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For all you guys who have invested $$$$$ in Stinger Scorpions only to use them a couple times and have the paint peel off (you think they'd fix that problem)...
DON'T retire them. Go out and purchase as many different colors of reflective tape as you can (either packaged or by the foot in some stores). Scrape off any remaining paint and use the reflective tape in matching colors. Dots can be added with nail polish and the end of a matchstick or Q-tip. It works better than the original paint as the spoons can be used over and over. If tape does come loose (occasionally)... just replace either on the boat or when you get time at home. You don't have to match the color exactly but width of color stripe should be close. Make sure the tape does not "overlap" the edge of the spoon. Try to leave about 1/32 of an inch or so from the edge of the spoon. It has worked for me for a couple of years and I find no difference in performance of the spoon. Using spoons right out of the package along with "re-touched" spoons in the approximate same color/pattern, I have found no difference in production of fish. Give it a try.
Oh yeah, I have heard from others that "Sally Hanson Hard as Nails" works to protect paint on new lures, however...... DON'T DO IT!!!! The lacquer chemically reacts with and wrinkles the paint!
DON'T retire them. Go out and purchase as many different colors of reflective tape as you can (either packaged or by the foot in some stores). Scrape off any remaining paint and use the reflective tape in matching colors. Dots can be added with nail polish and the end of a matchstick or Q-tip. It works better than the original paint as the spoons can be used over and over. If tape does come loose (occasionally)... just replace either on the boat or when you get time at home. You don't have to match the color exactly but width of color stripe should be close. Make sure the tape does not "overlap" the edge of the spoon. Try to leave about 1/32 of an inch or so from the edge of the spoon. It has worked for me for a couple of years and I find no difference in performance of the spoon. Using spoons right out of the package along with "re-touched" spoons in the approximate same color/pattern, I have found no difference in production of fish. Give it a try.
Oh yeah, I have heard from others that "Sally Hanson Hard as Nails" works to protect paint on new lures, however...... DON'T DO IT!!!! The lacquer chemically reacts with and wrinkles the paint!