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A new hand carve I'm playing with, all are 3 in. Each has a different lip and as you can see one is flat sided. Test swam them and all passed, they swim real good. Saving the paint work for Skippy's paint challenge.

Whoa they look sweet!! Did you have to weight them?

Hi Vin - don't know if I had to weight them, but I did. Put a very small split shot in the hanger hole, ala Alphabaits.

FJR you have a knack for different shapes, these look great. The LMB will love them for sure

FJR, those are great looking baits. Looks like the top one will have a tight wiggle, good cold water bait. May I ask what kind of wood are the baits carved from. Drop the lip angle on the top bait about 10 degrees and put the line tie in the lip and it will be a totally different bait. 2 different baits from one body style.

Vin, you should always put some balast in a crank with a lip. Gives the bait balance under the water pressure and also gives an axis of rotation for the bait to wiggle around. You can change the action of your bait by moving the balast weight to different locations.

I love the top one as mentioned it looks like a tight wiggle great bait for eyes!!!On a braided line would probablly get a great troll with it for em!!!!!!!!!!!If one happens to be yellow perch or fire tiger color let me know!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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Big M - top and bottom are made with WRC the middle one is basswood. A lot harder to made when they are this small
using the method I do.

very nice looking baits, and some very bang on advice from big m

Etch :.......:

Thanks guys !!! Don't know what colors I'm going to paint them yet, thinking of doing one in a frog pattern, ala etch.
I do have a commercial plug in frog that has caught very well. One of the fat ones is a good candidate.

Very good advise from Big M, always use some weight.

bottom fat guy in frog, would be awesome, :idea:

Etch :.......:

Frank, you just keep bustin out all the styles. looking forward to when you paint them bad boys :..............

I hear primer white does very well.

Hi Kieth - waiting for you to paint them :lol:

Hi Jason - primer white works fine, but it doesn't hold up to well after it gets wet :lol: