That’s a great looking bait. I might try one just pulling the taping off the bottom after shooting the white, or maybe just fade the white onto the foil
You could break up that solid transition of paint where it meets the chrome by adding the stencil to the edge, use the TOP edge of that stencil not the center, and go along the side where that transition is, get in close and spray heavy, maybe Black, then go over the black with Platinum pearls to create a ghost affect on the black, it will create some depth to your bait where the unpainted side, and painted side meet, its to much of a hard transition for the eye, doesn't look very natural, i myself struggled w/ this same affect for about a year, then i just was messing around and figured out how to get that more natural look on a shad pattern, sometimes even doing a dip-n-dot with black paint from the sponge will give it that natural look, very small blotches randomly on the chrome (black) or even Brown, go over with a short spray of metallic silver/gold to blend it. not criticizing your paint job, just trying to give you ideas. good video keep posting