jajames16 Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 (edited) I am very to new to painting crankbaits and am wanting some advice for where to buy and which body styles everyone likes the most. All help is very welcome and appreciate everyones response in advance. Thanks, Jordan. Edited August 1, 2012 by jajames16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJR Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 (edited) Jordan, the following link contains the responses to the same questions that I asked last week. http://www.tackleund...ankbait-bodies/ I ended up purchasing from http://www.dakotalakestackle.com/, but haven't received them. Ron Edited August 1, 2012 by DJR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajames16 Posted August 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 Thanks Ron, but what crank bodies did you get and which ones do you prefer. I'm not completely familiar with all the different types and somewhat overwhelmed by how many different body types there are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gekhang Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 +1 for Jake @ dakotalakestackle! jajames16: i would start with the 1.5 and 2.5 square bills if you are looking for cheap cranks to start painting, i would suggest Jim @ predatorbassbaits.com. He has many more inexpensive cranks for sale. buy whatever you think will look nice and go from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJR Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 (edited) Jordan. I am a beginner like yourself, so can't comment on preferences for a specific body style or company. I mainly purchased 1.5 and 2.5 square bills, as suggested to you by gekhang, because of my style of fishing. However, they seem to be a popular body variation. I would suggest contacting someone like Jake at dakotalakestackle and ask for recommendations on which bodies would fit your particular fishing needs best. In addition, he has pictures of what many of the bodies can potentially look like when painted which might be helpful towards deciding on one as a opposed to another. Ron Edited August 1, 2012 by DJR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish whisperer Posted August 7, 2012 Report Share Posted August 7, 2012 you might also try www.unpaintedlures.com he just lowered all his prices and I think he has the best lures as far as quality 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Prager Posted August 7, 2012 Report Share Posted August 7, 2012 you might also try www.unpaintedlures.com he just lowered all his prices and I think he has the best lures as far as quality They carry ONLY quality blanks. EVERY one is top notch. The other vendors mix it up with some high quality and some crap and I do mean crap! I wouldn't use for a keychain. With that being said, you get what you pay for. Stay away from the under $1 lures. Some of these guys are just buying and selling the same ones you can get on e-bay from the Chinese middlemen and then putting them on their site for resale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
