spare tire 10 Report post Posted March 22, 2007 Hi, This is a smallmouth crankbait I made. Unlike the largemouth on an earlier post, I left off the dorsal fin, and tried to get a little more detail on the head area. Please let me know if there is something I can improve on. I dont care to much for the red on the gill area, it was carved out , mabey should of left it alone. thanks Tim http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w311/sparetire2/small.jpg http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w311/sparetire2/101_0336.jpg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StoneCoal Tackle 10 Report post Posted March 22, 2007 Good looking baits Spare, I like them both. As for me I like red gills on everything! But that's just me. Carve on, daymon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doomdart 10 Report post Posted March 22, 2007 spare, I think they look great too. Personally I prefer the lip cut to be a little deeper just for added insurance, but that's just me. I think if you're epoxying in the lip, scuffing the unexposed lip surface first, it will be fine. They really look excellent, man. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yake Bait 10 Report post Posted March 22, 2007 Great looking baits. I like the spots on the belly of the smallmouth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BobP 944 Report post Posted March 22, 2007 I also like the shape and paint on the smallmouth. As far as gills, I'm among those who usually like them - just a touch to show a baitfish in trouble. If you cut out a template for them, they'll come out very neat and you can use them multiple times. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kenshomi 0 Report post Posted March 22, 2007 I like it - I think for us Mi guys tans and browns are key colors. I also like the spackle belly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
woodieb8 173 Report post Posted March 22, 2007 great color. browns are underated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Howard Capone 10 Report post Posted March 22, 2007 They just keep getting better! , Improvement on the eye, the head, and the Gill area. Keep up the good work. Howard Capone Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spare tire 10 Report post Posted March 24, 2007 Thanks guys for all the kind words. I'm kinda new to this but I'm having alot of fun with it. I do scuff up the lip surface and drill a couple of holes for the epoxy to go . thanks again everyone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites