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I found a new source for some unpainted crankbaits out of China and ordered a few of them in different sizes. Now to see how they run. At $1 each I'm gonna order and paint a bunch of them if they run good.
The crankbait in the center is a Bandit 300. I really like the looks of the style on the left.
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Those on the left do look good!!
I hope they pull good! Can't beat em at that price.
Those look good Scott
You never know how they'll run. They had two weights and rattles inside them and they were supposedly tank tested but that's not the same as "lake tested". I've got 3 different styles to lake test before I order more.
Really nice paint job on those.
These are some of the Chinese cranks we have been running. The bottom row is the same as ScottV shows in his post, the top row are the C55s that are slightly larger than a 300 and run deeper. We have ordered a bunch of these cranks and so far, all have run true out of the box. One thing about it, you can put something in front of the fish that they are not likely to have seen.http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps2039f6bb.jpg
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That's great to know mrdux. I love the looks of the C549 baits but I wasn't gonna paint many of them until I saw how they ran. Did you paint those or are they factory painted?
So far I've just ran the C549 on dropper rods. I haven't ran them out behind the boat. I would think they would be the cat's arse for pushing.
rnvinc has bought a few of every one of their blanks and I've painted several to try. There is a larger one in the blanks that is quite a bit bigger than the C55. I personally have not ran it.
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
Scott, those baits on the left look just like some of my old Bagley Balsa baits.
They look like good baits Gary. Here's the way they looked when I got them, minus the eyes.Quote:
Originally Posted by jigflinger
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I bet they'd catch fesh nekid !!!!!!!
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by ScottV
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by ScottV
Didn't someone post the place to order these in another post.
https://wlure.com/index.php?osCsid=1...6d095b9dbb5ca8Quote:
Originally Posted by BoarBuster
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.