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Nail polish. Shopping for it is so much fun. Never fails to attract a store clerk. "Can I help you sir?" Nail polish beats every other form of jig coloring for shades. Nowhere in the world of powders, acrylics, lacquers, or paints will you find this many shades. Pearl versions of every color in the spectrum. Some are flat, some glossy. Nail polish provides the versatility of an artist's palette for fishermen to use when matching conditions and water color. Cannot describe, here, how often we've caught steelhead only on one particular shade, despite trying many others. Scary stuff.

You may not want to believe it, but why not? It's like playing with crayons, only serious. While playing around with colors and grappling with your ego, you're going to hit on a combination that works really well. Then you're going to run to Walgreens. And they're going to be out of that color. And from that point on you won't settle for one bottle of any color again. Be sure to seal the polish on with a clear-coat finish. (Ask the clerk.)