My first crankbait

[Gekhang]

Ordered some blanks and begun making my own custom cranks. let me know what you guys think.

[TooTallTom]

One question: Has it caught any fish yet?

Seriously, though, it looks good.

[Gekhang]

nope doesnt even have hooks on it yet. waiting for paint to cure completely. made a different one with green and i think this one came out alot better.

[harvey lee]

They look very nice.

I am sure it will be satisfing to catch some fish on your homemade cranks.

[reinhard1]

hey, that looks very nice!!!! where did you order those blanks from? thanks good luck.

[Gekhang]

thanks! got my blanks from here.

http://www.predatorbassbaits.com/

[reinhard1]

thanks. good luck.

[mainbutter]

Awesome job, my first cranks didn't come out looking anywhere near as nice (but they also were hand-carved so they weren't shaped as nice either). Luckily they still caught fish.

[scott b]

Really nice! You wanted to think what I care about? Try lightening up the head a little. Get rid of the first stripe right behind the eye. Add some blue and more orange. Just my thoughts on a more realistic look. I think you just gave me my winter project instead of tying jigs.

[Gekhang]

i agree. just ordered a new batch of them. these were merely practice baits as i plan to hopefully start a small side biz. indeed, tying jigs all winter long can be rather boring i think..lol especially when all i can tie is simple hair jigs and feathered trebles..haha

[bassnbucks]

Looks good, you will be amazed how good your baits will look by the middle of winter. Keep it up!

[Gekhang]

thanks! here are some more.

[luckycrank]

as long as where sharing here are my first two

[fishdale]

Nice paint job guys. I like the sunfish color. Keep up the good work and let us know how the fish like them.

[bassnbucks]

Lucky, those look good!!

[solbes]

Some great looking lures there.

[luckycrank]

Thanks I painted four last night , now I got to break down a spend some dough for clear coat kinda fun my wife says Im obsessed. she's always right im told lol

[solbes]

Another vote for Devcon 2Ton Epoxy (30 minute). You need to thin with a few drops of 90-99% IPA and then mix for 30-60 seconds. Keep turning the lure for 15 minutes or so to prevent slumping. Use some inexpensive Flux brushes to apply. And maybe get a lure turner (I used a coat hanger and electric drill) so you can coat 2-3 lures at a time. Hair dryer will fix some imperfections if you make a boo-boo. Keep the lures on the coat hanger for 16 hours and they are good to go.

[Gekhang]

my brothers been fly tying and i couldnt help but noticed that he was using hard head clear epoxy for fly heads and wanted to try and see if i can coat it on my cranks. heres the outcome.

its rock solid, shiny and smooth(well kinda still need some practicing). Have anyone used this method yet? i personally like this method as its clean, already has a reusable brush and cures in just a few hours.

[reinhard1]

that is quite shinny [kind of like the top of my head ]. doing some great work there. good luck.