7" minnow crank

I have had this one laying around unpainted in my shop for almost two years now , so finally I got done with it !

Made of halfround pinewood dowels , glued together with waterproof wood glue with an internal harness inbetween the two halves .

For flush and steady positioning of the halves during shaping the lure I had temporary tacked them together with some toothpicks acting as pins through crosswise bores ,.....these pins I also utilized when finally bonding the two parts .

The harness I had lead through the upper portion of the lure , so that I would gain space for weight holes at the belly to balance the lure blank after its final assembly .

Now it has two weights fore and aft the rear belly hook hanger , this might enhance its casting performance , which is usually quite problematic on this type of lure due to the big metal lip .

Could not check for diving depth at my pond-tests yesterday ,since that pond is quite shallow , but being quite buoyant , I assume the lure to dive only 8 to maximum 11 feet .

It has a pronounced body roll and wiggle , that obviously causes quite a stirrup in the water .

I hand-painted the lure with "Revell" modelmaking enamels , trying to achieve a "zander"(walleye) pattern , topcoated with two of each layers of acrylic clear , epoxy and finally modelling dope clear .

greetz , diemai:yay: