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here is what I have just finished up on, just hope they will catch fish :) I also tried to copy a particular bait that Strike King makes, see ifn yall cant tell which one it is and that will tell me ifn I got close, sorry for the poor quality pictures, got a new camera and just really dont know how to use it :D
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I dont think the crappie will notice. They all look great. But im guessin the one onthe right is original. I like the pink black and green black
thats kinda what I'm thinking. But everyone of them look great. I like the pink and black the best.Quote:
Originally Posted by wilbur
Here is a picture of what I was trying to copy, I believe it is a "sassy shad
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KVD's sexy shad
I'd like to know if you will sell any of those. They look great.
Yep those are very nice.
Look forward to seeing you at Chotard Creek.
See you there Major. Trying to beat this head cold right now.
Major who is your partner?
Thanks for the compliment maj, dont really wanna sell but if you send me some bandits that you would like painted a certain color like the ones in the pictures, I would do it for you, if you wanna send bandit 300's I can just send you the colors that I have that you want. just shoot me a pm with your address and we can go from there, Im sure Scott would do the same too. also please keep in mind that I do not know how these will hold up once get to fish with them, I havent been out to try them and wont be for awhile I dont figureQuote:
Originally Posted by majflyboy
maachuu
Looking good. You must have ALOT more free time than I do.
Don't have one.Quote:
Originally Posted by creekslick
Hey maachuu, those look great. I paintied some yesterday all pearlized white with a fl. pink back and they turned out really good. Don't buy too many of the Chinese knock-off cranks till you paint a few and see how they run. I pulled cranks yesterday at Okatibbee and the ones I got that looked like Wiggle Warts don't run very good. I had to do a lot of adjusting on them to get them to run straight. I did catch around 20 crappie but a lot were dinks.
Thanks for the heads up on the bait Scott, still waiting on my first batch to come in, that pink white pearl sound real good, what colors did you catch on yesterday ? was it your colors that you had painted ?Quote:
Originally Posted by ScottV
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Actually I didn't catch but one on the cranks and it was on a Bandit 300 I had painted fl. green. I spider rigged with jigs to catch most of the fish. I was playing with my new IPilot recording a track and trying to get those Chinese cranks tuned while I was pulling. The crappie I caught were holding tight to the lips of the creek channel.
looking at your pics, I went home at lunch and set the extra bedroom us with a drop clothe at one of the desks and painting 6 cranks base white. BTW, the blowdryer thing works to dry the base coat FAST. hit them with the blowdryer for about 5 minutes and painting them all Yeller. I'll tape and finish this evening when I get home. Gonna try some black in a 45 degree angle checkerboard pattern for one. Maybe have the blocks about a 1/4 inch wide or so
Careful what you paint..... If you use that paint gun on Nessa, be sure and use PANK! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by DonDon
interesting....how did it work out?Quote:
Originally Posted by DonDon
He's probably still trying to tape the 1/4" pattern.
good job bro! You way ahead of that DD guy!
Ain;t that the truff Triton. I went home and painted the white base coat on 7 yesterday at lunch, then got home, taped them up and put the other colors on them. UMMMMMM, Houston we had a BIG problem. I didn't have any painters tape so I took duct tape and rubbed what I thought was 90% of the glue off it, then put it on the cranks. Got done painting them, watched TV til 9ish and went to try taking the tape off. OOPSY DAISY, all the base coat came off. LOL That dang Duct tape is a paint killer
you and your duct tape! Our next lunch trip will include a guided tour of home depot or lowes so you can see the other species of tape.
Don you have got to learn to leave that Duct Tape alone.
DD - You should have used that PANK duct tape and just left it on there.... LOL
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all i had at the moment.
i'll head to Lowes and get some of the painters tape
do you know what it looks like?
Thanks tritonman, appreciate the compliment. DD will just have to be more patient, it just takes some time of hurry up and waiting on colors to dry :) not as good as Scott yet bet maybe with a little practice I can at least become his apprentice :)Quote:
Originally Posted by tritonman
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DD, a little clue fer ya. It's in the paint section at Lowes.
Another tip. Take an exacto knife and cut your pattern out before you stick it on the cb.
What if you made a dryin rack with barrel swivels on it and sat it in front of a bathroom heater/fan and let them twist from the fan? Would this werk?
hey guys, anybody got a rotisserie for a grill that your not using that you might want to part with ? gonna try and build myself a drying wheel for when putting the clearcoat on crankbaits. shoot me a pm if you got something like that
maachuu
I knew it, i just knew it.....that DD could not do this air brush thing without trying duct tape:D He will prolly put the hooks on with a zip tie.
Dont be givin him any more CRAZY notions G3 he is crazy enough on his own!
Hey G, that zip tie thingy might just work :)Quote:
Originally Posted by G3 Fisherman
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Maachuu, you can get them at Lowes fer a little of nuthin. Look in the grill section.Quote:
Originally Posted by maachuu
thanks Minner, will check it outQuote:
Originally Posted by Minnerman
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HUMMMMl, Zip ties you say? Bet they'd add a special wobble to a crank LOL
And the zip tie would break off when you git hung up. Loose the hook but save the crank!!!
Hey DD, if you're not roughing your crankbait up a little with sandpaper, your base coat comes off easier. I use a foam sanding block. It gives your base coat a little more to hold on to. Still you're gonna have problems with it peeling off sometimes but roughing up the bait helps.Quote:
Originally Posted by DonDon
I haven't been YET. I have to get to Lowes and pick up a few things, sandpaper being one of them. I'm gonna build me a little work area out or 1x2's. Mainly a frame with 2 sides, a back and a bottom that I can work on. Kinda rigged up right now in the extra bedroom