black crappie repaint
By mark poulson
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This is an 8" four piece lure I made from poplar two years ago.
The topcoat got chipped, and I repaired it, but it looked sloppy, so I decided to redo it.
I reshaped the body to have the same kind of V shaped section as the BBZ shad, wide at the top and narrower at the bottom. I had a hunch this would make the lure more stable at fast retrieves.
I also added two glass rattles.
Finally, I repainted it in the same black crappie scheme I used on my last 6" black crappie.
I added glitter by mixing some fine glitter with Minwax Polyacrylic and brushing it on the way Nathan suggested. It worked great.
I finished it with two coats of Nu Lustre 55.
I took it for a swim Sunday, and it was stable no matter how fast I burned it back to the boat.
It weighs 136 grams, the wood part is 6 1/2", the Captsully soft plastic tail is 1 1/2".
It swims like a snake at all speeds, and the color scheme really comes alive in the water.
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