re: Hinkle swimbaits are awesome looking [Re: swalker9513] #12730092 04/25/18 02:56 PM
Joined: May 2014
Posts: 1,517
Bois d'arc Offline OP
Extreme Angler
OP Offline
Extreme Angler
Joined: May 2014
Posts: 1,517
Originally Posted By: swalker9513
Those things are expensive. That would give me so much stress...

They cost hundreds of dollars each. I dropped one on the garage floor and it didn't do a thing to it...they seem to be pretty durable. Needless to say after the drop I'm very, very careful with them.

Re: Hinkle swimbaits are awesome looking [Re: Bois d'arc] #12730778 04/25/18 10:02 PM
Joined: Jul 2017
Posts: 34
B
bigbaitb Offline
Outdoorsman
Offline
Outdoorsman
B
Joined: Jul 2017
Posts: 34
I've been trying to figure out what to use to clear glide baits myself. Most are very sensitive to weight change so I would go with something thin. I haven't thrown the Hinkle so I can't really say that's the case with it. Just a heads up


Swimbaitunderground: Brhodesbassin
tackleunderground: bigbaitb

Pb: 7.75 6" 316 mission fish
Re: Hinkle swimbaits are awesome looking [Re: Bois d'arc] #12731143 04/26/18 01:43 AM
Joined: Apr 2014
Posts: 49
A
azswimbaitflipper Offline
Outdoorsman
Offline
Outdoorsman
A
Joined: Apr 2014
Posts: 49
I have 2 Hinkle trout and 2 shad....they very nice baits and catch fish. I haven't thrown them much since I been in texas but in Arizona I have caught close to 10 fish on them and all have been over 7lbs

Re: Hinkle swimbaits are awesome looking [Re: bigbaitb] #12743295 05/04/18 05:58 PM
Joined: May 2014
Posts: 1,517
Bois d'arc Offline OP
Extreme Angler
OP Offline
Extreme Angler
Joined: May 2014
Posts: 1,517
Originally Posted By: bigbaitb
I've been trying to figure out what to use to clear glide baits myself. Most are very sensitive to weight change so I would go with something thin. I haven't thrown the Hinkle so I can't really say that's the case with it. Just a heads up


I decided to use an automotive clear coat. Messy and smelly but it works great. Here's a pic of three baits on the drying wire.


Re: Hinkle swimbaits are awesome looking [Re: azswimbaitflipper] #12743307 05/04/18 06:04 PM
Joined: May 2014
Posts: 1,517
Bois d'arc Offline OP
Extreme Angler
OP Offline
Extreme Angler
Joined: May 2014
Posts: 1,517
Originally Posted By: azswimbaitflipper
I have 2 Hinkle trout and 2 shad....they very nice baits and catch fish. I haven't thrown them much since I been in texas but in Arizona I have caught close to 10 fish on them and all have been over 7lbs

Cool YouTube Video thumb

Re: Hinkle swimbaits are awesome looking [Re: Bois d'arc] #12745512 05/06/18 11:00 PM
Joined: May 2014
Posts: 1,517
Bois d'arc Offline OP
Extreme Angler
OP Offline
Extreme Angler
Joined: May 2014
Posts: 1,517
Finished products. Threadfin, Carp and Gizzard




Re: Hinkle swimbaits are awesome looking [Re: Bois d'arc] #12746008 05/07/18 01:10 PM
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 9,880
S
swalker9513 Offline
TFF Celebrity
Offline
TFF Celebrity
S
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 9,880
nice



Re: Hinkle swimbaits are awesome looking [Re: Bois d'arc] #12787242 06/11/18 01:54 AM
Joined: May 2014
Posts: 1,517
Bois d'arc Offline OP
Extreme Angler
OP Offline
Extreme Angler
Joined: May 2014
Posts: 1,517
Got an update on the Hinkle swimbaits I painted....

Threadfin pattern pulled these two big gals. That pattern has been killin' em on several different lure bodies this year.

Re: Hinkle swimbaits are awesome looking [Re: Bois d'arc] #13511862 04/10/20 03:31 PM
Joined: Oct 2019
Posts: 584
C
Cuervo Jones Offline
Pro Angler
Offline
Pro Angler
C
Joined: Oct 2019
Posts: 584
Just saw this thread! Have a Hinkle shad coming in the mail so I’m hoping to get a chance to throw it at some chubby girls on whatever lakes will still be open by the time it arrives. Great looking paint jobs on the baits above! Anyone else throwing these? I know they’ve been money on Fork in the last couple of years.


“Slide”
Previous Thread
Index
Next Thread

© 1998-2022 OUTDOOR SITES NETWORK all rights reserved USA and Worldwide
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.3