guys think of this one, I took a Strike King Crankbait I had bought last year that I never used and experimented on making a copy of one of Bandits baits that did pretty good for me last summer. anybody know what it is a attempted copy of ??
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mad cow...good job!
thanks triton, and yes you win the prize :) a day at the spillway with the "KING" :)
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ummmmm, can I decline or defer
Boy, he'll cherrish that prize the rest of his life. LOL man, that looks good
That mad cow is better that store-bought.
Man that looks awsome. How long does it take start to finish. Do you have to clean the gun for every color or you have one for each. That sure takes some patience.
Thanks, I was about to ask for more pics of the cranks. Ya'll been painting some nice ones. I like em!
thanks maj, dont know if I would go that far :) this bait is considerably bigger than a bandit 300 and I am hoping it will attract bigger crappie, if it does I a have a few more I will have to convertQuote:
Originally Posted by majflyboy
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wilbur, first you put a 2 coats of white, dryin after each coat, and then you change your colors, and yes I spray some cleaner thru each time I change and spray the gun to make sure that the right color comes out :) only have trouble with black comin out after you change colors so have to clean real good when changin from black. if you count from the very first coat to the last coat of paint finish it up, maybe 10 to 15 minutes, I have a heat gun that I use to dry between coats, now if you want the time till the bait is ready to hang hooks on, it can from start to finish as much as 8-9 hours, it depends on what type of clearcoat you put on it, I use envirotex and devcon 2 ton epoxy, enviro takes over night at least, the devcon you can hang the hooks in a couple of hours if you have your mix rightQuote:
Originally Posted by wilbur
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thanks guys for the comments, I have got to get off these cranks and get to checkin my lead heads and see if I need to pour or paint any of them, use powder paint on them so they go a lot faster :)
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nice job ,looks good
do you use a fluid bed to powder your jigs? and how do you heat them? thxQuote:
Originally Posted by maachuu
You have really gotten good maachuu.....that looks great Hands Clapping
I just started using a fluid bed, I use a small propane torch and forceps and just try and count my time I and moving the head back and forth thru the flame to get them hot enough but not to hot.Quote:
Originally Posted by mississippi
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thanks G, now if I could just get a chance to catch some fish :)Quote:
Originally Posted by G3 Fisherman
Lookin good maachuu. That is a good looking Mad Cow. I've got those 20 unfinished cranks I bought basecoated and I don't know what colors I want to paint them. I've been working on jigs today, hopefully gonna try some out tomorrow.
Looks awsome!!!
Mad cow works good up here n mo to!!!!
Good work M! I'm going to be forced to get me a sprayer.
Dang Machhuu! I agree with Maj. That looks better than the original! Wish I had an artistic touch like that.
thanks speck, I wish I could catch crappie like yall do :) tested the jeep out yesterday, does real good on snow and ice :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Speck