Painted Cranks

Scott, those baits on the left look just like some of my old Bagley Balsa baits.

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Originally Posted by jigflinger

Scott, those baits on the left look just like some of my old Bagley Balsa baits.

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They look like good baits Gary. Here's the way they looked when I got them, minus the eyes.

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I bet they'd catch fesh nekid !!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by ScottV

The one I pictured in the upper right is the C187. It's a good looking bait. It's just hard to find an unfinished bait that runs good. I got some baits from Jann's Netcraft one time that looked identical to the Bandit 200. I painted 15 of them and when I pulled them behind the boat they spun in circles. I learned my lesson after that. I'll just paint a couple before I test them. Lol

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I read everything I could find about buying the blank baits before I committed to them. I heard some horror stories about some of them. I bought the finished baits on my 1st order so if they were garbage I would know it quickly. Knock on wood, every one has tracked good. I also bought a bunch of the Rebel Wee R crappie cranks and except for a couple, they have run true. I have extensive experience tuning the Wee Rs since I used to throw them a lot for bass. That doesn't mean I want to tune any of them anymore. I've run some of the C187s and a shallow version of the same bait on droppers and they were fine. I did find if I ran one of those right beside one of my custom painted Bandit 100s, the Bandit would out catch it big time. Probably 5 to 1.

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Originally Posted by ScottV

Did you paint those or are they factory painted?

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I painted all of them. It gives me a break from the taxidermy work and I've already got the airbrush equipment. I typically use lacquer paint for my taxidermy but bought Createx acrylic paint to do the cranks. I use an Iwata Custom Micron B for painting fish but use a Badger Renegade Velocity airbrush for baits.

Didn't someone post the place to order these in another post.

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Originally Posted by BoarBuster

Didn't someone post the place to order these in another post.

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https://wlure.com/index.php?osCsid=1...6d095b9dbb5ca8

Hay Scott.... You can put me on the list
Of orders.... I love the looks of them..
Thanks

I'll do it Tom Tom. When are you coming to another MS camp? I miss that loud laugh. Lol

Those look great Scott.