New cranks I got done.

do you cut them down the middle and add rattles and a through wires? Not that there needed sometimes I think rat-l-traps are to loud but I'm thinking about making some hard baits and wonder if you ever have problems with just the eye screws coming out on hang-ups or a big'n ?

Nice lures you've made there ,......in my point of view it's not that easy to achieve the proper weighting and action on such lipless vibrating lures !

Concerning those uneven foil transitions on back and belly , first cover the bare foil with epoxy(or similar) topcoat , after paint over (also) back and belly with your desired color pattern , this would hide those little foil flaws .

greetz , diemai:yay:

Thanks diemai, thats some good advice. I think they get more messed up from handling them also. So that would help protect em.

As far as the rattles, i have not been adding them. I was thinking about it, but I just never got around to making something. These shake pretty good though, I would think the hook and split ring would atleast make some noise.

I have not been able to pull any of my eye screws out. They are twisted wire that I use CA glue in. I usually drill a pilot hole that is smaller, then hand twist the eyelet in to get "threads". Once the glue and the eyelet are in, it does not move.