Topwater basswood for Bass

Good looking baits.

Those look like they'll get whacked!

What did you use for the curved spitting face, and how did you bend it?

Great stuff. I think that's going to be an excellent color pattern for topwater. Bent lip, rounded over slightly near the nose, subtle transitions, very clean work.

The face on both versions are done with a Dremmel with two different size drums. The Lexan lip is pretty thin Lexan. To me it looked like a 12ga. shot shell would be about the right size so I just traced the base on the Lexan and cut it out with some heavy duty scissors. Then I took that piece and held it with a pair of heavy pliers (my old electricians pliers) and gave it a gentle squeeze to start the arching of the Lexan. While holding the flex in the lip I stuck the lip into a pot of boiling water and after a few seconds exerted a little extra pressure and the lip will flex further with out kinking. Pulled it out of the water let it cool and you have a bent lip. Drill a center hole and one on each side of center to add to the mechanical bond and epoxied it on with only a very small amount of epoxy coming through the off center holes. On the sunfish version I reduced the size just a little using a Dremmel.

Very clever. Nice job.

And, if they don't hit the lure, there's always the 12 gauge.

Well I don't think the shell I am using would be much good. I have been using the #8 lead shot for the weighting in my lures.

Awesome looking bait...I need it for Lake Guntersville ASAP. Good Job