O the smell of fresh painted cranks

[STUMP HUNTER]

Been a while since I painted any cranks but since I'm out of one of my favorites I painted 6 for the next trip. They just need the hooks attached back on once the epoxy dries and will be ready for the water.
This is a custom color I mix. It will be purple and or blue as the light hits it at different angles.

[Cray]

Pretty cool paint. Your really talented. Are those BPS cranks?

[ScottV]

Those look great Ronnie. I haven't painted any cranks this year. I've been trying to stockpile jigs to have enough for the bait shops this next spring. Are those unfinished crankbaits you're painting? I've had trouble finding unfinished baits that will run true. Jann's has some great looking baits, almost like Bandits, but in the water they roll like a hooked catfish.

[snake River]

Been a while since I painted any cranks but since I'm out of one of my favorites I painted 6 for the next trip. They just need the hooks attached back on once the epoxy dries and will be ready for the water.
This is a custom color I mix. It will be purple and or blue as the light hits it at different angles.

those crank baits looked pretty fancy especially those deep diving ones like you got there the paint job is fantastic might have to do some trading to get one or two of them do you have any with the crawdad Or froggy colors I didn't know that you were in to working with crank baits I am a collector don't want to post any of my goodies it would just get your mouth the drooling are straight out of the 30s you know the ones of the glass eyes I have a full collection of River runs one of my favorite was the bandit by Burks there are the ones it made little Big Dig and Big Dig.

[skiptomylu]

Just beautiful! Nuff said!

Skip

[STUMP HUNTER]

Thanks guys for your comments

Cray and Scott, some are BPS and the other two are Strike Kings. I buy name brand when I find them on sale in off colors and sand them down for repainting. I have tried a few of the no bands that some sell but they just don't run right for me. A lot of the time you can get the good ones for $2 or so.

Bob, I been painting my own cranks for a good many years but I don't sell any. To much work goes into them but I will send you a few the next time I'm painting some.

[snake River]

Thanks guys for your comments

Cray and Scott, some are BPS and the other two are Strike Kings. I buy name brand when I find them on sale in off colors and sand them down for repainting. I have tried a few of the no bands that some sell but they just don't run right for me. A lot of the time you can get the good ones for $2 or so.

Bob, I been painting my own cranks for a good many years but I don't sell any. To much work goes into them but I will send you a few the next time I'm painting some.

okay thank you very much.

[ifish]

Made these a little while ago. Hand carved and painted. Learned a lot about cranks!

[skiptomylu]

Dang ifish, you even carved these? Boy now that is some good job! ALso love the colors and a great paint job too!

[snake River]

Wow wow wow awesome awesome awesome work you have done ifish that is beautiful you deftly have a gift for sure the paint job is outstanding not to mention if you made these from scratch that is more awesome I've always wanted to make crank baits many years ago I was willing to go out the money and buy a machine and make up a jig for cutting the bodies well I never got that far but I hope to see more of your work you guys are full of surprises I never knew that there was so many of you guys doing the work on making crank baits I definitely enjoy seeing this posted I hope to see more of you guys posting on the crank baits.