Blade baits

I just picked some up from the auction site, and planning to paint. Has anyone painted any before? I was planning to follow how I do wood baits and jig heads. Base coat with flat white rustoleum oil based enamel. Then airbrush with acrylic, then top coat with clear coat epoxy. Just wondering where you hold these for the clear coat epoxy? I use the bill for wood baits and hook for jig heads. Since the entire lure would be getting a clear coat. I did some in the past with nail polish and markers, which worked, but not cleanest look. I'm thinking maybe clear coat with lacquer, but prefer the epoxy since it is less toxic, but needs rotated while drying. I'm wondering if I did a very thin coat of epoxy, it might not need turned? I use the Envirotex Lite epoxy. Does it sound like the base coat will work? Also planning a few without the base coat and airbrush on the metal, then clear coat.

Anyone have any tips on using them? I know they are one of the top lures for Pymie. I've had ok success with them on other waters, as well as Pymie. I've donated about 25 to the rivers over the years... Any colors that anyone has had particularly good success with?

Thanks in advance.

I used to use a lot of them in the river. Either cast and retrieved, vertically jigged, or cast and bounced off the bottom. I wouldn't put too much effort into painting them. They like snags.  Also sometimes the ones that were beat up from bouncing off the rocks worked the best. They are real good for off color water because of the vibration so I would paint a few in neon colors. The White bass used to slam them in the river so it would not surprise me if the Stripers at Moraine liked the. Never tried them for Stripers there.

i jig for smallies with them in the lake. one of my go too's

I have caught every fish that swims on blade baits,Sonar,Silver buddies and last but not least Vibe-E's.Eyes,and N. pike in Canada,Eyes ,white bass,crappie and some jumbo perch out of Pymy.Thousands of smallmouths out of Erie of shades beach and a few stray eyes,rock bass and perch. iI caught  a few really big 8-9 lb eyes and some 8-14 lb cats out of Moraine.I ever caught a 45 inch musky at the spillway on a 1/8 Vibe-E. I use a snap lock and vertical jig. One time I did cast them at Pymy down by the dam at jimtown and caught 45 big whitebass.  It's a good ice fishing lure also,I like the small 1/8 oz and Cicada's.