crankpaint
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painted another daredevil spoon just for my wife as shes retired army so i thought she might like it.i even used real feathers to do the paint job -
had a friend give me a bunch of old spoons he found so i thought this would be a good paint job for an old daredevil spoon -
Little closer look at the bait -
just painted up some 9 inch trout swim baits i got from L.P.O. still have to top coat them,and there not a bad bait for the price there on sale in there flyer -
like the look to me it looks like the frogs we have around here,still really good looking bait bbm -
I painted a musky bait and posted a pic in the gallery if you look there you might find something you like and can ask the person who painted it,I did mine in a light green and gold pattern becouse i caught alot of fish on those colors when i lived up in michigan on lake st clair
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Theres are repaints of pencil plugs that i got from a friend of mine that dives the detroit river and i clean them up and repaint them so I'll try them on the ohio river as there a great bait for walleye up in michigan,if you look at the black and white one it has'nt been painted,all the other ones have new paint -
looks great it should be a killer bait -
I carve with a razor knife and carving tools and keep them sharp with a buffing wheel and compound,not good if your thinking of a way to carve with the kids your helping i think your better off with pre made plastic baits,You can carve with a dremal tool and bits thou alot of people do it that way
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you can get a single stage airbrush for under 15.00 if you look on line harbor fright carrys them for 12.00 i think,and as for cheap paint wal-mart sells water base hobby paint you can thin with furture floor wax(tile floors)and you can get it at the dollar store for just a few dollars so for under 30.00 you will have a good start at supplys,yes the single stage air brush is a little easyer to use becouse you set the air on your compresser (30 psi) then ajust the paint flow to just spray a lite mist and start painting going over the bait more then once to get a darker color,then change colors and do that one....so on and so forth
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If the bill was wide enough and facing to the rear it should protect the hooks some from hanging upon snags as it would hit before the hooks and deflect up over the snag then keep moving up away from it as you retreive the lure???
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I use red hooks on some of my baits and do great with them when my friends fishing the same bait with black hooks don't catch any?is it the bait or the hooks?I have people ask for baits with red hooks and black hooks ,all i can say is next time the fish are hitting a bait well change the hook color and see what one works better
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painted a few trout ,a rainbow,a brown and a calif. golden trout. all are topwater wake bait blanks any questions about the colors just ask -
looks good bbm photos aways match the bait well -
wanted something heaver then whats made comercial so i carved up some pvc and made a mold out of auto body filler and poured these weight 2 oz painted in purple back shad and black and gold for schooling hybrids on the ohio river -
it was sitting on the table,its a drink coaster -
Sealing And Finishing Detailed Balsa Crankbaits
crankpaint replied to buffingtonwa's topic in Hard Baits
First when you seal a bait thats made of wood the fibers in the wood swell and thats why it feels rough, A light sanding after sealing with 400 grit will smooth it out. As for the detaits when i carve a bait think how to hi-lite them with your paint job so thay POP OUT at you shadows behind the gills, or a lighter color at the jaw line ,paint is a great way to make your carvings stand out be it a lure or a carving of something think of shadows and light and how it will work to your advange.Also you can thin your d2 with da and that helps too being its not so thick -
Brown trout wake bait still in need of a
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I like that ,i might have to build a top like that for my bench
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This was one of ten gotten on the ohio river on my shad painted crankbaint (In the recipes on the hard bait fourm) -
NOW THATS A NICE MUSKY -
6inch pike glider made from pvc foam board slow sinking still need to top coat and add hook hangers -
Look up bassnbrad on here and send him a msg hes got the pumpkinseed colors down and is willing to help in how he paints it
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nice job on the baits and THANK YOU for thinking of the men/woman in our armed forces -
the action is great the jig stays up on top and swims and darts as you retrive,and i can cast it about 100 yards to the dams spillway using a ten ft rod and braided line
