How to make your own wooden crappie cranks!!

[jackie53]

Suppose to be a slide show!! Got started making these for friends and because we could not find a crankbait that would run true!!(has to in the clear waters we fish!! We started making lures back in the late 70'early 80's I Bought the first lead mold still have it today and still in use!! Started making bass and crappie tubes by dipping a pencil in to melted plastic (reused) and (cutting the tails) worms (Creme worms),(still do this (dipping rods)spinnerbaits,painting crankbaits ect for bass fishing!! Now into the crappie world!! Has been fun,Now making baits because we cannot find baits made for the clear water we fish in our home lake!! Most crappie fishing is done in dingy to stained water 5-10 is deep we are fishing 10-50 ft!! Thanks too all the Crappie.com folks!! We are starting to learn crappie fishing!!

Several lure making co out of this lure making and some still make lures for some of our crappie.com sponsors!! Life is like a box of chocolates never know how it will turn out!!

[jackie53]

finished products!!Now to the testing area for tuning!!

[jackie53]

Bought these molds at Trader Bills in hot Spring'sin my early days of tour fishing to use on homemade bass tubes to fish the coontail moss of Lake Ouachita and Degray!! hilts and first do-it molds!! We found out they would catch crappie also and good crappie!!

[Bronson]

Look as good as anything out of the factory and I'm betting they fish better too.

[STUMP HUNTER]

Great looking cranks.

[DockShootinJack]

Great work. Those look awesome

[skiptomylu]

Good job and great hobby! You do a nice job with them!