strike king red eye shad finish problems?

[Muad Dib]

ive gone through about 4 of these in the past two days because the paint was comming off so bad. i use the blue back chrome. the bait is awesome but the paint chips and scratches off so easily from either bass teeth or plant life. have i got a bad batch or is this typical among strike king red eye shad chrome baits or rattle traps in general? thanks fellas. for 6 bucks a pop id like it to last more than a day of hard fishing

[JacobK]

typical i have a bunch of them, some of them even flake while in storage from rubbing against each other.  >

[Gamec0cks5]

ive gone through about 4 of these in the past two days because the paint was comming off so bad. i use the blue back chrome. the bait is awesome but the paint chips and scratches off so easily from either bass teeth or plant life. have i got a bad batch or is this typical among strike king red eye shad chrome baits or rattle traps in general? thanks fellas. for 6 bucks a pop id like it to last more than a day of hard fishing

You are not alone, the "Sexy Chrome" is a major killer to the LMBS and Hybrid Striped bass on my lake. I notice the hooks are garbage too. They break very easily. I hate that the chrome finish comes off so easily too. after about 4-5 fish it is torn up. I am just throwing them in the repaint bin now. Gonna try some XR50s to see if they are any better. I do have a lot of Rat-L-Traps but they don't do as well with the yo-yo retrieve IMO

[ChrisAW]

Hmm.. I've caught about 15 bass on my most productive one, and there's not a scratch on it. Maybe 5 or 6 at the most on some others, no problems with them either.

The only one that has scratched paint or anything is one I caught a pike on last summer. 

:-?

[burleytog]

I spent four days on Guntersville throwing an xr75 and a 3/4 oz. RedEye Shad.

Both experienced normal paint wear.  I've got several RES's that have been fished quite a bit, they still look like new.

[Goose52]

Maybe it's just the chrome finish that's a problem?

The Red Eye Shad in the photo has caught 41 fish in the past 2 weeks. No chipping or peeling - it does have teeth marks - and one point of the front treble broke off (guess I should replace that hook one of these days !).

[21farms]

this is consistent problem with all of the chrome or gold ones...the other red eye shads are much better.

[Gamec0cks5]

Yeah I should have said in my post that it is mainly the chrome finishes I have a regular sexy shad ones and they last much longer. I guess the chrome finish is just thinner or something?

[dday07]

what i like about the red eyes is when they start to peel it takes awhile before they look bad.when a trap peels it comes off by the second time i use it

[ToledoEF]

All the chrome or gold ones I buy, get an extra topcoat and the finish lasts as good as the regular painted ones.

[tholmes]

All the chrome or gold ones I buy, get an extra topcoat and the finish lasts as good as the regular painted ones.

What do you topcoat them with?

Thanks

Tom

[carrothead]

I haven't had the problem with the finish scratching, but the eyes tend to peel off fairly easily with the ones I've used.

[madbass]

If any of you guys have any crankbaits with trashed finishes and don't use them anymore, let me know. I'll either buy them from you or I can refinish them for you.

[Muad Dib]

i killed em with a beat eye chrome red eye shad today. it is def the chrome that sux. ill post a pic tomorrow if im not fishing of the lure thats caught about 15 fish from 1-4 lbs.

[CWB]

Always had this problem with chrome baits. I don't think they are painted, I think it is a coating like old car bumpers. One chip and it's only gonna get worse. A chip in paint can stay that way for years.

[Muad Dib]

anyone else try to clear coat their lipless cranks and what are you guys changing your hooks too?

[Gamec0cks5]

I got some BPS assorted trebles and actually like them alot super sharp not quite sure how strong they are quite yet though

I wanna get some owners or gammys two favorite hook brands

[kikstand454]

no no.

its not just the chrome.

both of my sexy shad colors... and the redish one that i have have lost their paint within the first couple of outings.  they still catch fish but like stated earlier... for 7 bucks id like the paint to be a little more durable.

btw... the one knocker that i baught lost one eye the first trip out.... the second eye the next.

all it caught was one undersized crappie out of grass.  no abuse whatsoever.

:-/

[CWB]

no no.

its not just the chrome.

both of my sexy shad colors... and the redish one that i have have lost their paint within the first couple of outings. they still catch fish but like stated earlier... for 7 bucks id like the paint to be a little more durable.

btw... the one knocker that i baught lost one eye the first trip out.... the second eye the next.

all it caught was one undersized crappie out of grass. no abuse whatsoever.

:-/

You must be snakebit.

I would contact Strike Kings customer service dept. They'll probably send you 10 new ones.

BTW.

BPS has them on sale:

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_90485____SearchResults

P.S. Just read a 13+ LMB was caught on Pickwick Lake on a Sexy Shad Redeye.

[Dockhead]

I coat my chrome baits with clear nail polish. That helps tremendously.

Couple weeks ago I bought something that was with the nail polish, some kind of a protectant to put on fingernails after they are polished. Seemed like a good idea, but...It actually started to eat the paint on one Redeye that I put too much on.

Stick with reg. clear polish and just do a light coat, that's all you need.