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saltshaker, it's the yellow spots that get them every time. They stand-out from the invisible background. Seriously, your Kajun Kraws are beautiful and red or no red I'll bet they can catch the limit. Again I was just kidding around, no offense meant. I let physics get the best of me...

I will never tell my customers that these "Kajun Kraws" are invisible to the bass they're tryin' to catch.

The baits I paint look like crap compared to the professional bait painting a lot of guys does, but simple paint jobs catch fish. The best wiggle wart pattern I have is a flo. green bottom and Sienna brown sides and top. No eyes. Likewise a pearl white shad rap (I do put eyes on it) catches a lot of fish for me. So what ever you like; paint on; it's a great hobby!

Gonna have a little fun with this. What is with the craw pattern craze? We paint crayfish patterns on the side of a fish? I get, the blanks are cheap or easy to make in a fish body. It is all the rage but come on, its still on the side of a fish. And craw dads, they swim backwards so why are you wasting a pair of 3D eyes on it's butt? Their eyes are on the other end! At least dress the trailing hook to look like pincers or antenna. Don't get me wrong some of theses things are incredible works of art. And most of the people on here are pretty impressive. So why can't we come up with a body that looks like a craw? Do we need to find a blank that at least looks like a craw? Do they even catch fish differently or better? kajay

There is nothing wrong with ballasting in a bucket. The reason I ask is if he is testing the action of his bait in a small space, like a bathtub, he will never know how it actually swims. It takes a bit of space to test the action, especially on a glide bait. You can get away with a small space on some 3+ piece swimbaits but you aren't going to get away with a small space on a 2 piece glide. Hope this helps.

Nope. I'm pretty sure you're right with that assumption. At least I've never found any with anything else to them. They are one of the few store bought baits I've always had consistent success with on multiple species. Bass, walleye, pike, freshwater drum, love them around here. They dig deep, have a great wobble and I''ve never had a fish throw one. I went to Rapala/Storms website and in the FAQ they state quite clearly they don't sell blanks so that option is off the table. I'll end up making up some similar styled blanks myself sometime this spring (need some new tools to do so). That is, after I get all my soft plastic poured. I'll just have to decide upon a suitable wood.

Use bicycle spokes .o90 Made a few for friends over the years .

Cooking it in the plastic works just fine. The scent lasts a long time.

I'm looking for some paint that I can dip my lures for primer and for chartreuse then paint over with my air brush. I want to make my process faster by dipping the baits instead of using my air brush for primer and solid colors. I have tried some different paints but they don't coat well and run off the baits. I also use mcu for top coat so it I need something that will work with that. Thanks

Thinning with Xylene 10% slows down the curing and lets the bait breath before it skins over... No need for being skeptical. I don't sell the KBS, I use it..

Great looking baits Mark..glad your daughter likes them too !!..lol..Nathan

I painted my first craw pattern because everyone else was. I liked the way it looked and continue to do it. I did question the whole crawfish swiming forward thing.

I understand the notion of a bait for the fisherman and not the fish. As a scuba diver I learned long ago that color underwater is different than color out of water. When I see the color red on a bait I think of red snapper fish. They are red because underwater red is invisible. Red snapper are red to be hidden from predators. And grey? Sharks are grey so the can't be seen by their prey. So if you want to hide your bait from fish, paint it red or grey, they won't see it.... But hanging from the rack in a bait and tackle shop your red and/or grey bait will surely catch a fisherman. LOL

No need to pardon your ignorance as we all learn from asking questions.It has been my experience an IR gun won't read properly through the reflection of the molten lead. I have been using a digital pyrometer( w/ immersion probe) for 28 years(1987) -since @ that time it was the most accurate molten lead measuring device available. It still is in operation today and the probe is basically indestructible. I'm sure there have been improvements over the years for less expensive ,molten lead temperature,measuring equipment. Pouring lead jigs,buzz and spinner baits can be one frustrating experience for the novice and experienced too..I ponied-up for expensive ,clean lead- w/ and w/o antimony after suffering through dirty.contaminated lead for 2-4 years. I have custom CNC molds that pour @725,some @ 825-850 and one P.I.A. spinner bait mold that requires 925+ degrees.A dependable & accurate molten lead, temperature measuring device is mandatory for my success. Note to smalljaw- Dan- you mentioned before that you were unsuccessful @ smoking your molds w/ a candle flame. Use a beeswax candle and you'll be impressed.

To each his own, as they say. I haven't spoken to Kim about it. I can just speak from personal experience. All my baits were made with scent IN the plastic, and I could smell that stuff on the bait LONG after several casts. But hey........whatever works for YOU is what's important. This is just one man's opinion. Take it for what it's worth.